1981 vw rabbit i have the new timing belt cant find the timing mark about what time should that say?

Question

i cant find the timing mark . i know what area it is in . but i need to know if it jumped time where should the mark be for the right setting. i need to get my car back on the road . please i need only people the have the answers not jokers please

Answer 1

that is not true. The diesel rabbit engines nonclearance engines. If the belt breaks on them, the valves will bend. I had one break once, and trashed 3 valves in it. If it is a gasoline engine, there should be one mark on the cam gear and one on the crank gear ( can't remember on that particular year what they look like, but they should look the same). Another way to do it, providing it is a gasoline engine, is to pull the number 1 spark plug (closest to the belt) and using a screwdriver in the spark plug hole, roll the engine to where the piston is at it's highest point in the cylinder. Now on the cam side, remove the valve cover, and rotate the cam until both valves are closed on the number 1 cylinder. It is very easy to tell when they are; the cam will click into position each time a cycle is completed, and the lobes for number 1 will both be pointed up when it is set for top dead center. Now, using this as a reference, look at both your gears and it should help you find your corresponding marks and fine tune the crank positioning so both marks are pointing exactly at each other. Hope this helps you out.

Answer 2

The only non-clearance engine VW makes is the 16V, so have no fears about damage. There are two places to check timing. One is through a port in the tranny bell where you can see a timing mark on the flywheel. The mark aligns with another visible mark at TDC.

The normal place to check is the crankshaft pulley. It has a timing mark at TDC which lines up with a cast arrow in the block. To time the belt to this mark, you have to take the upper timing cover completely off. Most cam gears have a dot which lines up with another cast mark in the head.

To be sure which one you have, check a Bentley or Haynes book for a picture of the marks. Make sure you TDC the engine before putting the belt on. You might want to pull a plug and use a wooden dowel to detect TDC at piston #1. Use piece of duct tape to hold the belt on the gear teeth so they will not slip. One tooth error make the car run like crap and normally the right tooth is obvious if you keep the marks right and have TDC set properly.

Answer 3

1981 Vw Rabbit

Answer 4

feels like your cam is one hundred eighty tiers out. look on the cam lobs and see in the event that they're the two pointing up on quantity one. in the event that they're the two pointing down (called the rock factor) you will might desire to lower back up the crank and swap the cam till that's interior the spectacular place. the actual TDC might nicely be got here upon with an prolonged stem dial indicator. placed it down #a million injector hollow (i know -what a soreness) and run it via till it reverses. placed a punch mark on the flywheel so which you do not have this subject lower back. liberating the tensioner continually places something out of time. merely save making allowances for the blunders till that's precisely top. They run like crape of the marks at the instant are not spectacular. -do no longer bend any valves.

Answer 5

Is it gas or diesel? It makes a big difference. If its diesel, email me @ [e-mail] I will tell you exactley how to do it. PS that IS NOT a clearance engine, so if the timing jumped or the timing belt is put on wrong, most likely the valves will bend if they havent already.

Answer 6

my friend Ken showed me how to do that once he used a marker and marked two marks, not all together sure how he did it.

these links might help though.


www.automotiveforums.com/t165575-d15b_timing.html

www.autoforumz.com/Timing-problem-ftopict127375.html

Answer 7

check this link. or do a search on your motor