help, engine dies at startup - (56k Warning - SOLVED)

[Mux213]

Hey bean,

I was talking camshaft/rotor positions, not crank position

For every 2 times the crank rotates, the camshafts and rotor turn once.

So for the crank, TBC is indeed at 0 and 360 degrees, and BDC is at 180 and 540 degrees.

The problem is, TBC at 360 degrees is the start of your exhaust stroke and your camshafts will have rotated only 180 degrees. Also your rotor will only have turned 180 degrees at this point. Visually however, looking at the crank shaft you can't see a difference between 0 degrees and 360 degrees (duh!).

So if you have the 'incorrect' TBC, namely the one before the exhaust stroke, your timing will be completely wrong. Even if you put the camshafts nicely at their starting positions using the timing marks, your rotor is still 180 degrees off.

Ergo, if you took the old timing belt off, then took the head off to replace the HG, then put the head back on and then lined up the camshafts and the crankshaft to their marks, you have a good change you actually had to turn the crankshaft another 360 degrees (yes back to where it started) to set the rotor up right.

So go check your rotor!!