Hi i have just changed my head gasket decoked all valves and changed the cambelt and tensioner, but i have just road tested the car and it doesnt feel as if its got as much power as before, i may have the cambelt a tooth out but i cannot find any timing marks at the top of the engine can someone please help or post some pics.
cheers
james

there are none, you need to lock the cams, and use rods in plug holes to make sure all the pistons are in the middle of the bores.
best go on ebay and buy a haynes manual

I have the same problem, these engines are a total pain to time up! Best to get a mechanic to time it up proper mate, thats what I'm gonna do

Timing is not a big deal. As Dave says, set the pistons correctly and lock the cam(s) with the correct tools. Then fit & tension the belt. Turn it over (carefully) by hand, refit the cam lock tools and confirm the pistons are still correct.

On the 1.2 you need four equal lengths of dowel about 30cm long. Drop one down each plug hole and when the tops are all level you are at 50% stroke. Make sure you are on the correct stroke for timing or it will suck through the exhaust and blow out of the throttle.

bumping this thread from a long time ago, but i am experiencing the same things.
cambelt was changed around march and hasnt felt the same since.

feels very sluggish, especially after 5500rpm, when before it used to pull hard all the way through.

its all well and good saying you need to lock the cams when timing etc, but how would you go about re-setting the timing when its already out?

With the timing tools. The pieces that determine where the pistons are are included here.



The Haynes describes how to make them.

Would I be better of finding a fiat specialist in the south east as its not really something I want to take on.

Or an Alfa specialist -- the south east is stuffed with them!

when you have the tools its even easier than doing an 8v