312necro213

How do I do top dead centeR? Point the crank at the oil filter is what I hear but I don't know how to do that I know where the crank is just can't find any direction indicator on it and i don't know where to point it any help would be appreciated, anyone have pics of this?

Elvota

3.0 V6???

There are marks on the pulleys (cams and crankshaft). They all point to 12 o'clock. There is a mark on the block at the crank as well, IIRC.

Put the pulleys back on for reference.

312necro213

correct 3.0 v-6 I have both cams pointing straight up but where is the arrow on the crank same place as the cams? Thanks for the help.

stupid_mud_gremlins

there's an indicator just above the pulley labeled with a '0' (top dead center, toward the right) and a 5, unmarked notch, and a 10 and so on. I believe there's also a 5 on the right side of the 0 as well. Long story short, the "0" is TDC.

312necro213

So point the 0 skyward? thats what im understanding here... sorry I sound like such a noob wish I had the pulley in front of me lol

Elvota

From memory... I think the crank pulley has a dot or a notch in it, and the block has a mark on it. The crank pulley keys into the crankshaft.

Those marks need to line up, at 12 o'clock.

312necro213

Ok thanks I think Im gonna take some pictures and post them tomorrow so theres one difinitive post on this, I could only find bits and pieces in about a hundred different threads and none of them made any sense when put together. Thanks for the help.

sloppy85toy

there is a notch on the pully.find the notch and put some white out in it makes it easy when u got a timing gun on it.there should be a little plate that sticks out right above the crank pully that will have the numbers on it in this order 5,0,5,10.line up the notch on the pully with the 0.good luck