Mew and i were quite bored one rainy day, so we though, what better to do than set up the timing on my jetta?
Pretty simpleish job:
1. Pop the green cap off the top of the gearbox next to the flywheel. I found this needed to be done with a hammer and screwdriver as it was quite tight and a funny size.
2. With an assistant, turn the engine by hand until you find the 6 degree btdc timing mark on the flywheel. Paint this mark so it stands out. Lilac house paint was our colour of choice.
3. On the coil, disconnect the red plug.
4. use the digital rev counter on the MFA and the idle screw on the throttle body to set the idle rev range to between 900 - 1100 rpm. I set mine so that the display was flicking between 960 and 1020.
5. turn on the timing light, and loosen the dizzy enough to turn, and twiddle it until the mark on the flywheel lines up with the little notch on the gearbox casing.
Voila! One timed engine. Mine was surprisingly close seeing as it was previously set up by ear when the idle was too low
This process should usually be carried out in a good, dry environment, but this being us, it was done using the following garage set up:
Ideal, im sure you'll agree.
obviously, once the car was set up, i had to find an amusingly named road to test it out on. The local oxford ringroad provides just this within easy reach:
