Technical Brava 1.6 Cam timing HELP!!!

[clayster127]

Hello. I have almost given up with my Brava now! Very dispondant. It had an idle problem and ahcnged all the normal suspects and I read a thread on here that cam timing could casue the symptoms I have been experiencing ( I had a similar issue witha Tipo years ago!)
I researched this and looked at the cam locking tools so dimwit here found TDC, removed the cam sprockets and the rear plastic cover plate only to find that the studs, or holes that the cam locking tools should screw into simply do not exist on my engine. or atleast according to the instructions and diagrams on the cam timing tools. I am now, err, stuffed! Has anyonw got a clue how to time the cams up on this thing. Even if i had the cam timing tool there aint nowt to align it to! Am I missing something? I have attached a photo. It's a 2001 Brava 1600 16V

 

[stonesie]

That looks very much like the front of the engine (pulley end) and there are keyways visible so the pulleys will only go on in one location, do they have any timing marks on them at all?

I did the belt on my dads brava 1.6 today and that had been tippexed in the past so I used the old DIY timing marks, it runs nicely for a 170K lump. Even Haynes reccomends a variation of this method with emphasis on marking things before you take it apart.

If there are no timing marks on the pulleys then you need the cam covers off, TDC1 = #4 'Rocking' meaning the cylinder nearest the gearbox should have the exhaust valve nearly closed and the inlet just opening.


Thinking while I type (slowly)... Don't the cam locks go towards the rear ('box end) of the engine?
Oh and if the crank is on TDC1, be sure to turn the crank 1/4 turn anti-clockwise before you go turning the cams

 

[The Professor]

In the absence of tippex marks, the cam pulleys should have markers on them which should align with the 'window' in the cam cover when No 1 cylinder is at TDC firing.
Unless I've forgotten completely, the cam locks do engage with the cams at the flywheel end of the engine.