Car won't start...PLEASE don't move : (

[AlanMK216v]

I'm a bit useless when it comes to cars to be honest mate and dived into this when i should have either thought about ti more or got somone else to do it  

I've tried all sorts of ways but not that gearbox plug thing.Looks like i need to sort this out first.The thing is i can't see how i've f**ked it up so much just by changing the dizzy! I really should have noted were the arm was etc before just ripping it off  

[jasonpi]

ive done a couple of rotor arms in my time and the ones ive done have not been vw but for other makes but anyway the rotor arm can only go on one way as it has a grove on it havent done a vw so couldnt tell you if thats how they work

[AlanMK216v]

Well i've had enough now! Tried so many times the new battery is giving up the ghost 

Feel like just getting rid of it 

[Judderi]

Ah dont give up mate. Youve just made a simple mistake which is very easy to rectify if you know how to set up the timing. Call out that mobile tuner and he will have it going in a few mins.

[hachi-roku]

Don't give up, I didn't the same thing on my Mk1 MR2 and I'm probably as bad as you are with cars, and the MR2 is a lot harder 

Sadly timing is everything on an engine, and it will not run unless it's right... if you think about it, it's trying to spark when there isn't anything to spark etc...

It's not a very difficult job, even for a newb (I'm as newb as they come mate, so don't worry) just persistance and patience.

Everyone before me has given the right info, to add another (probably wrong bit of info) I put a very long screwdriver down the #1 sparkplug hole and manually turned the engine, when the piston came to the top of the travel, I guessed it was at TDC or 180o out thats how I did it last, though that was on a Mk1 MR2 

the mobile mechanic will have it done in mins mate

[Hatchet Harry]

as said put screw driver down no1 and wait till the piston stops climbing and this is tdc when u have this with the didi cap off make sure the rotor points to no1 lead the firing order being 1-3-4-2 if it doesnt line up with no 1 then turn the distributer till it does line up and then start it... the car will be running at tdc then u need to get around 6degs of timeing into the car but to ensure its correct u need a time strobe... but move it a mm at a time and drive it and get it so it feels right...