weetec Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 i bought a box spanner made by a company called BETA for approx £14...used 5" mole grips and a screwdriver...its very important to use a driver which fits the screw....its so so fine adjustment...also had the bent shims...easier to use them individually rather than have the weight of the bunch to mess about with...i figured place the shim in between the pad and cam then begin to adjust screw.....as soon as it flicks up then stop...too much and youll open the valve...you may have to do it 3/4 times to get it right...get it so its just nip tight and a little tug to remove...the key is consistency...torque spec is 20Nm....positioning for lobes for TDC on piston 1 and 4 have timing marks on the pulley to associate with the cams aswell as the arrows...but piston 3 is 9 0 clock and 2 is 3 0 clock...these have to be done by lining the teeth up on cams....measure them before you start to adjust them....i went for .007 and .008...if you do these tight then you know its .006 and .007....im no pro so dont want to risk leaving the valve open...i better stop now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesyMB6 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Perhaps I will get someone else to do this then, thanks for the info mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodels Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I always use these its a dual type feeler they are a must have [attachment=0]f1_1_b.jpg[/attachment]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lisle-Go-No-Go-Fe ... 483302f83ethis type allows more precise gap ,it has multi gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoatman Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 SO after using V power and the pinking getting better I thought it must be the timing and that it is a little too far advanced. A few days ago I ordered a timing gun off ebay (15 quid new and am very impressed)and it came today so I thought right i'll have a go now. I have never done anything like this before but I thought I cannot really make anythin worse- I hope !!- checked the workshop manual , posted on here and looked on youtube to make clear what I am going to do. Whilst I am no mechanic I am very good at following instructions so wanted to be extra sure of what I was doing.So , shorted the connector with paper clip under dash , started teh car and allowed to warm up till fan came on. Attached light and had a look. At this point it was amazingly easy to see marks and was worried about nothing before. It seemed a little off to my inexperienced eys , too far advanced !. I retarded the dizzy slightly and checked again. Spot on now , about 1-2 degrees advanced as I plan to run super/v-power for a while. Tightned all the bolts up on the dizzy and job done.Well chuffed adn amazed how easy it was , what next I wonder !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knight Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Top work mate! V-Power FTW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shebabby Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 try an ecu reset aswel mate as it mite run a bit better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 is it any better now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoatman Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 Yes Definately improved. Did a reset too. Am on holiday at the mo with the family so can't give it some stick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gofra Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Hi!sorry for diggin' out this old thread but I seem to have the same thing happening with my MB9... theres this light random chattering noise when there is load on the engine (particularly when driving uphill in lower RPMs)...So, if understood correctly - that would be timing set off - I did suspect that and boy Im glad I found this topic However, I do have a few questions here:1) Wouldn't it be better to retard the timing a bit and just use regular 95RON? Or would it be (In terms of longevity and performance) better to leave it advanced and use higher octane fuel?2) I read once (and again, confirmed here - you guys rock!), that one of the connector needs to be blinded prior to setting the timing - could anyone please explain which connector we are talking about here? More info would be great (...and pics would be superb )3) So, to do things right one should move (=rotate) the dizzy in small increments - say, 1mm, then followed by a tryout...repeat if not improved = correct?Im planning to do this soon - together with a bigger service (oil, filters, leads, sparks, even water pump, tensioner and belt...). I might also give valve clearances checking a go...Thanx for the help!Best,F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shebabby Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Hi!sorry for diggin' out this old thread but I seem to have the same thing happening with my MB9... theres this light random chattering noise when there is load on the engine (particularly when driving uphill in lower RPMs)...So, if understood correctly - that would be timing set off - I did suspect that and boy Im glad I found this topic However, I do have a few questions here:1) Wouldn't it be better to retard the timing a bit and just use regular 95RON? Or would it be (In terms of longevity and performance) better to leave it advanced and use higher octane fuel?2) I read once (and again, confirmed here - you guys rock!), that one of the connector needs to be blinded prior to setting the timing - could anyone please explain which connector we are talking about here? More info would be great (...and pics would be superb )3) So, to do things right one should move (=rotate) the dizzy in small increments - say, 1mm, then followed by a tryout...repeat if not improved = correct?Im planning to do this soon - together with a bigger service (oil, filters, leads, sparks, even water pump, tensioner and belt...). I might also give valve clearances checking a go...Thanx for the help!Best,Fi wouldnt turn the dizzy without a inductive pick up strobe light ?you can pick one up cheap enough ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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