1996 DODGE INTREPID
190,000 MILES
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"Hi, I replaced my water pump today on my 96 dodge intrepid 3.5 ltr. I set the both cams aligned with a dot on each cam housing, and marked the dots and even the belt tooth beneath them, and also marked a "tooth" "GROOVE" on the crank shaft pulley aligned With its TDC mark. I didn't turn the engine to line up with the arrow on the bottom crank shaft to the TDC arrow, "I just marked a tooth. Will this matter if I align it back how I took it off? And do I need a gasket for the stamped cover "crank case"
Apr 2, 2013 at 7:30 PM
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Theoretically if you line up all the marks you made on the belt and engine block, you should be fine when assembling it all. If you are unsure, I would set timing to proper marks on the crankshaft and cams. Check out the links to the videos below.

Snag a new seal. Better to do it now then to have to take it all apart again to replace the gasket when you were already in there.

Apr 3, 2013 at 3:12 AM