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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Conker on 22 February 2008, 22:45

Title: Quick Cam Timing Question
Post by: Conker on 22 February 2008, 22:45

I'm currently doing my head gasket, and while doing so noticed that the two dots on my cams are slightly off centre at TDC i.e. one is perfect, the other is slightly off. Here's a pic:

(http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/4/2/22/f_CamTimingm_53880f7.jpg)

In the haynes, these are exactly in line. The question is, am I being too picky, or is the timing slightly out??

Title: Re: Quick Cam Timing Question
Post by: rowlers on 22 February 2008, 22:49

that looks good to me :wink:

wind the cams either way and they will line up. I've had my 16v cams one tooth out and it was way more notiecable than that!

Title: Re: Quick Cam Timing Question
Post by: Mew on 22 February 2008, 22:55

Have you removed any of the bearing caps?

Title: Re: Quick Cam Timing Question
Post by: Conker on 23 February 2008, 09:13

Quote from: Mew on 22 February 2008, 22:55

Have you removed any of the bearing caps?

What are they? (Sorry... I haven't got my manual on me)

Title: Re: Quick Cam Timing Question
Post by: rowlers on 23 February 2008, 09:46

the caps with 2 bolts on each that hold the cams down.

Those cams are aligned! :wink:

Title: Re: Quick Cam Timing Question
Post by: Conker on 23 February 2008, 13:06

Quote from: rowlers on 23 February 2008, 09:46

the caps with 2 bolts on each that hold the cams down.

Those cams are aligned! :wink:

No I haven't removed them.

I guess its fine - Im so anal I should have been an aerospace engineer!

Title: Re: Quick Cam Timing Question
Post by: russ-vdub on 24 February 2008, 18:08

surely if you are changing the head gasket you'll have to redo the timing anyways?

Title: Re: Quick Cam Timing Question
Post by: JC on 24 February 2008, 18:30

Quote from: Conker on 23 February 2008, 13:06

Quote from: rowlers on 23 February 2008, 09:46

the caps with 2 bolts on each that hold the cams down.

Those cams are aligned! :wink:

No I haven't removed them.

I guess its fine - Im so anal I should have been an aerospace engineer!

oy oy  :shocked: :tongue:

Title: Re: Quick Cam Timing Question
Post by: jammac on 24 February 2008, 20:48

Quote from: chuff on 24 February 2008, 18:30

Quote from: Conker on 23 February 2008, 13:06

Quote from: rowlers on 23 February 2008, 09:46

the caps with 2 bolts on each that hold the cams down.

Those cams are aligned! :wink:

No I haven't removed them.

I guess its fine - Im so anal I should have been an aerospace engineer!

oy oy  :shocked: :tongue:

did someone say anal?

Title: Re: Quick Cam Timing Question
Post by: Dolly on 24 February 2008, 22:15

if you turn them, one will go clockwise, the other clockwise... apposed to getting further apart they wll get closer.. youll find its probably a nats, if they were a tooth out it would be blindingly obvious