I noticed this gap (see photo) when taking off the starter/installing the flywheel clamp when preparing for the timing belt job. Should there be some type of dust cover/plate?
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zooklm1
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Thank you for the part number and image from PET. After seeing this I went to BaT to see what photos might show. I took a screenshot of the attached photo that shows a shield. Interesting on how it attaches with 2 bolts on the side.
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Thats interesting I didnt think the 968 had the flywheel notch for TDC. I thought instead they had a hole that needs to be looked through to identify TDC. Any chance its an S2 block?
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The notch is on the flex plate adapter (bell housing) on the transmission side of the engine. There wasn’t a clear mark I could see at the inspection hole at the back of the engine. I took out spark plug #1 to confirm the camshaft mark before I raised the car and saw the adapter alignment with the notch in the adapter.