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200 tdi timing problems
Mash:
I had a similar problem when I did my cambelt..
In the end I took an injector out
Took the rocker shaft off and set it all up the good old fashioned way with a screwdriver to find TDC.
Took me bloody ages to work out what was wrong as all the marks lined up but the timing was out cos as I rotated the engine the pistons "locked" on the valves :doh:
Range Rover Blues:
--- Quote from: Mash on August 24, 2008, 21:18:43 ---Took the rocker shaft off and set it all up the good old fashioned way with a screwdriver to find TDC.
--- End quote ---
Tell us more :-k
IIRC the flywheel should only go on one way round, one of the bolts is off-pattern. That said I've seen a few engines with TDC in completely the wrong place on the pulley too :doh:, though not LR lumps I'll add.
Mash:
Too be honest Andy I couldn't work it out either..
I agree with your thoughts entirely..Only way I suppose I'll ever know whats actually wrong is when I eventually have the gearbox off..
When I did mine all the pins lined up except the flywheel..So I timed it up off everything else and said sod the flywheel.. With no 1 cylinder at TDC the flywheel notch was no-where too be seen.. :-k :-k :-k
Les Henson:
I would rely on the crank woodruff key. This is part of the crankshaft, so can't be adjusted. Perhaps the flywheel is off another engine, such as TD, N/A, or similar (not sure if they fit though), so there's more of a chance that the flywheel timing mark is wrong. Be careful what you do with the timing relationship between the cam and the crank - if you advance the crank - you will clout the valves.
Les
Mash:
Spot on with my thoughts Les.
The engine in mine was originally a 2.5TD and I wondered if it had the old flywheel on when the engine change was done :D
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