i have a 96 mercury mystique gs. i gave it a tune up recently cause it had a rough idle and i thought if was low on oil cause i heard a tapping noise coming from somewhere whithin the engine. i drove it the other day and i heard a pop and my car went completly dead. i figured out my timing bel came loose due to the fact that the idler broke to pices. i got a new one put it on and now my car will only start when i push on the gas and turn it over at the same time. if i let off the gas it wil die automatically. i dont know if it was tdc, im not really sure where or how to get it there.there are not timing marks on well anywhere that im aware of . there is a white dot on the right crank wheel and an orange line on the left rocker arm. i did a diagnostic chech and no codes came up. so i am stuck now and dont know where to go from here.maybe if i had a diagram of tdc and well just how to do it coectly that would be good if thats even my problem. i bought a chilton repair manuel but its not in good detail.
Nov 13, 2008 at 3:08 PM
