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Offline Xtrhardcore

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Timing problem
« on: 05 September 2012, 12:46 »
Doing the cam belt and water pump on me golf,

Before I've even touched anything the can looks a tooth out,

What would be the symptoms Of a tooth out? And should I put it back I line?

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Re: Timing problem
« Reply #1 on: 05 September 2012, 13:09 »
had this on my s3 not long ago idle will be slightly rough an sometimes it would throw a code up a cam shaft pos sensor  :smiley:
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Re: Timing problem
« Reply #2 on: 05 September 2012, 13:31 »
It does idle a bit funny time times but no codes.
But funny idle I mean it jolts sometimes?
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Re: Timing problem
« Reply #3 on: 05 September 2012, 14:03 »
mine was just a bit rough at tick-over  :smiley:
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Re: Timing problem
« Reply #4 on: 06 September 2012, 08:46 »
Spent all day yesterday trying to sort it out but it keeps juming back a tooth!
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Re: Timing problem
« Reply #5 on: 06 September 2012, 21:42 »
Which part jumps back?
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Re: Timing problem
« Reply #6 on: 08 September 2012, 10:10 »
It was the cam shaft that kept rotating back but all sorted now, timing is spot on and rough idle is no longer! Banging!
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Re: Timing problem
« Reply #7 on: 09 September 2012, 13:14 »
the banging might be your rear bushes.
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Re: Timing problem
« Reply #8 on: 09 September 2012, 13:40 »
Was going to say, compensate by pulling cam pulley round a tooth with a spanner and it will jump back to TDC when tensioned.
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Re: Timing problem
« Reply #9 on: 09 September 2012, 14:43 »
Exactly what we did mate, pulled it forward an extra tooth so when it jumped back we were spot on :grin:
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