URGENT oil pressure stop engine

[r5gtt]

So fell at the first hurdle

Just tried to turn the camshaft to so I could put the cam locking tool in to tske the adjuster off but the camshaft will only turn once???

Turn in the other way.

[Pesky jones]

Yeah I think I was turning it the right way, but I did try the other way as well with same result. It really doesn't want to go. I was thinking perhaps a piston in a cylinder is stopping it?

[r5gtt]

Yeah I think I was turning it the right way, but I did try the other way as well with same result. It really doesn't want to go. I was thinking perhaps a piston in a cylinder is stopping it?

Is it just the one cam you're turning?. try give it a bit of force...  turn the other one back to align them up?.

[Pesky jones]

Yeah just trying to turn the inlet cam. The exhaust camshaft is set at tdc so the notches are already vertical, ready for the cam locking tool to go in, but the inlet camshaft isnt. Trying to turn the inlet cam so the notches are vertical as well and the cam locking tool can go in. Once the locking tool is in I can take off the adjuster and fit the chain and tensioner. Once thats done I can do a compression test.

[r5gtt]

Right I'm with you from before. if it's not turning and you're using extra force then the valves are bent and sticking I would say.

[Pesky jones]

Yeah looks like it.

Although, because im turning the inlet cam, and the crankshaft isnt turning, perhaps its not turning becauese one piston is stopping it. As in if the crankshaft was turning then maybe it would turn...

It turned once and snapped down so the camlobes on one cylinder were pointing down. It was trying to turn past this point (bringing the lobes up of the valves) and down on another that it wouldn't turn.any.more

[r5gtt]

Turn the crank and settle pistons centre if you can.

[Pesky jones]

Il have another crack tomorrow. Just turn the crank, try turn the camshaft again, keep doing that untill the notches on the camshaft are vertical?

Once the inlet camshaft is vertical and correct, keep turning the crankshaft untill the exhaust camshaft is lined up and I can get the cam chain on (providing the crankshaft and camshaft are at tdc) that make sense?

[Pesky jones]

Or maybe just take the cambelt off and take the cam girdle off. Would I need to remove the cambelt pulley to take the camshaft out?

Or just go straight to removing the.cylinder head

[r5gtt]

I'm confused as the cams should line up with tdc crank set in position 

Try turning the crank and setting the cams as this should do the trick.

cam girdle off to take cams out

[Pesky jones]

Well the exhaust cam does line up. But because the inlet camshaft isnt connected its spun out of synchronisation..I think.

I think I need to remove the girdle (can only see six bolts) and then possibly remove the cambelt pulley off the camshaft?

[r5gtt]

The girdle has 14 bolts. I'd say the cam just needs a stern twist but I'm not there so can't say.
maybe you've spun it all wrong and need to spin the crank and inlet around again.

[Pesky jones]

It's hard to explain, but I can make the inlet cam turn once, and it snaps into position, with the lobes forcing one pair of valves down, but then as soon as I go to turn it again it won't turn at all, which is strange because the next immediate part of the turn is releasing the lobe off the valves, and should turn easily before it starts forcing down the next pair of valves. I would have thought that if valves had bent then it would stop turning as it starts forcing down the next set of valves. Hope this makes sense.

[Pesky jones]

Perhaps a piston pushed some valves back into the valve guides that's why it won't turn.

I think it's time to take the cylinder head off. What do you think @doylebros

[doylebros]

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