cambelt question

[crayon]

Hi guys i know this sounds silly but is the timing belt supposed tight or lose?
I belt snapped about 4 months ago, i replaced it using a guide from here, now the engine runs ok, it rocks a bit on idel but runs fine, but when the engine is off i can move the belt abou 3-4 inches? the tensianor is all the way does this sound right?

[MinorMatt]

sounds a bit loose mate I would suggest you shouldnt be able to turn it much more than 90 degrees...

[bazw]

when you say "the tensioner is all the way " is this to the right or to the left ?

im guessing to the left if its a DI

[crayon]

Its all the way to the right

[jay]

all the way to the right should be tight..did you get the right belt?

[bazw]

could be threaded round the pulleys wrong but cant think of how it would run if it was

i know it took me a few goes to get it right the first time i did one

[crayon]

all the way to the right should be tight..did you get the right belt?

No idea just give my reg to the motor factors