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anyone got any links or advice on how to check my timing, not with a consult but with a strobe gun

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Never mind a PM share it LOL :p

 

There is two ways of doing this.

 

REMEMBER TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF WHEN WORKING ON IT!!!!!

 

1/ With a timing gun with a clip on type trigger system.

 

1:run the car untill warm and the rpm settles at 700/750rpm

 

2:Clip the power lead of the timing light to the relitive positive and negtive of the battery

 

3:clip the trigger lead of the timing light to the signal link of the ptu. this is a small loop of black wire that sticks out of the harness at the ptu end. Do this with the engine switched off due to fingers and fan!

 

4:Turn the engine on and check rpm at 700/750. Shine the timing light vertically down on to the main crank pulley, and read where the pulley mark lines up on the timming scale. this should read 15 BTDC @700/750rpm

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5: If your reading is incorrect, slacken the three bolts holding the CAS and turn clock or anti clock to move your reading to read 15BTDC.

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6: Tighten the bolts of the CAS when satisfied you have a correct setting. repeat item 4 to check nothing has moved whilst tightening the CAS bolts.

 

 

2/ With timing light with HT type trigger

 

1: warm engine up to achive 700/750rpm idle as above.

 

2: remove coil pack on number 1 piston and split the upper part from the coil extention rod. (This is just a push fit rubber)

 

3: Push the HT extention rod back on to the spark plug, with a short HT lead

insert the timing light trigger in line between the coilpack and the extention rod

 

4: Time the engine as the same as with a clip on type timing lamp.

 

There you go easy really should not take more than 1 hour including warming the car up :D

 

Allan

  • 2 years later...

if you had a diagnostic tool that reads live data could you do it that way

 

also mine was auto now manual so should i put it to 25 btdc

IIRC some people had problems reading the PTU loop wire, if that's the case you can just clip it around the coilpack wiring on plug 1.

2 year old thread lol, wondered why stella was asking that question! :lol:

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