Author Topic: Is this cam timing acceptable? (Read 3674 times)

neimis · « **on:** April 22, 2008, 08:13:03 pm »

I just checked the cam timing today, and took this photo. The cam was locked at TDC, but the flywheel was off by this amount.

I realize that it would be better to have the timing dead on, but is this amount of misalignment a big problem? I'm having clatter and white and black smoke issues. Thanks for any help.

burn_your_money · « **Reply #1 on:** April 22, 2008, 08:42:56 pm »

So basically your cam is retarded in relation to the crank.

What is your pump timed to? cam or crank? How many millimeters?

neimis · « **Reply #2 on:** April 22, 2008, 09:11:56 pm »

Yes, the cam is slightly retarded in relation to the crank. I don't know whether the pump is timed to the cam or crank. I asked for the timing to be set at .95 mm

Should I ask my shop to redo the timing? The engine has never run this poorly in the 14 years I've had this car...

burn_your_money · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2008, 09:20:11 pm »

If you paid someone to do that timing I'd be bringing it back. And I'd make sure that they understood that I wasn't paying anything for them to fix it.