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Some Help Broke Down :(
gj124:
Crank and cam turn at different speeds. The crank turns 2 revolutions and the camshaft once for 1 engine cycle. Try and turn it over once more, line up the crank pulley with the relevant mark first then have a look where the camshaft is - not the other way round. If the belt is intact and still has tension then why would the timing be out? Don't scrap it just yet :happy2:
dazza:
Thanks for your input, I started over.
Set the crank pulley close to tdc.
The camshaft is about 15 teeth before the mark (it should not be there)
One more turn and it moves opposite.
Another turn puts it back to about 15 teeth out :confused:
OllieVRS:
Yeah 8 years is double VW's official service interval of 4 years / 60,000 miles, which ever comes first, but unfortunately that knowledge doesn't help your situation now. But if it turns over and does not start you can still hope nothing has collided internally.
If I were you, I'd get the timing right first (I think that's what's stopping it from firing up) with your current belt and then do a compression test. If all looks good (109-210psi), get a new belt and water pump kit in.
As for that annoying coolant pipe, I snapped mine three months ago doing the cam chain. I'm not sure about the part no. for the top pipe but the bottom one has the part no. on it:
I got both mine off a scrap gti for €20.
Hope that's of some help :happy2:
dazza:
--- Quote from: OllieVRS on August 26, 2023, 03:43:59 pm ---Yeah 8 years is double VW's official service interval of 4 years / 60,000 miles, which ever comes first, but unfortunately that knowledge doesn't help your situation now.
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Yes i did the belt lasttime and added a two piece cover it would have been easy second time arround, just so many other jobs to do.
--- Quote from: OllieVRS on August 26, 2023, 03:43:59 pm ---If I were you, I'd get the timing right first (I think that's what's stopping it from firing up) with your current belt and then do a compression test. If all looks good (109-210psi), get a new belt and water pump kit in.
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I was going to take the rocker cover off and then the head. But i will try what you recomended.
thanks for the help i've already replaced the coolant pipe
dazza:
so the eight year old belt was not to blame its a wire from the auxillary belt that snapped. Check your aux belts guys.
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