N519AT
Veteran Member
So I've managed to get my hands on another TDI...this time a 2003 Wagon. It's in great condition.. totally unmolested, no mods, 195k, all MX records all the way back to when it was first purchased. I'm pretty proud of this find, but I did buy it with the timing belt a little overdue to be changed.
So I get it home, park it in the garage and start the surgery, following the tutorial from this site to a T. After putting the new timing belt on and rotating the engine through by hand 4 revolutions I went to put the IP lock back in to check the continuity of the timing. I put the engine at the TDC mark as indicated on the flywheel and it was very difficult to get the IP lock back in. I had to wiggle the crankshaft bolt in order to get the lock pin in place, but I did get it in at the 1 o'clock position. Doing a little bit of investigating, in order to get the IP lock to go into the hole on the pump freely and slide in & out with no effort, the flywheel has to be in this position: https://imgur.com/lup8OEs
Now I can get the lock in when it's much closer to TDC on the flywheel but it's more of a force than easily slipping in. When I put the IP lock pin in place before removing the belt, I noticed the same thing but figured it would somehow go away with the new belt and hardware.
Is this a problem? Or am I still within spec on this since the pin will go in at TDC (although it not easily).
So I get it home, park it in the garage and start the surgery, following the tutorial from this site to a T. After putting the new timing belt on and rotating the engine through by hand 4 revolutions I went to put the IP lock back in to check the continuity of the timing. I put the engine at the TDC mark as indicated on the flywheel and it was very difficult to get the IP lock back in. I had to wiggle the crankshaft bolt in order to get the lock pin in place, but I did get it in at the 1 o'clock position. Doing a little bit of investigating, in order to get the IP lock to go into the hole on the pump freely and slide in & out with no effort, the flywheel has to be in this position: https://imgur.com/lup8OEs
Now I can get the lock in when it's much closer to TDC on the flywheel but it's more of a force than easily slipping in. When I put the IP lock pin in place before removing the belt, I noticed the same thing but figured it would somehow go away with the new belt and hardware.
Is this a problem? Or am I still within spec on this since the pin will go in at TDC (although it not easily).