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Engine vibration, timing?
09. May 2011 at 09:34

How "exact" must the timing be? I wonder this because I have noticed that my engine vibrates slighlty on idle and can not remember if it did that before the cambelt job. How much will it effect the idle if timing was, let's say, less than a quarter of a tooth out on one side? Mine runs nicely though, fuel economy is ok, pulls very nice and smooth, only this vibration on idle...which could be a dozen other things also.

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Jimbob Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Third nipple removal completed succesfuly Posts: 20462 Chester / Flintshire Gender: Drives: 52 3.2 MV6 Estate & 98 3.0 MV6 Manual Estate	Re: Engine vibration, timing? Reply #1 - 09. May 2011 at 09:39 Split form other topic to keep both threads clear and on track.
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chrisgixer Omega King Offline Black ones are faster. Posts: 14570 Wokingham Gender: Drives: "Omega Black" 3.2 Elite. Thanks to Joshwyatt.	Re: Engine vibration, timing? Reply #2 - 09. May 2011 at 10:06 It will idle fine if a quarter of a tooth out ime. Also, to add to the list of possibles, non drive by wires run, not lumpy, but less smooth with ac off ime. So if the ac is not working.... Just a thought. Could be a number of things though as you rightly say.
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kcl Senior Member Offline Posts: 696 Finland Gender: Drives: 2002 Opel Omega 2,6 Caravan Auto	Re: Engine vibration, timing? Reply #3 - 09. May 2011 at 10:30 Thanks, I'll really sleep better hearing that So, in general, what would be the limit for the timing being "out"? Two teeth is a disaster, one tooth causes rough running (really rough? How rough? Throughout the rev scale or just the idle?), less than a tooth out causes what?
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Re: Engine vibration, timing?
Reply #4 - 09. May 2011 at 11:04

kcl wrote on 09. May 2011 at 10:30:

Thanks, I'll really sleep better hearing that Thumbs Up!

So, in general, what would be the limit for the timing being "out"? Two teeth is a disaster, one tooth causes rough running (really rough? How rough? Throughout the rev scale or just the idle?), less than a tooth out causes what?

I would guess power would suffer in a direct proportion to cam timing accuracy as revs rise. If you want an efficient and as economic an engine as possible i'd get a kit and re set it correctly.

I've seen cam timing out from the previous install to varying degrees, smoothness and eagerness improves with cam timing accuracy throughout the rev range. But I've only seen up to 1 tooth out. Tick over was ok though as I recall.

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Re: Engine vibration, timing?
Reply #5 - 09. May 2011 at 13:46

chrisgixer wrote on 09. May 2011 at 11:04:

kcl wrote on 09. May 2011 at 10:30:

Thanks, I'll really sleep better hearing that Thumbs Up!

So, in general, what would be the limit for the timing being "out"? Two teeth is a disaster, one tooth causes rough running (really rough? How rough? Throughout the rev scale or just the idle?), less than a tooth out causes what?

I would guess power would suffer in a direct proportion to cam timing accuracy as revs rise. If you want an efficient and as economic an engine as possible i'd get a kit and re set it correctly.

I've seen cam timing out from the previous install to varying degrees, smoothness and eagerness improves with cam timing accuracy throughout the rev range. But I've only seen up to 1 tooth out. Tick over was ok though as I recall.

Well, it was my first belt and I had fewer adjustable rollers as in DVD. When the marks were spot on I could not remove the other locking key at all so I had to slacken the belt from that side Undecided

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Re: Engine vibration, timing?
Reply #6 - 10. May 2011 at 20:01

kcl wrote on 09. May 2011 at 09:34:

How "exact" must the timing be? I wonder this because I have noticed that my engine vibrates slighlty on idle and can not remember if it did that before the cambelt job. How much will it effect the idle if timing was, let's say, less than a quarter of a tooth out on one side? Mine runs nicely though, fuel economy is ok, pulls very nice and smooth, only this vibration on idle...which could be a dozen other things also.

Could be the idle control valve. I had this once and Mark DTM kindly showed me how to clean it out.

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kcl Senior Member Offline Posts: 696 Finland Gender: Drives: 2002 Opel Omega 2,6 Caravan Auto	Re: Engine vibration, timing? Reply #7 - 11. May 2011 at 08:01 But mine is dbw so no icv on this engine....
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Re: Engine vibration, timing?
Reply #8 - 11. May 2011 at 09:07

kcl wrote on 09. May 2011 at 13:46:

chrisgixer wrote on 09. May 2011 at 11:04:

kcl wrote on 09. May 2011 at 10:30:

Thanks, I'll really sleep better hearing that Thumbs Up!

So, in general, what would be the limit for the timing being "out"? Two teeth is a disaster, one tooth causes rough running (really rough? How rough? Throughout the rev scale or just the idle?), less than a tooth out causes what?

I would guess power would suffer in a direct proportion to cam timing accuracy as revs rise. If you want an efficient and as economic an engine as possible i'd get a kit and re set it correctly.

I've seen cam timing out from the previous install to varying degrees, smoothness and eagerness improves with cam timing accuracy throughout the rev range. But I've only seen up to 1 tooth out. Tick over was ok though as I recall.

Well, it was my first belt and I had fewer adjustable rollers as in DVD. When the marks were spot on I could not remove the other locking key at all so I had to slacken the belt from that side Undecided

Yes cams 3+4 are set on the later v engines there is no adjustment needed other than to engage the correct teeth.
So in theory only 1+2 should be out adjusted by the top roller.
I'd get a kit and re set it tbh.

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