90 bhp tdi horror - Help - More with pics

[Wayne]

If it is dumping fuel into the cylinders then the timing is out.

[jezza16v]

It would seem that way.
I know you all like a pic or two so here is the beast and that smeggy cambelt.
How do the tensioners work on these? When you push on the belt the tensioner pulley seems to be spring loaded so not sure how you can set the tension. Not at all like mk2 that I'm used to. Haynes manual any good for these?





Apologies for those wheels, they came with the car and with brand new tyres.

[FlySpeck]

hey love that colour! Looks turqoisy like my 200SX.

And those wheels look ok on the 5 door.

Looks like maybe the cam front seal or idler seals are leaking onto the belt. It would slip on the crank or cam pulley, line it up again and change the belt cos it'll be better than reusing the old one...

Hope thats it mate. Pretty certain there.

[jezza16v]

Thanks, plan to strip down and do the cambelt & tensioner, we think/hope oil is from pi**ing previous oil leak in camcover gasket at  belt end. We'll risk £50 on that and if the engine is found to be damaged we'll break the car.

Any idea how that tensioner works?

[FlySpeck]

thats a good point. the cam cover leaks like a b!tch if the oem gasket rucks up.

I think from memory that the tensioner is wedged back away from the belt using a bar, then a pin inserted into a hole to lock it in place while you change the tb.

Is there a hole in the face of the tensioner?

[pablo64]

Sorry to hear of your probs with timing belt etc, hope you get it sorted, thats funny you having those wheels on, iv a tdi on a p reg and have the same wheels which were already on the car 

[jezza16v]

FlySpeck, this is the tensioner? I'm worried that the clattery rattle when it happened was the pistons hitting the valves?
I've read that its worse when the belt slips rather than breaks as it means that the valves get clouted in every cylinder rather than just one or two?



Pablo 64, Those wheels look better on yours, maybe the different arches, have you lowered/stiffened it it at all? Ours is really 'rolly polly' on the handling side. The main prob is the drums on the rear, they look really naff compared to discs with these wheels.

[pablo64]

Hi Jezza, iv not got those arches on now, didnt like em and no its not been lowered, like your its "rolly polly" i want to lower and stiffen it up abit but that many kits out there dont know what to go for, presume your wheels are 17in as mine are

[jezza16v]

Yes, 17 with 40 profile tyres.

[pablo64]

Hi Jezza, did you sort your timing belt out