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Wikings methods on the timing belt are spot-on. I've been doing timing belts for 15 years and that's the way I do them too. that's how a very experienced mechanic (and well qualified- not just a hack shop grease monkey) taught me, showing me the FSM for some other vehicles while he was doing it.
Belt tension checks are pretty much an industry standard. Nissan has some other strange methods of checking the tension, but this method works 100% of the time.
And also as he said, timing belts are NOT something to "learn on". If you've never done one, have someone that has help you through it. This is not a place to screw up. the potential risk is days of labor and hundreds or thousands of $ in repair costs to replace the engine. If you're lucky you *might* be able to rebuild, but 12 valves at $25 each + head gaskets + head job + valve guides + etc etc etc = about $900 for a cheapie rebuild.
That's a lotta hassles because you weren't sure of what you're doing.
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