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Setting the timing is dead easy Phil. I'll quote haynes for you mate:
Withdraw crankshaft pulley, then remove lower timing belt cover.
Temporarily refit crankshaft pulley.
On the intermediate sprocket for the timing belt there is a tooth with a centre punch mark on it. Turn the engine until this mark mates with a notch on the crankshaft v-belt pulley. (to turn engine over remove spark plugs then fit a socket or spanner onto crankshaft retaining bolt and turn)
When these marks match look at camshaft sprocket. The punched mark on it must be level with the valve cover face of the cyl. head (nearest the front of the engine). Having turned the engine until these marks agree, now look at the cams for no.1 cylinder (nearest timing belt end). They will both be in the "valves closed" position.

When you've done this bit, you just need to make sure that the tensioner is loose, then refit lower timing belt cover, fit belt and tension. Check the marks are still all where they should be before you fit everything together. The tensioner has to be turned clockwise to enable the timing cover to fit over the tensioner. This will hopefully save you the skinned knuckles and swearing that i had the other weekend!

If you need any help with this tomorrow mate then feel free to pm/email me and i'll send you my mobile number, did this recently so should be able to talk you through it even with my limited skills! good luck buddy

Hi walkinginperu
thats great i hope its going to be easy but im sure the bottom cog has sliped 4 teeth in relation to the top pully so wouldnt i be better to try slakening the belt and move it back 4 teeth then try and see if i can line all the marks up ?
and thanks every one for the advice and the haynes write up
walkinginperu i migh just give you a call if i get stuck tommorow
cheers every one

Hi ive got the pully off and cover and i went underneath and did what i was doing yesterday and it was jumping teeth on the crank cog so i marked its position on all cogs and losened the belt and moved it back 5 teeth then tightened it up put the v belt pully back on, removed the plugs and turned the engine but i cant get the marks to line up as they should,only when the top cam cog mark is at the back of the engine and in line with the cam cover edge is it any were near, has any one got any advice on how to set the timing correct from scratch?
cheers phil

right ive got it back to the position i was in this morning may be i was wrong with the amount of teeth, i could try moving it back another tooth or forward another tooth to see if that will bring the mark back in to line, what do you think will it do any harm?
cheers phil

Hi is this a non interfearance engine and is the top cam cog mark supposed to at the back of the engine or the front at tdc ? as mines at the back

Hi this is as close as i can get it to tdc please look at the pic's



any ideas please
cheers phil

Hi could it be 180 out as roter arm is pointing the wrong way at tdc ?

Hi Phil, sounds like you're in a bit of a pickle mate. Whereabouts in the country are you?
My mobile number is 07780 945275 if you need a hand.
The instructions i gave you should allow you to set timing from scratch. I think you can check the dizzy timing by taking out a plug and then checking an internal timing mark. I'll check the haynes and let you know.

Hi im in sheffied a bit to far im afraid ive been wondering if i take the timing belt off can just turn the pullys untill every thing lines up and then put the new one on or is that just whishfull thinking ? how it is now roter arm is not pointing to number 1 plug at tdc just dont now what to do now
cheers mate

Hi folks this is how ive got it all lined up now, i had to turn the crank cog around 10-11 teeth back i didn't think it could have slipped that much but the marks seem to line up much better and thanks ben for the chat i hadn't realised there was a mark on the back of the cam pully any way do you engine guys think these pic's look correct now




cheers phil