jimbob

Have just done it, exhaust cam was one tooth out! Put it right and is running like a dream. Thanks

Nice one!! Thanks, have ordered the VW vam tool (only 7 quid!!) Not gonna drive the car anyway till i get it timed up. Hopefully it's only a tooth out and i've not done any damage! Should have come here first before i started the job! Thanks for all your help, will let you know how i get on

I have a 97 R with 73k and full service history just like yours, i have just done the tensioners on mine cos they were rattling!!! I also thought that you could change the top tensioner without taking out the gearbox, how wrong i was!! the gearbox has to come out for both tensioners, In fact you can't really take anything from the timing side off with out taking the gearbox off!!! Although mine was quite a bad rattle the tensioners looked in good condition!!

yeah good idea, will do, but is there anyway i can check i have the timing right?

does it do it with out the engine started and just the ignition on? Later models have a auxilary electric water pump, could it be this?

I have a '97 VR6, I've just changed the cam chain tensioners myself. But when i got the car back togehter and running, it miss fires until about 2500revs!! My question is: is it possible that i have moved the timing one tooth on the chains even though i didn't remove the chains, would this cause it to only miss fire or would it be likely to hit the valves? Also is it possible for me to check the timing marks or change the timing without removing the gearbox again!! Or is this it possible that it's just the inlet manifold gasket as i never changed it, but it looked perfect!! Someone please