Is this right ?

[reedy107]

Wtf is going on here !

Locked the crank, not a problem, bottom pulley is where it should be , then popped the caps off to find the cams like this ????

If the timing was this far out surly i would of noticed this ??

Its funnt how threy are both the same as well


Ben

 

[reedy107]

wow, when it comes to the engines I guess no one has a clue then ?

 

[bloke]

check it's at tdc, you can lock the crank in one of the balance holes.

 

[mikeh]

Re: Wtf is going on here !

I'd hazard a guess that the crank pulley slipped slightly (or perhaps the crank wasn't locked last time)

Either way, be sure to use a new crank bolt when refitting. Some people have even used the Megane keyed pulley, I think.

 

[reedy107]

check it's at tdc, you can lock the crank in one of the balance holes.

yes it is at TDC, as it says in my first post, I have locked the crank

 

[reedy107]

Re: Wtf is going on here !

I'd hazard a guess that the crank pulley slipped slightly (or perhaps the crank wasn't locked last time)

Either way, be sure to use a new crank bolt when refitting. Some people have even used the Megane keyed pulley, I think.

yea defo gonna use a new crank bolt, what sort of clearance from valve to piston do these have, could the valves of hit the crown ?

 

[bloke]

yes it is at TDC, as it says in my first post, I have locked the crank

how did you check it was at tdc?

 

[mikeh]

Re: Wtf is going on here !

I have no idea, but I would have thought you'd know about it if there had been contact.

Check compression - if its all good and you were happy with the power it was making before, just carry on

I'm no expert, though!

 

[Dan@SJM]

Are you sure you haven't inserted the locking pin in the wrong hole?

 

[reedy107]

well after a bit of reading im finding out the crank pulley is fully floating ! , when I loosened of the bolt it didn't seem tight at all but autodata says 40nm + 110deg

 

[reedy107]

Are you sure you haven't inserted the locking pin in the wrong hole?

defo not, ive got the sump off so I can clearly see the proper cut out it ment to go in

 

[Dan@SJM]

Timing is a mile out then.

 

[reedy107]

Timing is a mile out then.

Looks that way.