rb25dett timing belt marks

[nisilvia]

Hey I was doing a water pump, timing belt, tensioner, and all that good stuff for my rb25dett. I read a few site on how to do it but Im still confused if I should take off the crankshaft pulley then get the timing marks or mark the timing marks first then take off the pulley? any help would be nice. thanx

[themadscientist]

looking at the pulley there is a mark that coincides with a notch in the oil pump at about the 4:00 position.Cam gears have marks that line up with marks in the backing plate at about 3:00 on the ex and 9:00 on the intake.Make sure the belt is tight on the right side and all slack is taken up by the tensioner on the left.