Originally Posted by Sufabru

There's a great product by Company 23 or something like that. They sell tools to remove the pulley, camshaft and things like that. I would never do another timing belt job without those tools. Got them at rallysportdirect. I'm sure they can be bought somewhere else though.

Originally Posted by Sufabru

You've offered to help quite a lot and I appreciate that. We need more people like you. I live up North though. Right around San Francisco but thank you so much for offering to help.

I took the heads off while the engine is still in the car. I'm at the process of looking for a machine shop right now. It's my first time dealing with this head gasket replacement, bent valve stuff so hopefully all goes well.

Just a question. I bought a new timing belt and a new timing belt tensioner when I tried figuring out why my car was misfiring hoping that were going to fixing it.

Now I know it's a bent valve for sure but I'm afraid to use the timing belt and the timing belt tensioner that I recently bought because it kept skipping and skipping when I was trying to fix the misfire.

Is it possible that the belt was skipping all the time because the exhaust valve was bent? Once I fix the exhaust valve do you think if I use the same timing belt and tensioner that it would no longer skip?

I feel like just buying a new timing belt and a tensioner to be sure. Will that be a waste of money?