my cambelt had loosten it self some how and starts to flap about causing a horrible noise, i took it home and took the cambelt top cover off to have a look and i also took the headcover off to see if the cam shafts were ok, there were. now ive rentensioned the belt tryin me hardest not to move the cams but they moved a fraction. i now turned them round once and there were clear so i tried to fire it up and no luck at all! just keeps turning and turning over and not firing! please help me!!!

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1.6 dead! 2.0 finished today! 3/11 lowered G max, 15" Escort GTi, K&N Induction kit, piper back box!

you have prob knocked the timing out mate

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Rip Ben Elvin (jam)

u can sort it but i'm not 100% sure how 2 lol, but theres 2 slots on the right hand side by the cams , i'm sure some1 else will know for sure

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Rip Ben Elvin (jam)

i hada cambelt change about 3 months ago and put silver ink across the cams to line them up and ive put them back to that postion and it ran fine until now! yesterday it was runnin like a dream then i got to the bottom of the road and this happened!

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1.6 dead! 2.0 finished today! 3/11 lowered G max, 15" Escort GTi, K&N Induction kit, piper back box!

did u change all the tensioners as well as the belt do you know?

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Rip Ben Elvin (jam)

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1.6 dead! 2.0 finished today! 3/11 lowered G max, 15" Escort GTi, K&N Induction kit, piper back box!

i done a compression test on each of the foor cyclinders and there were no leaks! so do u think its just the cambelt needs re-timing? my mate said that the rotary arm may need adjusting??

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1.6 dead! 2.0 finished today! 3/11 lowered G max, 15" Escort GTi, K&N Induction kit, piper back box!

i personally would have the head off and check the pistons and valves just in case mate.

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There is no need to remove the head if you have full compression and as you have tested it then it is fine, just re-time the cams and all should be fine.

jus buy a 2 litre!!!

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As said just retime it mate.

When i adjusted my belt once, i managed to make it worse, inlet cam was out a few teeth. When i started it, it run like a tractor. I must say, i did brown my underwear. Retimed it and was fine.

Just retime it and you'l be fine.

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ok cheers for the responce people! i wil be retiming this weekend, my friend told me to switch around the leads from the distrubutor bcos apparantly my cams r 180 degrees out bcos the piston is at the bottom wen number one wants to fire? is this true?

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1.6 dead! 2.0 finished today! 3/11 lowered G max, 15" Escort GTi, K&N Induction kit, piper back box!

if i was u, u should listen to the manifold !!

if u say its 180degree out !! it will sounds like its sucking air in thro exhaust manifold and should be blowing thor inlet manifold !!! i kno mine was same lol !! it would turn ova nd ova !! lol by timing bar or use something tht fits into slots and turn the crank pulley around so that the line on edge of pulley is in alignment wit sump edge !!!

also try start it and let it turn ova a bit then remove fuel pump fuse and try again !! the engine should fire for few seconds !! this it due to fuel within cylinders and fact tht cylinders are in wrong positon !!

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