[csaxon]

!st your car didn't need a timing belt check until 90,000 miles. (That's in your owners manual where you keep track of services performed).

2nd your mechanic was correct in that you don't use a strobe timing light.

3rd Your mechanic may have misaligned the belt or it slipped and jumped by a couple of teeth and that will cause a timing problem.

If you're going to check things yourself then do what Toysrme said.

I'd take it back to your mechanic and have him double check it.

You may have other problems causing your delayed starting.