VR6 TDC1

[Mikester]

Ok, the situation is that i have removed the head of my VR6 with cams in place WITHOUT setting it to TDC1 and locked in place with a locking tool.

I have then removed the bottom chains with the camshaft set to tdc1 and timed etc.

Now i want to refit my head and time up the upper chains.

My problem is, being an idiot and not a mechanic i didnt set the cams to tdc1 and dont know how to set them up before i put the head back on. As its twin cam and they are both spinning freely i dont know where the valves etc should be on a VR6 to be tdc. Idealy i want to know how it should be set, so i can lock the shafts in place and bolt it back to the block.

Does that make sense? And can anyone help?

[Mikester]

All good.

Found out that the grooves on the end of the 2 cams for the locking tool are ofset, so in theory you can only lock them in 1 position to make it tdc1 on both cams regardless of the head being on the car or not.

[AudiA8Quattro]

There are some pics on vr6 timing on my site.
http://vwpolo2000.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=howto1&action=display&thread=141

If you need any help/advice, then let me know