I have been in the process of changing my Oil Pump Gears. I followed what I thought was the right timing instructions to take the chains off, but it was for the wrong year. I now have all the information I need and have verified it is correct. This is where I am at though. 2016 F-150 5.0L V8

My timing would be off and is off as I went to put the chains back on and they do not line up. I have been told I need to "reset" the cams to the neutral position.

Can I just take the caps off, move the cams to neutral, then move forward?

When I take the cams off, do I need to then turn the crankshaft to a certain position before I start putting it back together?

I know little about timing and need some major help! Thank you!

 

 

I think the dot matrix code on the front of both camshafts have to be straight up to be in neutral position.

 

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Thank you. So seeing this. I have my cams off right now. Do I not need to worry about the position of the crankshaft? I can just put the cams on in the neutral position, secondary chains, etc. I guess I want to verify where the crankshaft needs to be before I put the cams back on, etc.

 

I know it's been a while, but going thru the exact same scenario with a 2015 5.0. What ever came of this? What did you end up doing?

 

Looks like it was a **** show, you shouldnt need to take the cams off to time your engine...
Dont get your advise from this thread....

 

My cams are already off. About to reinstall them.