Zetec Cam Timing Question
Hi Learned Ones,
I'm having problems getting my Elan +2 Zetec to run smoothly and idle. Having checked the idle air opening and balance of TB's, Throttle Pot Calibration and using an Emerald Map that I'm told works well on similar set-ups, I'm now suspicious of the Cam timing, even though I've not touched it.
The engine is as supplied by Spyder, a re-conned 2.0L Zetec, but they will have replaced the Water Pump and so I'm suspicious that the cam timing may have been messed up when the belt was slackened.
Am I correct in thinking that if I take off the cam cover and align the crank for TDC (using a dial gauge) that the cam alignment notches should align horizontally if all is correct?
If not, is correction as simple as making sure these are horizontal with a locking bar (250x40x5mm) when the crank is at TDC?
Thanks in anticipation,
Niall.
PS, I was originally going to post this on Blatchat as there's a lot of learned Zetec folks on there, however they seemed to have locked posting to members only. If anyone could oblige I'd be grateful !