timing belt marks

[craig57]

have a 96 crysler cirus lx with a 2.5 liter has 176703 km
the water pumpwent I want to replace the timing belt but i do not have location of the marks and proper installation procedure can anyone help
Thanks

[lord Kelvin]

When I do timing belts, I don't rely on the factory method/marks as I find they are often difficult to see given limted space in the engine compartment. Rather, I use a paint marker and make my own marks: at the crank-pully & belt, and at the cam-pulley & belt. Just mark the relative position to each other at both pulleys. After the old belt has been taken off, I transfer the marks to the new belt. Then install the new belt such such that the paint marks line up (pulleys to the belt) For me, it's been totally fool-proof. Just be careful you don't rub the marks off the timing belts in the process.

Hope that makes sense.

Using the factory method, I had on several occassions been off by one tooth and had to re-do the job. Using the above method, I have a perfect record.