I don't think I was getting any pinging. My car is so damn noisy though, I probably wouldn't notice it anyway. Fixing the timing belt made a world of difference. I highly suggest that you check yours. If it is your belt, it isn't difficult to fix at all. The only thing you need to remove is the upper timing belt cover. Just set the little mark on the crank pulley in line with the arrow on the lower timing belt cover. Use a 19mm socket to turn the engine. Once the mark is lined up, check to see if the mark on the cam sprocket is inline with the mark on the valve cover. When my cam sprocket was lined up, the crank pulley was about .5" off mark. To fix it, make sure the crank pulley is lined up. Then loosen the tensionor and slip off the belt. Then turn the cam sprocket with a wrench until the mark is lined up. (FYI, when the cam sprocket is lined up with the mark on the valve cover, you can crank the engine over by hand and nothing will hit. All the intake valves are closed). Then slip the belt back on. Make sure that there is good tension on the part of the belt facing the front of the car. You want the belt loose on the other side, because it can be tightened with the tensionor. I noticed when I tightened the tensionor back up, the crank pulley had a tendancy to move. I ended up having my dad hold the crank pulley still with the wrench while I tightened the tensionor. I believe you want it tight enough so you can twist the belt 45 degrees.
On Sun, 17 Jun 2001 13:07:02 -0700 (PDT) Jason Neuman <[email protected]> writes: > Did your car ping a lot when your timming belt was off? My car pings > like > crazy, even if I use 92 octane gas + octane booster. I've checked > everything > except for the T belt. My car also has a little bit of hesitation > between > 900 and 1400 rpms. If I push on the gas hard just sitting with the > car in > neutral, the engine starts to wind, then starts to studder, then > once it > passes 1400 rpms it winds up without a problem. Think this could be > the > source? > > > Thanks, > Jason > > P.S. Congrats on getting your timming fixed, and your car running so > smooth > now, I'm jelous > > > > > > > On Sun, 17 Jun 2001 12:32:52 -0500, Mark W. Ingold wrote: > > > Well it was my timing belt after all. It looked like it skipped > two > > teeth. It might have only been one, but it was pretty far off. I > spent > > ten minutes readjusting the timing belt and now it runs like a > champ. My > > car revs well, and has a lot more power down low. Thanks to > everyone who > > suggested checking the timing belt. On a related issue...I think > I need > > to replace my tensionor. It makes a pretty loud whirring sound > when I rev > > the engine. I think I had the belt to tight the first time > around. > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > _____________ > > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to > [email protected] > with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > Send a cool gift with your E-Card > http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ > > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
