I changed the timing belt on my 98 MS. It won't start now. I took everything off to see if it had jumped a tooth and it had. Installed everything again. Still won't start. I removed everything again (third time in two days) to see if it jumped the tooth again and everything lined up perfect. To make sure I even went as far as taking off the intake manifold and Passenger side valve cover to see if #1 was indeed TDC, it was. So I installed everything again (i can do it with my eyes closed now) and, you guessed it, still won't start.

Can anybody give me some ideas as to why this is happening? All three marks are dead on.

Thanks for any help.


98 Montero Sport LS with Off Road Package (ext. tire mount, factory locking diff)
Yokohama Geolander AT+II 31x10.5x15
Superwinch Manual Hubs
Kenwood head unit and Music Keg
Sirius Radio
Garmin Zumo 550 GPS
Black Widow Alarm with Remote Start