• Pin in place in fly wheel
• Crank lined up with arrow
• Cam lined up fine (picture at a slight angle but it is)

Flossie said:

Are the three stud holes on the FIP itself not slotted?

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saxmanuk said:

Hi. If I understand you correctly the the answer is yes. With the 10mm bolts
lose I can move the FIP anti-clockwise but not clockwise. It's as though I might be one tooth out on the FIP

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saxmanuk said:

Hi all, been a while since I posted as been really busy with work etc... but now have some time to play with Leaky (as the kids call him )
I have searched this exact query but nothing matches exactly
I changed by timing belt 6 months ago and all has seemed ok..........
Recently decided to change my head casket (due to many small pointers that was leaking a small amount of coolant and after I may have cooked it when a belt broke and I needed to park it up safe!)
Anyway, thought I would double check my timing and I have an issue... I have now bought the right timing tools i.e. flywheel pin and pump pin and have used these to check...
What I have found is this as per piccies:

• Pin in place in fly wheel
• Crank lined up with arrow
• Cam lined up fine (picture at a slight angle but it is)

Pump at maximum adjustment clockwise before I can get the pin in... i.e. The slotted front plate with the 3 10mm bolts loose are at maximum adjustment and I can only just, with a bit of pressure on my 22mm socket on the pump get the pin in, but I can retard the pump all the way to the other side of the plate with loads of adjustment
I would have thought that the ideal plate positon would be in the middle... so I can fine tune, and retard OR advance (which is what I believe is best to fine tune).
Looking at the size of the teeth of the pump, If I remove the belt and move the pump one tooth, it looks like I may go to far retarded?
What advise would you suggest?
Is there another pump position adjustment I don't know about?

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jamesmartin said:

lock belt on cam and crank sprocket loosen belt and move pump pulley round a tooth on the belt so you have more adjustment

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saxmanuk said:

Will that not move it to far the other way James? Previous reply advised that the pump itself can be turned as has slots also?

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jamesmartin said:

pump cant be moved, pulley needs moving in relation to the belt so you then have adjustment, pegs are good for trapping belt on the other 2 pulleys whilst you slacken belt

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