I read through the cursed book of lies, (which recommends completely removing the exhaust to avoid straining the flexi-section, among other gems). Decided Doggy knows best, and from that point things deteriorated in a predictable manner.
To cut a long story short, I took a chance on not locking the crankshaft in position, (just marked it carefully instead), but did lock the cam pulley. I think it's vanishingly unlikely it could have moved by a whole tooth, but now I'm wishing I'd taken the extra time....
Got it finished and it started up and sounded spot on, but when driving, I do seem to have a bit of hesitation / turbo lag that wasn't there before. I suspect I will eventually find a loose vacuum pipe or some similar cause, but now the germ of doubt has arisen, I'm thinking to re-check the timing, just to be sure.
My question is this - can I remove just the upper section of the timing belt cover, rotate the engine to the camshaft pulley lines up with the hole, insert the 8 mm screw to lock it, then somehow verify the crank timing mark agrees with it?
If so, which bits do I need to take off, (if any), to access the crank timing marks / locking pin position?
I gather the DW12 is different from an HDi 90, (where you push the pin through the block into the flywheel fom over the top of the starter). HBoL implies it's the same as a 110 HDi. Can anyone confirm? (or just describe the arrangement on a 110 /136)?
Thanks in anticipation of the usual high standard of technical support for which our forum is justly renowned.
(& yes, Doggy will take the 'other' comments on the chin and no doubt wish he'd kept his big mouth shut).
