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tylerdurdon · 06-03-2008, 01:49 PM

So I am putting together my SR and i put the timing chain on and make sure to line everything up, but as soon as i rotate the engine over one complete revolution the timing marks are off by one chain link. Every rotation i do after this it continues to move one chain link per revolution. Obviously if i move the engine back it will line back up again and look perfect. Is it suppose to do this ?

ping · 06-03-2008, 03:20 PM

yeah think its right... i just did that today spinning it till the gear dots matched the links when i put the cas back in,

redtop91 · 06-03-2008, 06:00 PM

It will take a bit sometimes. Just keep spinning. They'll line back up. Also make sure you are looking at the silver links and not the gold one(s).

sidewaysil80 · 06-12-2008, 10:21 PM

yeah, i'm actually in the same boat...just rotate the hell out of the engine...if it still persists and doesnt set, could be a bad chain tensioner...but prob just need to rotate more.

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tylerdurdon · 06-16-2008, 09:57 AM

Thanks guys, I have the PDF and lined everything up as was instructed via the manual. The problem comes in when i rotate the assembly every full rotation from tdc to tdc of number one piston the marks are not lined up and they are exactly one chain link off and as i rotate the assembly it continues to move one chain link further away form the original timing marks. I was just curious about this and wondered if anyone else had observed this.

tylerdurdon · 06-17-2008, 10:16 AM

Engine runs well so i suppose it is normal for this to happen.

s13drob · 06-19-2008, 12:53 AM

its supposed 2 do that. thats y the manuals say 2 turn the motor over until marks match up because the chain is set right its just that it rarely matches up every rotation

06-03-2008, 01:49 PM	#1
tylerdurdon Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 15 Trader Rating: (0)	SR20DET timing chain marks So I am putting together my SR and i put the timing chain on and make sure to line everything up, but as soon as i rotate the engine over one complete revolution the timing marks are off by one chain link. Every rotation i do after this it continues to move one chain link per revolution. Obviously if i move the engine back it will line back up again and look perfect. Is it suppose to do this ?

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06-03-2008, 03:20 PM	#2
ping Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: maine Age: 23 Posts: 2 Trader Rating: (0)	yeah think its right... i just did that today spinning it till the gear dots matched the links when i put the cas back in,

06-03-2008, 06:00 PM	#3
redtop91 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tulsa Oklahoma Posts: 137 Trader Rating: (0)	It will take a bit sometimes. Just keep spinning. They'll line back up. Also make sure you are looking at the silver links and not the gold one(s).

06-12-2008, 10:21 PM	#4
sidewaysil80 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: virginia beach Posts: 306 Trader Rating: (1)	yeah, i'm actually in the same boat...just rotate the hell out of the engine...if it still persists and doesnt set, could be a bad chain tensioner...but prob just need to rotate more.

06-12-2008, 11:27 PM	#5
TURBOMAN Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Houston, TX Age: 23 Posts: 68 Trader Rating: (0)	Try This Website

06-12-2008, 11:28 PM	#6
TURBOMAN Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Houston, TX Age: 23 Posts: 68 Trader Rating: (0)

06-12-2008, 11:29 PM	#8
TURBOMAN Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Houston, TX Age: 23 Posts: 68 Trader Rating: (0)

06-12-2008, 11:34 PM	#9
rebornS14 Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 190 Trader Rating: (2)	http://srownersclub.com/faq/ thats what we used to do my swap.

06-16-2008, 09:57 AM	#10
tylerdurdon Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 15 Trader Rating: (0)	Thanks guys, I have the PDF and lined everything up as was instructed via the manual. The problem comes in when i rotate the assembly every full rotation from tdc to tdc of number one piston the marks are not lined up and they are exactly one chain link off and as i rotate the assembly it continues to move one chain link further away form the original timing marks. I was just curious about this and wondered if anyone else had observed this.

06-17-2008, 10:16 AM	#11
tylerdurdon Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 15 Trader Rating: (0)	Engine runs well so i suppose it is normal for this to happen.

06-19-2008, 12:53 AM	#12
s13drob Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 56deuce, ca Posts: 462 Trader Rating: (8)	its supposed 2 do that. thats y the manuals say 2 turn the motor over until marks match up because the chain is set right its just that it rarely matches up every rotation