De Lorean EuroTec

What are you reading online?
The guy who rebuilt my engine struggled with the timing as the new chains I supplied didn't have marks.
http://www.tmproductions.com/repairs-an ... lve-timing
I found this and sent it to him and he managed to sort it. Hope it helps

DJK73 wrote:Also are you 100% sure you have put the chains on correctly, are they original chains with painted marks on the links? Or are they new without marks?

Crank relative to piston is not affected by the chain.

Thanks for all the input guys, I’ll compare my engines and figure it out in the end

The notch (bottom arrow) or the round hole (top arrow)?

And is the woodruff key somehow aligned with the #1 crank?

Bottom arrow, I finally figured it out

Success!

Today I did something interesting! I’ve been sorta paranoid about the oiling system not working properly. Seeing the cam wear, reading horror stories and listening to people talking down the prv got to me. So I decided I wanted to verify the function of the oiling system.

So I installed the oil pan, filter, pressure sensors and filled the sump with 4 liters of oil.

Then I started to crank the oil pump by hand. (Chain not fitted) This was very interesting and exciting!

After about 15 sec oil reached the pump, and it got a lot heavier. Next oil started pouring over the chains. A lot. At first it seemed excessive. But I kept it up, and it got even heavier at it reached the rocker shafts (which are pipes, really). And in the end I could see oil seeping out of each rocker . Hooray!!!!!

Now I can close the timing cover with peace of mind.

Excellent work

Yeah, now that I finally feel that I have everything under control, I can continue assembly in a more speedy fashion

Maybe I can have the whole lump ready to be dropped into the car this weekend. The forecast says rain, which means garage time!

At least you don’t need to worry about that part anymore!


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