Cam and Crank shaft timing position

Hi all,

I've posted previously about a timing belt job I did on my 93 Toyota Corolla DX, 203,000 miles (automatic.) (

)Since I've only owned the car for a short period, I've been suspiciousof a slight engine vibration. From the research I've conducted, thisappears to be very normal. I simply have not owned the car longenough to remember if there was a vibration or not before I did thetiming belt job...

In any case, my speculation got the better of my and I decided to pull the cam cover and see if the crank and cam timing tic marks match up. Since its impossible to describe, I set the crank shaft pulley at 0 degrees and took the following pictures:

side view:

top view: As you can tell from the side picture, the cam marking is virtually dead on. However, it appears a bit left of center. Its not so obvious from the top view.

If I move the crank shaft so the cam timing mark is more center (which is a literally a millimeter of movement towards the right), the crank moves a few degrees. I don't have much faith in the plastic timing cover tho...when I removed it, it had some damage that I repaired - therefore its shape may not be 100%.

In any case, my big concern and question is whether the pics fall within the realm of acceptability. I was sure that it was lined up when I did the job...but at tight angles its kinda tough to see straight on.

Thank you all again. You guys are the only mechanics I trust.

Tom