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Look carefully at the paint marks. There should be some very small, thin etched lines in the front of the pulleys at the perimeter of the front face. These may be under the paint marks. These very fine etched lines are the factory marks. They are a little hard to see. I like to make them a little deeper with a needle file while I'm there. Then they are easy to see.
The mark on the crank is even harder to see. It is a very small notch at the back side of the crank pulley just behind the ribbed area that the belt rides on. You will need a flashlight to see this one as well as the raised line on the inner plastic piece of the shroud around the timing belt that the crank notch lines up with.
It is possible that you are seeing paint lines that another mechanic has made in a position other than the 'standard' timing position. I've seen this before. As long as you don't move anything, you could do the job at any position. In order to find out if this is the case, you have to find the crank mark. That is always the spot to get set first. The you can figure out if somebody has moved those pulleys around.
Don't forget to do two full revolutions at the crank by hand and re-check the marks BEFORE you start the car. It helps to have the plugs out, but don't let anything fall into those plug holes. Use the plastic cover over the holes to prevent this.
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