2010 timing chain, can you get it to skip a tooth?

A friend told me he saw a video where someone did the timing chain and found one of the painted Orange links was actually off by one after he put it together, and somehow this guy was able to loosen up the chain and get it to move one tooth on the crank shaft without taking it all apart again. I can’t find it, is anyone Here aware of such a video? Long explanation below. Thanks very much!
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It seems when I did the head gasket, I let the timing chain be off one tooth on the crank, pretty sure something went wrong when I released the tensioner, I know the marks were right before I put the cover on because I took pictures.

If I put the cam marks where they are supposed to be, the mark on the crank pulley is maybe 1/2” or so past where it should be. If there’s a way of getting the crankshaft back one tooth without disassembling it all is due like to know about it!

 

Thanks for the link and doing the math!
The crankshaft sprocket is definitely advanced, I’m guessing by one tooth. I wasn’t able to fix it with the timing cover on. So, now I know what I’ll be doing this week

 

not at all, I appreciate it taking the time to go over it with me.

There’s a p0016 since doing the head gasket, yet the car runs fine. Slightly less power, slightly worse mileage.

i had to take the timing cover off a couple times because it kept leaking oil (newbie here with the Toyota black gasket making stuff), the last time I put it on, while releasing the tensioner, I felt and heard the chain “snap” or “jump” Is the best way I can describe it.

now, when I bring the timing marks around, if I put the crankshaft pulley on 0, cam marks are slightly left of where they should be. If I rotate the crank until the cam marks are where they should be, the crank pulley mark is maybe 5/8” to 3/4” past where it should be.

Hence my guess of one tooth on the crankshaft sprocket, could be two? Would it even run if it was 2? I don’t know.

I didn’t include those details only to avoid writing a whole book for you helpful people to have to sift through. I was just looking for this fabled video. I can’t find it.

Thanks!

 

I tried! I really tried lol. I still think it can be done, but all those attempts were taking so long I figured it would take less time to just take it apart and fix it
Oh well.

 

Thanks for the heads up. I still have a full tube of the 1207b and God willing I won’t be doing this again!

anyone have a picture of how the tensioner gasket goes? I don’t want to pay another $70 for the Techstream manual again

Thanks!

 

So the tab goes up, thank you!

 

Just got it back together, I triple checked timing marks. I even cranked the engine around by hand a few times after releasing the tensioner to make sure.
It’s rattling like crazy, like it does when it used to misfire from coolant. There are no codes though.
I checked the plug in the coil packs.

will Techstream help me trouble shoot this? If so, what an I looking for?

Thanks

 

Ha! Good thought, it has oil. This is definitely the rattle of a misfire

 

My automotive technician friend has taught me through this project that sleeping in a problem often helps.
I would be a terrible tech unless I learned to listen to the little voice in my head more often.
When I put the plugs in, all 4 were were suspiciously easy to spin in by hand. They also came to a dead stop by hand, usually the last turn or two I need the wrench for, before tightening.
After they were in, I rotated the engine with a wrench on the crankshaft and verified the timing marks a couple times before I put the valve cover on. When I did that, it was also suspiciously easy and I hear air squishing out from somewhere, and just figured “man I have terrible compression guess I’ll need a motor soon.” But the last time I resealed the timing cover, while rotating the engine with a wrench it got so hard I remembered I didn’t take the plugs out, so I don’t have terrible compression.
Something going on with the installation of the plugs I think. Gonna take off from work tomorrow and check it out. I’m maxed out on vacation time anyway, and driving the pickup to work is getting expensive

 

Oops double post

 

yeah last time I sealed the timing cover I let it sit overnight. The the Toyota shop manual said don’t put oil in it start it for two hours, which is what I went by this time