08-05-2013, 07:17 PM
(08-05-2013, 07:14 PM)cwspellowe Wrote: I was having identical issues with the estate when I first fitted the engine. Ended up being that i'd locked the fly with a small allen key and there was a bit of play, enough to leave the belt a tooth out. I was adamant i'd timed it properly too until I used the correctly sized allen key and properly locked off the cam and pump rather than a bolt-part-in locking off.
This!!!
The timing is SO easy to cock up on these engines - literally the slightest slack one way will instantly cause it as the slack has to go somewhere!
I've done it countless times putting the cambelt back on!