Zed in the workshop yesterday for a near side turbo swap (yipee!! ... groan) and a request to sort out the poor running and misfire, had a brief look today and the engine hardly ran and was not at all happy, a quick timing check revealed a cold timing setting of +45 btdc !!!

 

So right hand cam belt cover removed and engine timed to tdc and well the pic says the rest..

 

 

 

The belt is around 4 years old and seems in good order but does seem really tight so expecting a failed adjuster allowing a skip of the belt but has since extended out too far??? , maybe a tight camshaft bearing, or foreign object in there, either way a strip down to reveal I guess.

 

Jeff TT

Bloody hell that's waay out! Is that the worst you have seen jeff?

Bloody hell that's waay out! Is that the worst you have seen jeff?

 

To be honest as far as that cam yes it is, however I until I strip the other covers off I am unsure if either of the other cams are wrong too, several years ago I had one in that all the cams were an alternate one tooth out so +1 -1 +1 -1 was weird as the belt had been changed as a service item in a Nissan dealership in Norway, the guy had a load of hassle with them and he finally shipped it over to us in a container so we could sort it out, since then he comes each year for a service and check over at a staggering...£1,000 travel cost (container both ways) some times our service in bill is less than £250 now that`s customer loyalty for you!!

 

Jeff TT

Well if you have a good rep then it's worth the travel!

Well mines not that expensive but still over 500 pound to and throw cost.