I'm up a creek without a paddle...
2008 G6BA
Following 'DIY Timing Belt Replacement', I lined everything up, took the crank pulley, belt etc off with no worries. It is in neutral
Putting it back on, I had many worries.
When putting the belt on and turning it over for two rotations, I had the crank pulley overshoot the timing mark, but the cam sprockets were both on TDC. I got mixed up with the instructions while having the belt on and having it off and I rotated the crank pulley two full revolutions and tried again. Same thing happened, so I repeated. On the third time, while rotating the crank, at just short of half a turn it has become stuck, it will not move either way. I took the spark plugs out and it made no difference.
I can't wrap my head around why it's stuck - it makes sense that if it was colliding with valves that it would stop, but would turn back the other way. I'm clutching at straws, but I'm honestly praying that turning it over by hand means that the cylinders weren't lubricated.
Other than 'you've messed it up' or 'call a mechanic', does anyone know what is happening in the engine, and possibly what to do about it?
Thank you
2008 G6BA
Following 'DIY Timing Belt Replacement', I lined everything up, took the crank pulley, belt etc off with no worries. It is in neutral
Putting it back on, I had many worries.
When putting the belt on and turning it over for two rotations, I had the crank pulley overshoot the timing mark, but the cam sprockets were both on TDC. I got mixed up with the instructions while having the belt on and having it off and I rotated the crank pulley two full revolutions and tried again. Same thing happened, so I repeated. On the third time, while rotating the crank, at just short of half a turn it has become stuck, it will not move either way. I took the spark plugs out and it made no difference.
I can't wrap my head around why it's stuck - it makes sense that if it was colliding with valves that it would stop, but would turn back the other way. I'm clutching at straws, but I'm honestly praying that turning it over by hand means that the cylinders weren't lubricated.
Other than 'you've messed it up' or 'call a mechanic', does anyone know what is happening in the engine, and possibly what to do about it?
Thank you