Hello all i changed my timing belt the other week and while doing it i left slack on the cam w pump crank side and tensioned it which i know ballsed it up because i tried turning it over and it wouldnt start i then took the glow plug out of cyl 1 with a metal rod found top dead centre, removed the pully wheel off the cam and moved the cams back with a wrench replaced the pully and started ok.

I have slight poor mpg when driving eco style and it used to pull hard from 1.5k but it seems to be slightly weeker now and i realy have to drive it hard to 4k to feel satisfied if you know what i mean where as before it used to pull hard from low rpm and i used to change at 3k when wanting to get away.

Is there any markings on engine casing crank pully and under the cam pully and pully it self so i can go by to set it back up to default kind of thing...?

Thanks for your help guys

Have a look at this...

http://autospeed.com/cms/title_Big-Changes-from-Tiny-Adjustments/A_112521/article.html

It's not necessarily a mis-assembly. These engines are very sensitive to minor cam timing changes.

J.

Thanks man thats been real good help!

can some one tell me when looking at the pulley turning the cam clockwise or anti-clockwise is advance and retard? il have a play at the weekend then see if i can get it spot on.

im guessing clockwise is advance right?

Edited 20 April, 201214 yr by VRS-Badman