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........????.....???nisnos wrote:jim
hope your well
never time your cams according to the ecu!!!
cams MUST only be dialled mechanically.
set your crank tdc and then find the cam tdc.
then adjust the cams as per manufacturers spec.
this takes some time and the use of proper dial gauges.
be patient jim and take your time.
(but i have moved this around to clean the pistons), the head exhaust cam and inlet cam are exactly where there were when the head came off....cams were removed, full clean up of the head was done by nathan at century motorsport.... In which case just put the head back on the block and make sure the timing belt marks all line up correctly when putting the timing belt back on and Bob's your uncle. EdEd wrote:If you are using standard cams and cam gears then you will not need to worry about dialling in the cams because this is not possible with the standard items.
If however you have aftermarket cams then you should have also bought adjustable cam gears and should dial in the cams before starting the engine.
HTH
.......,i think dave misread your original post.i believe you were more concerened about ignition timing .,the no1 cam lobe will be pointing toward the exhaust manifold side and . Just check that the inlet no1 cam points in the opposite direction at the same pointing toward the inlet manifold when the pulley mark is pointing upwards.if you had the dowel in wrong then it would be very apparantly wrong.,and then set timing to 10degrees 
.......like this...so long as both the camshafts and cams look like this im fine im sure?
timing...as id hate for it to be miles out before it warms up....if the car bloody starts that is! gulp! 
.you can see where the marks are there is a dab of white paint on the tooth which should be pointing upwards .luke will suss that out when he puts the belt on. 
.Bleeding the coolant is not a difficult job. i have done about 6 different MR2's and the only ones which didn't bleed up EASILY had problems3sgte wrote:that pic shows one of the cams is not at tdc position
When is the ETA for starting it up
..i asked nathan and he said it was fine..then again i think he was talking about the dissy teeth, not the cam, got a bit confusing........ETA possibly this or next weekend......i havent managed to get a skimmed looked to it, still slight fade of the old gasket, but it is really smooth to the touch....i need some pics to show really...,it has been pushed round by some of the valvesprings pushing on cam lobes .nothing to worry about. ,and the crank pulley line up pukka .3sgte wrote:the inlet cam will need to be set to the top when the belt is installed
all you need to make sure when th ebelt has been installed, turn the engine over several times and make sure all the timing marks on the 2 cam sprockets
...if they were out, id asume the belt would need to cme back off? the cams both need to be lined up with their marks with the crank at 0 degrees .part of the procedure for fitting the cambelt is to apply tension to the belt manually, then turn the engine over twice (2x engine revolutions = 1 x cam revolution. then recheck the marks all still line up. then the tensioner is fitted ,and the belt is fitted .i always just to satisfy myself then turn the engine over 2 more times (1x cam revolution) just to recheck that all is good before fitting all the cam covers back on and pushing the crankpulley back on the crankshaft .But Luke will see to all of this so no need for you to worry..that nearly confused me, but i get it now...... then put the plugs in and reconnect the lead on the dizzy and away u go.,the engine runing will get oil up to the turbo /head in milliseconds,it will be ok