Changed cam belt and now it wont go above 5k?
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Hi all
Spent a fun day giving a very overdue service to out ancient Vento 2l, all standard service items done but couldn't be sure if last owner had ever done the cambelt so put a new belt & tensioner on. Car running sweet as a nut but.... hit 5000 revs and the engine bucks and refuses to go further - rather like a rev limiter. Cam belt is spot on crank & cam timing marks (old one was about 5 degrees out). Is this a case of the ECU got used to the old timing and needs a reset (if so can someone tell me how?) or is it likely the dizzy is a bit out and by correcting the timing on the belt I've taken it outside the ECU tolerances?????
Any thoughts I'd be grateful - as is the Mrs won't be able to accelerate in her normal blistering style!
Spent a fun day giving a very overdue service to out ancient Vento 2l, all standard service items done but couldn't be sure if last owner had ever done the cambelt so put a new belt & tensioner on. Car running sweet as a nut but.... hit 5000 revs and the engine bucks and refuses to go further - rather like a rev limiter. Cam belt is spot on crank & cam timing marks (old one was about 5 degrees out). Is this a case of the ECU got used to the old timing and needs a reset (if so can someone tell me how?) or is it likely the dizzy is a bit out and by correcting the timing on the belt I've taken it outside the ECU tolerances?????
Any thoughts I'd be grateful - as is the Mrs won't be able to accelerate in her normal blistering style!
Yep timing on the crank was about 5 degrees out when cam on it's marks - in the deep recesses of the garage theres a strobe somewhere - will give it a dust off! but will remember to mark the dizzy position first just in case!
Problem wouldn't be any issue at all really bar the fact car's an auto - hit the kickdown revs rocket nicely and splutter...- joy!. the same fully monty servicing being applies to our equally aged polo tomorrow so here's hoping I don't end up with two spluttering cars at high revs (or else the mini comes out of the garage!)
Problem wouldn't be any issue at all really bar the fact car's an auto - hit the kickdown revs rocket nicely and splutter...- joy!. the same fully monty servicing being applies to our equally aged polo tomorrow so here's hoping I don't end up with two spluttering cars at high revs (or else the mini comes out of the garage!)
Tim-D said:
Hi all
Spent a fun day giving a very overdue service to out ancient Vento 2l, all standard service items done but couldn't be sure if last owner had ever done the cambelt so put a new belt & tensioner on. Car running sweet as a nut but.... hit 5000 revs and the engine bucks and refuses to go further - rather like a rev limiter. Cam belt is spot on crank & cam timing marks (old one was about 5 degrees out). Is this a case of the ECU got used to the old timing and needs a reset (if so can someone tell me how?) or is it likely the dizzy is a bit out and by correcting the timing on the belt I've taken it outside the ECU tolerances?????
Any thoughts I'd be grateful - as is the Mrs won't be able to accelerate in her normal blistering style!
You don't mention what engine it is? Engine code would be useful. Also, did you use the timing notch on the flywheel and cam timing mark?Spent a fun day giving a very overdue service to out ancient Vento 2l, all standard service items done but couldn't be sure if last owner had ever done the cambelt so put a new belt & tensioner on. Car running sweet as a nut but.... hit 5000 revs and the engine bucks and refuses to go further - rather like a rev limiter. Cam belt is spot on crank & cam timing marks (old one was about 5 degrees out). Is this a case of the ECU got used to the old timing and needs a reset (if so can someone tell me how?) or is it likely the dizzy is a bit out and by correcting the timing on the belt I've taken it outside the ECU tolerances?????
Any thoughts I'd be grateful - as is the Mrs won't be able to accelerate in her normal blistering style!
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