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Ugent help ! cam chain tensioner seal replacement fail

1.6K views 9 replies 8 participants last post by  sipes216  
#1 ·
Hi guys , i just finished the cam chain tensioner seal replacement , unfortunately at the beginning i didn't set engine to so called TDC or line up the cam, now afte i reinstalled everything , the engine won't start. did i just ruin my engine or anything i can make up ? how to set engine TDC & line up the cam ?

Thanks so much !
 
#2 ·
Oh your screwed, Unless you know how to line the piston to tdc I would take it to an independent VW shop and have them look at it.
You could have a multitude of issues. The cam could be out of sync with the pistons, you could have bent valves, damaged pistons or you could be real lucky and just need everything lined up.
Whatever, good luck with it. Your going to need some.
 
#4 ·
There should be marks and I think it is 16 chain links...Look at the write up for the 1.8T (info forum). Now did it start at all, how long did it run? Would it even turnover? Did it try to turnover or was it just dead?
 
#5 ·
It really depends on what you did to the cam. If the cam timing was off, you could have bent the intake valves.

You don't need the engine at TDC to change the CCT gasket. You just need to make sure the 16 links between the cams are the same.
 
#6 ·
yeah, i read some instruction on how to link the 2 camshaft with 16 joints in between & reinstall everything. so now i can freely rotate the crankshaft & even when i try to start the engine, my friend can see everthing rotating, but still no luck starting it. i guess the intake valves might be bent (the camshaft i took apart is on the intake side), any chances i also bent the exhase valves & the other head's ?

i really learnt a lesson here ,going to a shop soon, anyone has any idea how much to replace the valves in one engine head ?

Thanks!
 
#7 ·
Check valves in head?

This is a little out of my knowledge of these particular cars at the moment, but I would try to put a feeler gauge to check valve clearances before you pull everything apart. I am not sure if that is possible but if so you will at least know which ones are damaged.

You could also rent or borrow a compression tester, in retrospect, it may be the thing to do either way before anything else. I would think you should have something trying to fire and creating all kinds of BAD noises if you had spark and fuel..