I got a timing belt job wrong on a 2007 Honda Civic in my garage last month

I was sure I had the marks lined up perfectly, but after I put it all back together it wouldn't start. I had to pull the valve cover and found I was off by one tooth on the exhaust cam. It took me another 3 hours to redo it. Anyone else ever have a timing job fight you like that?

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blake_lewis6mo ago

Man, you ever hear about a timing belt going wrong? My buddy did his own on an old Corolla and it ran but sounded like a coffee can full of bolts (turns out he bent every single valve).

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emmap166mo ago

Oof, my old Civic ate valves too, but a junkyard head got it running.

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baker.riley4mo ago

Thought I had perfect timing too, now I triple check everything.

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