Please help?

[Guest]

Hiya all, my the distributor end on my maestro turbo has come out of he camshaft. I understand this should be an easy fix but I wanted to know where it lines up? As it's spun round so many times I have no idea where it was? Some help
Would be great! Cheers, jake

[charliecosworth]

Very common this, am sure with all timing marks lined up, rotor arm should be facing cylinder 1, it's been a while since I worked on O series's, happened to me few years back

[Guest]

Very common this, am sure with all timing marks lined up, rotor arm should be facing cylinder 1, it's been a while since I worked on O series's, happened to me few years back

Yh that sounds about right... Same as the old 205gti
I think that i only need to get it as close as I can because aslong as it runs the ecu should alter the timing via the knock sensor. Fingers crossed! Cheers mate, jake

[E_T_V]

With number 1 at TDC you should have the rotor arm pointing at the number 1 lead.

The distributor doesn't set the timing, just points the spark at the right plug.

[Mike Brock]

Yh that sounds about right... Same as the old 205gti
I think that i only need to get it as close as I can because aslong as it runs the ecu should alter the timing via the knock sensor. Fingers crossed! Cheers mate, jake

The knock sensor is slow - tap the engine block with a spanner with it running - ignition retard can be heard and you will see what I mean. My point is it doesn't work like you described. Just my opinion but I could be wrong?

cheers

mike...