I need some smarter brains to look at this alignment setup. Car is making top end noise - especially under any load. No OBDII codes.
#1 Piston at correct TDC (not overlap TDC). Crankshaft mark on Zero
TDC timing marks (dots) on cam sprockets have perfect face to face alignment flush with top of chain cover (drawn circle in center)
Yellow links on chain are supposed to line up with upper left drawn circle on exhaust cam sprocket (left) and fat line on intake sprocket.
The chain is exactly three links past where it should be, based on install instructions but everything else lines up.
Is this "ok" or has the chain slipped? The colored links are to assist install but if it is also three links off on the crankshaft sprocket, would it matter?
Did not buy car new. Bought at 90k and there is no service life limit on the chain. 125k now. If original the factory would have put the chain on right.
