i put vlct running gear in my berlina a fair few months back and when i start it, it seems to idle fine but coughs and splutters a bit under a bit of load but seems to smooth out at higher revs also the manifold gets hot as fark on idle after only 5 minutes or so. also when i done the conversion i some how snapped the knock sensor wire out of the very base of the sensor could this be an issue? i heard that this will cause the timing to retard 5* but when compensating by turning the dizzy forward another 5 (20*) it idles like a pig. it seems to run best at 10* but thats not right is it? any help much appreciated was going to be a project but i lost my license and sold my daily now i get my license back in the morning and need my car on the road :/

plug leads? and the manifold will get hot.

plugs were new but there covered in carbon now assume it because its only really idled in the last year only gone up the street and back once or twice nd leads are fairly new aswell

Quote: Originally Posted by watpsi? [View Post] plugs were new but there covered in carbon now assume it because its only really idled in the last year only gone up the street and back once or twice nd leads are fairly new aswell tried a timing light? knock sensor is useless anyways

knock sensor being unplugged wont cause any problems, so can count that out. and yeah id try a timing light and set the timing, and try a new set of plugs. manifold getting hot is a sign of timing being out.

Yeah i set the timing with a light ive read to set it to 15 BTDC but when i did it was idling heaps rough but when i backed it down to 10 BTDC it idles nice and smooth but its a bit of pig under slight load

Quote: Originally Posted by watpsi? [View Post] Yeah i set the timing with a light ive read to set it to 15 BTDC but when i did it was idling heaps rough but when i backed it down to 10 BTDC it idles nice and smooth but its a bit of pig under slight load sounds like your timing might be a tooth out

Can i just pull the dizzy out and turn the rotor button around a tooth or should i just get TDC and start again?

Quote: Originally Posted by watpsi? [View Post] Can i just pull the dizzy out and turn the rotor button around a tooth or should i just get TDC and start again? get the workshop manual and follow the timing check procedure, or search it on here been covered about 400 thousand times

yep tooth is out by one, happened to me a few months ago. yeah mate pull the dizzy out slighly and see were the rotor face then turn it one tooth. which way im not sure lol. if it doesnt start once you do it, then go the other way 2wice lol.

Cheers for the help guys i know the procedure i just wanted to know if anyone has done it the other way thanks again ill try it after work and see if i can sort her out

Quote: Originally Posted by watpsi? [View Post] Cheers for the help guys i know the procedure i just wanted to know if anyone has done it the other way thanks again ill try it after work and see if i can sort her out motor spins clockwise so first mark turning the balancer is 15 degrees BTDC when it touches the mark on the cam belt cover then i put the dizzy in and set it so the leading edge of the rotor blade is just touching the number one dizzy cap contact from memory the dizzy turns clockwise as well (you can test it easy enough) make sure you have 53 teeth on the timing belt too