Alexp993

Hi, yeah its a mk2 Fabia I'm working on 1.2tsi engine CBZA. Bad timing chain to begin with

Hi everyone, on with a valve job at the mo. Think i may need to replace some of the valve rockers. The ones mounted on exhaust valves look like the centre pin that goes through the pully is coming out. Anyone seen this before should they be like that ? Cylinder 3 was the worse. Non of the rockers on the intakes are like it. I was going to try push the pin back though the pully but it looks like the hole may be threaded.

Also considered we could of set the timing up wrong but if thats the case I've no idea how, the workshop manual was followed to the letter and I did the testing procedure 4 times. Im not a fan the crank locking bolt or the camshaft key. Sounds daft but seems too straightforward for it to be right.

Yup, i was with in the car when it first happened. It started as a misfiring engine I'd hoped we would get lucky as the car was on the drive when it started and it hadn't been driven on. Should of thought about getting an inspection camera first. And yeah shame about the result but I do it cause I love it. Looking forward to stripping the engine down completely now. Thats the easy part though.

Another update. Sorry its been a while. Its not good news anyway. Decided to get an inspection camera in the cylinders to have a look at the valves. None of the intake valves are fully closing as they should you can see marks on the psiton heads caused by it slapping the valves. Going to strip engine down and rebuild, provided cylinder block/head hasnt warped. If it has i think it will be scraped/broken up. Not enough money in the car for it to be worth sorting Least something will be keeping me out the pub once they re-open. I don't have proper tool for pulling the lambada probe out. Was going to buy one. Anyone got any recommendations? Thanks Alex

Hi guys, Can someone help settle a debate, when setting your timing you turn your crankshaft at the belt pully clockwise until the timing bolt stops it? And when adjusting your camshaft you turn the camshaft counter clockwise? I've never had the pleasure of working on these engines before and the service manual just says turn in direction of the engine rotation. Assuming that direction is viewed from the flywheel. I've got a mate trying to do his own timing, sounds like a disaster waiting to happen going to help him out with it but cart remember which way everything turns.