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BigGreen:
Hi all i need some expert help
My timing belt snapped on the diesel so being a cheap skate i decided to do the job myself, everything seemed ok removed the head, checked everything there, all ok apart from bent push rods, replaced them and put her back together started first time!!!!
 Then I tried driving her, It was like the Red Arrows formation team behind me! Black smoke everywhere and was totally gutless!! Spoke to a Mechanic who told me  i have probably got the timing out of sync for the injector pump, so set to stripping it down rechecking all the timing positions but to no avail now she just sits there turning over but not firing, anyone got ant ideas cos I'm all out

thanks in advance
BGM

beast5680:
If it was me i would double check the timing again and also make sure there was nowt else that went when the belt snapped also check the valves are definatly ok and not bent etc
favourite would be the timing is still out somewhere

wizard:
hi
i would say timing as well.
The Tdi is a tough old engine, i have snapped the timing belt twice and only suffered bent push rods.
Re check the injector pump timing position

wizard :twisted:

bilge rat:
sounds like timing , smoke, i,d put down to pump timing. did you notice it pulled well as well as smoke ?. now it don't start you havent turned the engine any without the belt on. could get valve timing 180 deg out. then it would be firing on 4 instead of 1. never heard of one bending valves, think you would have to be unluky as the valves hit the head square on so bent pushrods is common and sometimes snaped rockers. pump timing is pretty critical did you use any pegs to time it up ?. alan....

BigGreen:
Thanks for the advice, decided to take rocker cover off and check well erm 8 bent push rods and snapper rocker arm, i seem to have been timing it up 180 degrees out!!! so its a trip to the local spares shop for 8 new shiney push rods!

Then i will try again!!

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