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Engine Specific Info and Questions => TDI Engine -General Info => Topic started by: norm53 on April 12, 2007, 09:15:58 am

Title: timing troubles with tdi-m
Post by: norm53 on April 12, 2007, 09:15:58 am
I've got a 97 tdi 1.9 with a mechanical pump from a 86 td jetta.  I set the timing @1mm of lift at tdc.  I couldn't get it to fire at all.  I rechecked the valve timing, pump timing, fuel delivery, and everything else I could think of.  I finally tryed advancing the timing and got it to run well @2 mm lift at tdc.  I'm thinking that the direct injection injectors open at a higher pressure than the 86 indirect injectors so they open later in the stroke - therefore retarding the injection.  Have any of you who have made the conversion to mechanical pumps experienced this?  How do I time the pump and what degree do I time it too?  It seems like a crap shoot and I'd rather not have any holes in the top of my pistons!!  Thanks! Norm
Title: timing troubles with tdi-m
Post by: Tintin on April 12, 2007, 11:26:52 am
Humm, y do not have a great deal to make with a 1.6 pump  on a TDI engine, keep the timing at 2mm and drive with, nothing other to make....

Probably 40-50HP maximum.

That takes anything other that a specific DI pump for these engines.

I have some mechanical 10mm pump in stock adapted for the TDI, good for daily driving and good for 130-140HP.
Title: timing troubles with tdi-m
Post by: jtanguay on April 12, 2007, 03:52:29 pm
Quote from: "Named Tintin"
Humm, y do not have a great deal to make with a 1.6 pump  on a TDI engine, keep the timing at 2mm and drive with, nothing other to make....

Probably 40-50HP maximum.

That takes anything other that a specific DI pump for these engines.

I have some mechanical 10mm pump in stock adapted for the TDI, good for daily driving and good for 130-140HP.


how much do you sell your pumps for ?
Title: timing troubles with tdi-m
Post by: lord_verminaard on April 16, 2007, 08:19:53 am
Yeah, Ditto!  ;)

-Brendan
Title: timing troubles with tdi-m
Post by: hillfolk'r on July 03, 2007, 08:41:36 pm
like i said before ,,set it up with a 12mm head,then you got plenty of fuel
kevin@r+r engine can do ya right for like 400 if you have the pump,and 12mm head from a cummins ve pump
800-722-2000
Title: timing troubles with tdi-m
Post by: scopefrfd on July 06, 2007, 04:32:22 pm
I'm really surprised that it takes 2.mm of static timing to get it running....I think the pump head you have is worn out.  Overland used to sell a M-tdi kit for vanagons that used the 9mm pump head and they ran fine not huge hp #'s but it did produce what a stock tdi does.  Remember a tdi only has a 10mm pump head, except auto's 11mm.  I have an 11mm pump head on my M-tdi and @ 1.00mm pump timing it sounds as loud as a Cummings.  I could get away with .80'sish mm timing if I wanted to quite it down.

You're probably going to need a new pump head soon so might as well get an 11mm or 12mm pump if you can.
Title: Re: timing troubles with tdi-m
Post by: GermanAutoMan on July 21, 2007, 02:46:48 pm
Quote from: "norm53"
I've got a 97 tdi 1.9 with a mechanical pump from a 86 td jetta.  I set the timing @1mm of lift at tdc.  I couldn't get it to fire at all.  I rechecked the valve timing, pump timing, fuel delivery, and everything else I could think of.  I finally tryed advancing the timing and got it to run well @2 mm lift at tdc.  I'm thinking that the direct injection injectors open at a higher pressure than the 86 indirect injectors so they open later in the stroke - therefore retarding the injection.  Have any of you who have made the conversion to mechanical pumps experienced this?  How do I time the pump and what degree do I time it too?  It seems like a crap shoot and I'd rather not have any holes in the top of my pistons!!  Thanks! Norm


so how did you fix your car. I think i'm having the same problem
Title: timing troubles with tdi-m
Post by: hillfolk'r on July 23, 2007, 08:50:29 pm
i set mine to stock 1.6td specs.....
i started at .7  and worked my way up
at .7 it was horrible
i think its at .99-1.01 or so right now
somethins wierd with your pump
we even set therabbittrees pump to that spec+it was fine
after he removed that wierd head with the spring thing under the plunger,,cause it "wouldnt time right at all"