Stilo How to change the 1.6 Timing belt

Now take your 36mm socket and turn the crank CLOCKWISE!!! until your just of TDC
this is a good idea where TDC is - take note this is NOT TDC - but easy way to find it, the "DOT" is of diag and the bottom part of the crank pulley is in-line with the RPM counter.


OK that's done - get a friend or a very long extension for your socket so you can see the engine bay whilst turning the crank.
Now the long stick - poke it into the spark plug hole and then place one of the cam end caps over it so the stick can glide up and down inside the hole.

Now very gently turn the crank so the piston is TDC - the "DOT" will be at the top -

you will also notice your stick will move, when you have achieved TDC the stick will stop then start to move back down, when the stick stops stop there and mark your stick with some Tipex (makes it easer to see it moving then).

now get your cam locking kit out and place one of the plates onto the end of the cam.
They are marked Inlet and EXH make sure you put the correct one on the correct cam. If they don't line up you are on the wrong stroke and will need to rotate the crank by 360 degrees, if its just off then you will need to move the crank slightly until they sit in the cam like this-


Now use the nuts you removed (11mm) to secure the plates in position.
Congrats you have just set your cams to their timed position!! wasn't that money you spent on that kit worth it lol.