the only real accurate way of doing it is locking the flywheel behind the starter motor

i tried it without and there was too much play in the pulleys

might be worth redoing it and locking off the camshaft and doing the flywheel too to be sure

 

just as monty says, lock up the timing again and make sure theres no play when you lock up the flywheel some use a 7mm bolt or 7.5 drill bit best to get a bolt that fits snug as anything that does not fit proper may put the timing out slightly am near sure its a 8mm bolt you need or a kit wont be that dear to buy .

 

the hole into the flywheel is a bit of a Mare to get the Pin in Windy came over to do mine and he had a bent piece of bar that fitted in well was some talk of using an old hacksaw handle bent to shape if I remember correctly

 

your right its hard to get it in as I just pull the starter to one side and fight with the wiring loom lol, I must try that the next time a hack saw handle good tip that :thumb:

 

but its the only way to be sure. do it tight or do it twice lol

 

When I changed the belt on my wife's '05 307hdi I marked a tooth on the pulleys and made marks behind them to line up with them.
It works.
It isn't the ideal way to do the job I know, however it saves taking the starter motor off.

Roger.

 

Thanks all

Hay folks thanks for all the reply's.

I can understand the locking off the crank bit but what about the position of the Fuel Pump? the camshaft bit looks straight forward though so where does the Fuel pump need to be as i can not see any markings on it.

Once again, thanks all
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Hay folks thanks for all the reply's.

I can understand the locking off the crank bit but what about the position of the Fuel Pump? the camshaft bit looks straight forward though so where does the Fuel pump need to be as i can not see any markings on it.

Once again, thanks all
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The fuel pump doesn't need to be timed so you don't need to worry about where the pulley is. You have already been advised a couple of times to lock the cam pulley as well as the flywheel. Locking both is the only sure way of ensuring the timing is correct.

 

Many Thanks

Thanks guys i will lock it all up and check it out

Thanks for all the posts and help

 

I changed a belt on a Ford fusion 1.6 petrol yesterday. When you undo the bottom (crankshaft) pulley bolt the timing sprocket is free to turn, no woodruff key.
You need tools to lock the crankshaft and camshafts in position then tension the belt before tightening the pulley bolt. And you have to lock the engine firmly, the bolt is done up FT!.

Roger.

 

There are many engines like the focus type engine with floating cranks then they also have stretch fanbelts someone is having a laugh