TimD Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Thought this would be easy! Set the dizzy to where it was before I had it apart, put the car into diagnostic mode, shone the light, and it looked about 10 degrees out. Adjusted it to the right marks, but the dizzy is almost at the end of it's travel and that to me doesn't seem right. It has to be rotated almost fully anti clockwise to be at 10 degrees BTDC. No error codes, and I've tried to bridge the TPS but this made no difference. Car has EMB fitted if that makes a difference? Cheers Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TimD Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 And to add insult to injury, I sheared one of the bolts which holds the cap on seeing if it all lined up with Cylinder 1. Fuck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jamesglanza Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) Did you bridge TE1 and E1 in the diagnostic port? Works fine for me should be flashing on 10. Edited November 14, 2015 by jamesglanza Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5e colin Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 also what type of timing light are you using has it got advance button feature 10 on gauge 0 on the block and 0 on the block 10 on the gauge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kbond Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Did you ever come to the bottom of this?Having the same problem with distributor at the end of its travel anti-clockwise Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TimD Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 In the end I just lined it up with my marks as best I could and left it. Wouldn't recommend it, but I was booked on a track day the following weekend.Unrelated, but the car lasted 7 laps of Silverstone before spectacularly blowing it's head gasket. This was down to a 'warped' block face and not timing. I think you're going to have to spend some time figuring out if the TPS is right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kbond Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Not the answer I wanted to hear hahaI have been reading up and I believe that when the ecu detects knock it adjusts the timing 10degrees? So if I was to disconnect the battery for a while let it reset then put it in diagnostic mode and try again it should have sorted itself out?Need to get the car driving to take it up to td on Saturday (3.5hour drive) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TimD Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 I was seeing advanced 10 degrees over, I'd imagine any timing adjustment would retard timing for safety. I also guess that as soon as you put it into fixed timing/diag mode it removes that. Once I've rebuilt the engine I suspect I'm going to run into the same problem so will have to revisit it, my first port of call was to reset the tps and make sure it was working correctly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ollieh17 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I would have thought putting it in dignostic mode would mask the issues if the tps was having issues. Sure you the the gun set up right. As colin said the dial should be at 0 if timing to the 10mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TimD Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Not in my experience, if I revved the throttle timing changed even when in diagnostic mode. Gun is just a bog standard timing light, no adjustment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ollieh17 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 The timing should be locked and not change in diagnostic mode. Sure the terminals were properly bridged Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TimD Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Weird.. I was getting a flashing ECU light on the dash. I'll have much longer to spend on sorting it next time, so will post back here when that time comes about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carson230 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I was having trouble setting ignition timing exactly as described, distributor turned go the max, turned out engine timing had jumped a tooth, set the engine timing and it was bang on *to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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