Gti is gutless after timing belt change

[mikeyriot]

Alright last question about this I hope. I believe I'm off half a tooth. Would that cause power loss? I figured it was fine since it was in the middle of the tooth instead of the line at the top of the tooth so I'm hoping that's it. Any suggestions? I was having trouble getting the belt tight on the water pump side. It idles fine and runs smooth she's just gutless now. Hoping it's just cause it's off half a tooth..

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[vwengineer]

Not having specific experience with timing belts changes, I would say that if the valves are a bit out of sync, the piston would push some of the fuel mixture out (by the valve opening) reducing the overall efficiency and power

 

[GTI's]

Check for codes.

 

[mikeyriot]

No cel..

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[GTI's]

Not all Dtc will set off a cel

 

[mikeyriot]

Codes popped up today. P0101 and P0172. Pretty sure it's just because it's slightly off. Like I said the cam arrow was at the bottom of the tooth instead of at the line at the top. I bought the cam lock tool to do my chain tensioner. Can I use it to lock the cam at tdc when I do the belt?

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[GTI's]

http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/16485/P0101/000257

http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/16556/P0172/000370

 

[mikeyriot]

Good looking. Gonna tear it back down tomorrow and reinstall the belt.

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[mikeyriot]

Ok I have an issue. I can't get the slack pulled out of the belt. Either it's loose and the crank moves when I tension it or I pull it tight and it moves the crank. I've been at it for hours and I can't get both cam and crank tdc and to stay tdc after tensioning. Any tips?

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