ProcrastinatorFraser
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Got my 200tdi running and driving today, I'm loving it. Only thing is, it sounds a bit knocky and i was wondering whether this was normal for these engines? Hopefully you can hear it on the video
I don't know, is there a bit of adjustment on the pump timing i can play about with?doesnt sound good is it advanced too far
Oh, okay. i'll have a go at adjusting it tomorrow, thankspump pulley has 3 slotted holes
Well i set up the timing 2 days ago, it's possible i got it wrong i suppose?just check it is or not first
Yeah, I can't seem to get it to tick over all that slowly or it stallsDoes it always tickover that fast?
Its actually quite easy to get the timing out.
That's what i'm guessing, also having some issues with smoke at the moI'd whip the front cover off and check the timing (especially the camshaft), if the cam is a tooth out that wont help you trying to get a smooth lower tick over. I assume this is also the same FIP that you've just had the revving its nuts off issues with, could also be further issues inside it?
The engine speed you heard in the video is not actually idle, i was just revving it up to get the knocking noise in as much as possibleThat's definetly not normal! Need to turn the idle wayyyy down aswel! If it's stalling when you turn the idle down that you've got further problems, might also be related to the knocking?
What have you done just fitted the engine or rebuilt or any further info might help source the problem?
Valve clearances i believe are spot on, they were set up a few days ago, also this engine actually starts fabulously, even without glows on cold start, it starts almost instantly.I havnt watched the video however my guess would be to check the valve clearances to make sure they are also correct. When I did my 200 conversion it would run but start very poorly and that was due to the valve clearances
So, your suggesting i got the FIP pulley a tooth out? All is possibleIf you adjusted pump timing and it helped, you are out on your timing and most likely you have set the belt so it cannot be advanced/retarded one way or the other.
Literally 10 mins checking will confirm/deny this.