Timing marks on 2.0L automatic 95 Jetta gas

take out the #1 spark plug and bring the #1 piston up to TDC. You can use a LONG straw in the hole as you slowly turn the engine over so the straw is at the highest point. You hopefully will find that the mark will be at the bottom of that "window". Take off the distributor cap and make sure the distributor rotor points EXACTLY dead center at the groove in the dist. body. Line up the camshaft sprocket with the mark on the upper timing cover/guard (?)

good luck! later, dave (One out of many daves)

Also be sure #1 is on the compression stroke not on the intake. Sometimes you can just see the intake valve through the pulg hole.

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You can also take the valve cover off to look at the camshaft positioning and what valve it is opening up. Although that might be a pain on a X-flo.

I've tried with the cam in both positions i figuerd it may have been

lol that won't matter if you are timing everything at the same time while installing the new timing belt! ;-) You are now making TDC, of #1, the compression stroke.

later, dave (One out of many daves)

Thanks to all who responded sorry for taking so long to give an update.Took valve cover off all good doulble triple check marks tried moving belt one tooth either way still ran rough.Noticed arcing plug wire replaced wires cap,rotor and plugs ran alittle better out of ideas took it into a garage to find out what engine code was coming up ended up being my idle control motor $25CDN later cars running beut. Its always fun trouble shooting when theres multiple problems.NOT Thanks again

lol congrats on finding the PROBLEMS! ;-) thanks for updating us too! later, dave (One out of many daves)