Gti 2E engine problem

[Rmachines]

As long as you have done that ....   And the dizzy is lined up (you can rotate to get it spot on if need be)   Its correct, the ECU will advance and retard the timing using the coil pack to correct anything within the range of the dizzy.

[dansmk3]

Ah seen! Cheers for the diagram!

I don't think haynes said anything about the aux sprocket having a notch!!

So get the aux lined up with the crank while the crank is lined up with its mark on the lower cover?? Would that be correct?

Cheers for all your input and help guys!!!!!

[Rmachines]

Correct, The crank and aux line up with each other, i dont think there is another mark on the bottom pulley unless some one put one there,  Crank and AUX need to be dead on with each other, and each other only, camshaft speaks for its self.  Dont do it from above, line it up by looking through the wheel arch, as its easy to look correct when its actually a tooth out.

(you have to put the bottom pulley back on to do that as per diagram,  Line it up dead on (remeber the bottom pulley only goes on one way  Then take a look at the dizzy, if the dizzy isnt dead on,  and the AUX is,  unbolt the 13mm dizzy clamp bolt and twist the dizzy till its lined up with the mark, then retry 

[dansmk3]

Cool!

Well I was goin to sleep as am working nights but me thinks this is more important! Lol!

Can you clarify what the arrow on the lower cam cover is for then? As iv been lining the crank with this arrow! And not the aux! As for the dizzy does that twist out or pull out? As it won't pull out what soever!

Every 2 rotations on the crank is one on the cam right? So as long as the cam is at tdc my number piston will be up! 

[dansmk3]

update:

i have taken all belts off and the crank sprocket. got the aux sprocket round so from what i could see it was align with the notch on the crank. and the crank still lined up with the arrow on the lower cam cover.

i made sure that nothing moved whilst i was reassembling it all. tensioned it all up and it was still spot on.

fired it up and still the same old thing of running rough as!

how can you make sure that nothing moves when putting the lower cam cover on as it totally covers up the aux sprocket.

i can see why garages charge and extortionate amount of money to do these things but they aint no different from you or i! welol maybe i aint there yet lol!

really dont want to bite the bullet on this one but its getting very bloody tempting!!!

[Wayne]

Whereabouts are you based, I am sure a member close by could have a look.

[dansmk3]

Am in Dartford, Kent

So if anyone is nearby and wanna help me out! I aint turnin ya away! Lol

[Rmachines]

I think you have done it correctly, Its simple to do on the Mk3 i dont think your doing anything wrong, i think there might be another issue.  As for what that issue is... i really dont know

[dansmk3]

The only prob is making sure the aux and the crank sprocket stay and are aligned!

Tou can only look down through the engine bay as they are so close to the bodywork! And the you have to put the lower cam cover on before the crank so how do you make sure nothing moves?

I will try tomorrow without the lower casing on and see what she runs like! Other than that I might take all the valves out of my old head see which ones are bent and replace the bent ones with some non bent ones out of the other head!

If I could post pics from my blackberry onto here I'd show you the pistons, what they were like to now!

I was wondering is it worth trying to reset the ecu and seeing how she runs then? Hmm might be worth a try me thinks!

Lastly does anyone now if you cab do a paperclip test on the ecu and read the amount of flashes for fault codes??

[VW BUSH]

You can turn inter shaft until dizzy lines up with the notch, or turn dizzy until arm lines up with notch.
Timing mark on inter sprocket is not too critical.
TDC on cam and crank is very important, bottom pully has a marked tooth which should be at TDC, notch in belt pulley is not that accurate, i never use it.
Check cylinder 1 is at TDC to make sure you actualy have reached TDC, My AGG has few other marks which can be miss leading if going just by marks in the casting

Have you got the leads in the right firing order?