TDC - both cams positoin

SON240sx Automotive
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so I have a 91 ka24de.

I was told that when I set the engine to TDC (top dead center)
the cams would point away from each other at 180 degrees… basically flat…

but I was checking mine… and they never seem to point at 180 degrees… they do point away… but slightly facing up. about 5-10 degrees…

I had that stupid timing guide noise… I took out the timing guides… one which was broken in half… loosened the top tensioner…

my question is…

could my timing have jumped off a bit for one of the cams? because my engine shakes alot at idle… and the fact that they aren’t facing away at 180 degrees at TDC…

ty
ed

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What’s up ED
the chain and the gears should be marked,
I had to pretty much had to remove the head on my ka a while back, i order to get the right timing , I kept rotating the crank till all the gear/ chain marking were lined up.
Use the chain as a reference,