Crankshaft pulley

2006 FORD ESCAPE
150,000 MILES • 2.3L • 3 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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CONOR ROGERS
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I believe I just ruined my engine not knowing it. I put a new crankshaft pulley on and did not line it up with how the old one was and started it up. Just need to confirm this so I can start looking for something else.
Jun 3, 2018 at 1:26 PM
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STEVE W.
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If you loosened the crank pulley bolt without the holding tool installed then it is very possible that the camshaft drive pulley moved during the process. But you would be better off borrowing the tools and going through the process of aligning them and testing to be sure they did/did not move before you decide it is damaged.
Or did you hear it crash internally once you were finished or it now will not run?
Jun 5, 2018 at 7:42 AM