acf8181 0 Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 ok, am puttin the new chains/tensioners on, but want to querie something with you guys.i know the bottom ends all on the perfect marks (as is the intermediate pulley), but should the slots in the camshaft be level with the edge of the head? (i.e. you're lookin from the side of the engine, should they be at the same angle as the edge of the head? or to put it another way, is the proper vw tool (which they wont sell me) completely flat?) Link to post Share on other sites
andy 0 Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 acf, the tool is flat , its like a sheet of metal which fits horizontally into both grooves in the end of the camshafts, (it also bolts down onto the head or similar) if you have access to a Bentley manual I'm sure there's a picture of it in there. The slots in the camshafts are offset so be sure to get them the right way up! Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted July 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 so it is flat with the head then? thats all i need to know, cheers. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 Vince and the valve timing guy had loads of problems gettin mine timed up.. Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Yep flat with the head. A peice of 3mm ali sheet will do the same job as the VW tool, which they will sell you if you're friendly with your dealer. I managed to get one, so you should be able to.Make sure the cam lobes are pointing up, and not down. Easy mistake to make. Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted July 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 well, its all back togerther...box is bolted in, just got a few other bits to do before it gets started.checked the timing about 50 times, so if its wrong its wrong...but i'm quite happy that its ok.we shall see within a few days. Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 good luck Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted July 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 well, last time we had the top tensioner botl out (h/gasket) we put it all back togertha dn when we tried to start it we could hear a valve connecting against a piston (well, we think thats what it was...loudish metalic banging noise)...the car never strated. we rechecked the timing and it started fine.so here's hoping it's perfect first time this time. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Steve 0 Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 Fingers crossed and have faith. :-) Link to post Share on other sites
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