M30 cam timing all f-ed up? How best to fix...

[Martin in Bellevue]

Rotating the engine clockwise, lining up the TDC mark on the vibration damper with the lower timing cover, the sprocket bolts are not perpendicular or parallel with the head. They're off by quite a bit...10 degrees is probably about right.

What's the right way to go about fixing this?

Pull the tensioner & unbolt the upper timing gear to realign the cam. Don't move the crank, and only move the cam as much as you need to to get the upper timing gear back on with the notch lined up once the tensioner is installed.

[paanta]

Is there an indicator of the cam's timing other than the bolts that hold the sprocket on?

Someone else said the sprocket bolts should be lined up vertically/horizontally relative to the ground, not the engine. From what you're saying and from what I'd assume, that's wrong. Right?

[Martin in Bellevue]

Is there an indicator of the cam's timing other than the bolts that hold the sprocket on?

Yeah, there's a hole in the end of the cam. It should be nearest the block profile at #1 top dead center.