S13Nick 0 Posted July 18, 2008 well i have replaced the head gasket on my 2.0l 8v turbo and went to put new cam belt on and and the timing marks don't line up it will line up at the bottom but at the top its like 1-2mm out, the are so close to lining up, but the valve on 1 and 4 is just touching the piston, its like 1-2 teeth out, i don't understand! i cant think what it could be, the head has had new valve stem seals in and put back together correctly, the shims are all in the correct places, does anybody have any ideas beause its really annoying me! thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,657 Posted July 18, 2008 what kind of crank pulley does it have? did they line up before you took the belt off? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S13Nick 0 Posted July 18, 2008 the standard one, yep they did thats why i dont understand soooo annoying Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattmk1 0 Posted July 18, 2008 the standard one, yep they did thats why i dont understand soooo annoying Did youhave the head skimmed? Andof course is the new belt correct - same number of teeth as your old un as parts suppliers are rubbish at giving you the right part!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrswampy 0 Posted July 18, 2008 Yep id say either the head has being skimmed too far or you have the wrong belt im fairly sure depending on age the gti6 either has 136 or 137 teeth the differance between them would only be a few mill check the teeth numbers on old and new Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S13Nick 0 Posted July 18, 2008 its the timing marks on the pulleys! that don't line up, no the head has not been skimmed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablister 31 Posted July 18, 2008 Yep id say either the head has being skimmed too far how much metal do you think actually comes off when getting head skimmed??? its the timing marks on the pulleys! that don't line up, no the head has not been skimmed! you should lock the pulleys with the timing pins before you put the belt on and see how you get on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S13Nick 0 Posted July 18, 2008 i havent put the belt on because the timing marks dont line up on the pulleys, it wont allow me to line them up for some stupid reason! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablister 31 Posted July 18, 2008 are you saying the engine locks up when you try turn the top or bottom pulley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pugman211 0 Posted July 18, 2008 pulleys on the right way? inlet on exhaust kinda thing, If the vavle is touching piston surely something is missing somewhere? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablister 31 Posted July 18, 2008 this is an 8v, only 1 cam pulley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pugman211 0 Posted July 18, 2008 ooops!! for some reason thought it was gti-6 engine????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alync406 4 Posted July 18, 2008 If you can't turn the camshafts,because the valves are touching the pistons turn the crankshaft back a bit so the pistons are down the cylinders - not at tdc.Then line up the marks on the cams and when they are right line up your crank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S13Nick 0 Posted July 18, 2008 ive tried everything.. and it just wont work! its like its been skimmed to much, or the headaskets to thin..... there has to be reason why it wont work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miles 331 1 Cars Posted July 18, 2008 What position is the keyway in the crank? As just because it lined up before removal doesn;t mean but it's unlikely the pulley has sliped which they do often, Try finding a solid 8v one and try it with that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S13Nick 0 Posted July 18, 2008 ok i will do. just confused the s**t out of me. and abit annoying spending so much money and the conversion is nearly done Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablister 31 Posted July 19, 2008 when xu engines are timed up, all pistons are level leaving the vales in a 'safe' mode Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
