easypops

another couple of hours on.......i have the circles on the cam sprockets lining up...i also have the tdc line on the top pulley lined up.......but the bottom mark is about 10-15mm to the right. can i take timing belt off and somehow move the bottom pulley? put it in gear and roll back a touch?

hi all i am hopefully half way through fitting my kr cam. putting the cams back in after having them out is a nightmare :shock: now i have them in , in a way i think is correct, the marks for tdc seem to be sitting a little to the left.....if i turm the exhaust cam to the right then the 2 circles on the cam sprockets will not sit in line.....so the question is.....are these 2 circles just there to help you seat the cams correctly and have nothing to do with the timing? because when you are doing the timing usually you wont heve the cam cover off anyway here are a couple of pics to see if anyone can help / laugh :D

ok.... i am doing the cams right now,13.45 friday, i have taken the top off of the engine and i am ready to set about the cams the thing is i'm not sure what happens when i take them out. how will i know where to put them back....ie what way do the lobes face???? there are 2 circles on the sprockets where the chain go on......where should they be before i go ahead? facing each other or at the top? cheers all.....hoping for guidance :D

thanks for the tips mate, the timing belt and tensioner were done 8500 miles ago, but i have bought new ones anyway. the thing is i dont have a clue what to do with or even where the tensioner goes. so i think i might do the cam...reuse old timing belt...then get local garage to do the timing situation as its mot time next week anyway, and i have a set of coilovers to go on :D

agreed

if i do do it i'll take a lot of pics....and it will probably end up a' what not to do guide' :oops: :lol:

thanks mate ,thats a help. now i just need to decide whether to give it a go or not :?

well done mate :D

hi all , as posted recently i'm considering doing my kr cam fitting diy style :D . the thing is after opening the cams i suddenly realise that i dont even know which is the inlet cam :oops: so i would be most grateful if someone with the knowledge could point out which is which before i open things up :lol: thanks as always martin

ROFL - How?! yeah do tell!! bet that was a site to behold!! i wish i had taken a photo now. the tailgate even shut :D . it is new so was well packed, so it is possible

lol i had a washing machine in mine yesterday :oops:

i wish , recently moved house.....forgotten what its like to have free time :D not sure my c is that tasty anyway

hi , i'll take a Anodised anti theft aerial - blue. pm me your paypal details again, thanks martin

ok i joined, but dont have a clue how to use the site,...who cares anyway :D

what is facebook?

well they are not getting mine :censored:

i used to have similar problems , turned out i had 2 broken wires on the plug for the throttle position switch (potentiometer). took a long long time to find out , changed many parts in the process. fuel pump, potentiometer, throttle body, mass air flow meter , ignition switch....... and all it was was 2 wires. :oops: mine is a 2.0 16v if this is no help at least its a bit funny :D

i thot the beetle was going to land on it :lol:

wow , poor guy, thats really rough viewing

what football ground you near? as i have just moved from near hampden to near ibrox

hi all, not posted for what seems like ages, moved house early jan to get a driveway for the car, still not moved in :( anyway i'll get to the point, when i was parking the car a few days ago steam started coming out of the bonnet (not good) i was thinking burst hose hopefully. but it turns out the resevior screw lid thing had came off but i'm quite sure i tightened it when i last topped it up. (found it also :) ) so the question is is this a symptom of something bad? or am i worrying about nothing? also i dont think the temp guage hasnt moved since, but i havent been stuck in traffic so not sure. any advice you can offer will be great cheers all martin

i got one from vw about a year ago. £60 ish as far as i remember. called the throttle potentiometer i think :)

had a wee look with a torch , there is a scrape mid bumper above the tow eye, and on the top directly above a crack about 4'' long........steady :D loving all the advice... especially vr6 :snipersmile:

my neighbour just told me she saw a black taxi bumping into the back of my car and then he drove off :mad: but she got the reg number :) should i call the cops or wait til the taxi offices are open tomorrow??

no worries :D its good to laugh :lol!: :lol!: