Technical 1989 fiat uno 75SXI.u9 camshaft timming

[ScubaEddie]

Hi All, I need some information on the camshaft timming for a 1989 fiat uno 1500cc, all I can find on the net is 900cc,1100cc and the 1300cc motor, this is my sons first car, and while changing the drive belt he forgot to line it all up before taking the old one off, ok, we all make mistakes when we are young. As we live in Holland its difficult to get any information in English. So any help would be much appreciated.
Greetings from Holland.
Eddie.

 

[alexGS]

Hi All, I need some information on the camshaft timming for a 1989 fiat uno 1500cc, all I can find on the net is 900cc,1100cc and the 1300cc motor, this is my sons first car, and while changing the drive belt he forgot to line it all up before taking the old one off, ok, we all make mistakes when we are young. As we live in Holland its difficult to get any information in English. So any help would be much appreciated.
Greetings from Holland.
Eddie.

I don't think anyone on the forum will have ever seen a 1500cc Uno (but I hope to be proved wrong )

Does the cambelt cover have a slide-up part above the cam pulley, like the 1372cc Uno has? If so, you slide that up, and there is a peg that lines up with a notch in the back of the cam pulley. If not, then look for a triangular pointer in the steel backing plate of the cambelt cover. This pointer (just off centre) again corresponds to a line on the cam pulley.

On the clutch bellhousing, there is a rubber plug covering a rectangular hole. There are four marks, 0, 5, 10, and 15 degrees. You want the one closest to the front of the car, that is, 0 degrees, to line up with a notch on the flywheel. The notch is usually a straight line and very clear.

Also, the distributor (if driven off the camshaft) should be pointing to cylinder number 4 when the cam and crankshaft are both at their marks.

Remember to turn the engine over a couple of turns by hand before you try to start it - to make sure that the tensioner is correctly set and that the timing is right - don't ask how I know this

Best of luck!
-Alex

 

[ScubaEddie]

Hi Alex, thanks for the information, as you look at the engine from the front of the car number four cylinder is on the far left?
Eddie.

 

[jjhepburn]

Most of the information you can find on the 1300 will apply to the 1500 (Its the same family of engine). Also the Uno Turbo has the same type of engine so most of the timing info for that will also apply to your engine. As Alex said you look for a notch on the cam pully which should line up with a mark, then look for 0 degrees on the flywheel by looking through the little window, or on the crank shaft pully.

No1 cylinder is the furtherest from the gearbox.

The 1500cc engine was fitted to the X1/9 and I think the Strada/Ritmo so you might be able to find info by looking them up.

And another note for Alex, my Uno was fitted with a 1500cc engine for a short time

 

[alexGS]

And another note for Alex, my Uno was fitted with a 1500cc engine for a short time

Thanks for the reply to Eddie's question - number one is nearest the cambelt would be another way to put it

J, your 1500 was out of a Regata/Strada/X1/9 (did we ever know which?) and while yes, it was the same basic engine as Eddie will have, I suspect his will look more like the Tipo 1372cc or 1580cc motors (if it is a Mk2 Uno) - it would be interesting to see a photo

I'd heard of the 1500 (1498cc?) being used in the Uno for Sweden, but it would be nice to know properly which countries/which models had it.

-Alex

 

[Chas Uno]

I'd heard of the 1500 (1498cc?) being used in the Uno for Sweden, but it would be nice to know properly which countries/which models had it.

-Alex

I've seen 1500 Unos for sale in Germany and also other parts of Northern Europe. Bit of a shame we didn't get it over in the UK