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sa155ae · 14-05-2008

Originally Posted by symonh2000

Whoever said that should not be let near your car. If you do that you will probably wreck the head. You need to remove the cam, and hold it in a vice between 2 soft bits of wood whilst you unscrew the variator. It is very tight, and if you try and hold the cams with the locks the threads will probably rip out where the blocks are bolted on.

Its possible that your cam timing is just a bit out if your car does run but badly.

I was hoping that would be the case.

I was thinking how would be the best way to diagnose, and I have OBD 2 cable and laptop, but I just need Alfadiag now downloaded, so would that be a better way to go?
I mean can I diagnose what the problem is say without getting a compression tester!

14-05-2008	#38 (Post Link)
sa155ae AO Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ponty Posts: 719 Member car: alfa 156 2.0 TS	Re: Cam lock tool help. Originally Posted by symonh2000 Whoever said that should not be let near your car. If you do that you will probably wreck the head. You need to remove the cam, and hold it in a vice between 2 soft bits of wood whilst you unscrew the variator. It is very tight, and if you try and hold the cams with the locks the threads will probably rip out where the blocks are bolted on. Its possible that your cam timing is just a bit out if your car does run but badly. I was hoping that would be the case. I was thinking how would be the best way to diagnose, and I have OBD 2 cable and laptop, but I just need Alfadiag now downloaded, so would that be a better way to go? I mean can I diagnose what the problem is say without getting a compression tester!