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2013 Subaru Forester 2.5X 4dr Auto

2013 Subaru Forester
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January 10, 2013, 8:28 am

Al F
 

Question: how can I retime this motor with timing marks removed from block??

the timing belt and pulleys went bad. so i went and bought the replacement kit. got everything removed from the front of the motor. only to discover that the timing marks had been rubbed of of the block down to shiny metal...(the tension pulley went bad as well and was traveling with the belt it seems) can this motor be re-timed w/o the marks? or is this an impossibility?


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