Hi,
I've recently bought a Duratec from an MX5 rally car and I'm working through it to fit into my Escort
One job is to fit a dry sump so I've removed the MX5 sump, crank pulley, front cover and std oil pump
But I'm slightly confused how to get the crank pulley back in the right place!
I marked everything when I took apart but the cranks sprocket / cams might have moved when I loosened the oil pump sprocket
Everything on the engine is done up "too" tight, the crank pulley bolt needed a 6ft breaker bar to loosen it
It is fitted with Raceline 250 cams (marked KC RLD250 and the inlet has 0910, haven't checked the exhaust), and it's a VVT head if that makes any difference
The cam pulleys have not been disturbed, but if I turn the engine over, the timing slots in back of the cams never line up, although they come close
(I have the usual Duratec timing kit)
Inlet
Exhaust
Not the best pictures but hopefully it shows both slots at a slight angle
Would this have been done on purpose to time the cams correctly?
And if so, do I need to know the lift at TDC to fit the crank pulley in the correct position?
I've sent a message to Raceline but no response so far
Thanks
Gavin
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