Timing belt change? Options

[bdog_v]

Hi guys first of all I'd like to thank those responsible for posting the timing belt change write up it was very useful.

-I did this a few months ago and have been driving the car with no problems, it just seems a tad slower and mileage has gone down, but that may due to it being winter and having to warm the car up first.
-I have a 94 celica gt 2.2 liter

-I changed the timing belt and rotated the motor *without* the tension pulley tightened down so I the timing marks on the camshaft and crank moved a few teeth out of alignment. I went to realign the marks and started it but something was definately off. The car didn't want to rev up. So I moved the camshaft and realigned the marks a few teeth not sure which way or how many it was too long ago. *Next I started it up and it runs fine smooth, I did reset the timing back to factory specs. but it seems low on power and mileage.

-My question is how will the car run if the camshaft gear is advanced or retarded by 1 tooth. Will it be obvious with misses, slow to rev.? Or would it still run smooth just with a little less power and mileage like I have?


Thanks

This post has been edited by bdog_v: Feb 10, 2011 - 5:25 PM

[presure2]

yea, it will still run and drive.
its funny, some cars, one tooth off will hardly affect anything..to someone that dont know the car, it'd almost seem normal (but with symtoms like you discribe. my cousins car was an example of this)..others, it'll run like total dog doo and not want to move, or will loose power above a certain RPM or whatever.
if you pull the timing covers off, there should be a notch in both the crank pully, and oil pump housing line those up. and on on the cam cap, there is a notch that aligns with a hole in the cam gear. if your having a hard time seeing the notch because of the angle, use a small mirror and flashlight.
once that is done, you can slip the belt back on, check your marks again, then tighten the tensioner.
once you do that, spin the motor a couple times, check your marks again, and you should be good to go.