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It is NOT OFF on the crank gear!
The ONLY ONE you need to worry about is the camshaft. Take off the camshaft timing belt cover.
Line the crank pulley to zero (rotate it until the camshaft mark also goes to, or just adjacent to zero). Is the camshaft pulley timed properly?
***note that we are assuming that your crankshaft pulley is accurate, because they can slip sometimes. That's why you always verify the crank sprocket position, and then briefly slip the timing cover over and put the pulley on for a brief moment--to see if they are the same. If it had slipped somewhere, then you could be totally hosed unless you pull off the pulley, lower cover, and compare the index marks on the little sprocket, and oil seal housing. Then you'll know for sure.
But let's say they ARE the same--your crank is therefore zero anytime you turn it to the 0 mark on the timing cover. The intermediate shaft on your particular car is of little consequence, so never mind that.
IF the camshaft is not lined up, loosen and compress the tensioner. Make sure the crank stays on 0, and move the camshaft until it is lined up with the mark. Then slide the belt back on and your car is timed.
Performance wise it won't run right with the belt off. USually lacking power or surging a lot, perhaps worse in the case of a B230F. I've never driven a B230F with a jumped belt, although I've driven other cars with them and it's usually a very distinctive feeling.
It's possible that you knocked the airflow meter harness or something like that too, or maybe you didn't get the intake/turbo hoses on all the way. Or something. You'll find it. Timing the engine is pretty much a yes/no thing. Also, trying to determine it from the spark plug hole is almost impossible without instruments.
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Chris Herbst, in Wisconsin.
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