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steve b · Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 475 Location: WIRRAL

can anyone help ? Delinewby and myself have spent all afternoon trying to sort out the fuel pump timing on hi Delica.......
we removed the radiator etc.etc........ finally we removed the vacuum pump, to agin access to the timing marks on the fuel pump gear, timed up the engine to TDC using both crank and camshaft marks, NO MARKS ON THE FUEL PUMP GEAR !!!!!! ??????? turned the engine over again twice, examined the gear closely , still no timing marks on the pump gear, in fact there were no marks whatsoever on the gear or timing casing......... has anybody any ideas ???? any help would be appreciated cheers Steve Lucky

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delart · Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 290 Location: Powys

Hi I did this job a few weeks ago and on mine there was a mark on one of the teeth on the pump (94 L400 ) it is about 1mm ground straight off the gear, but you do have to make sure you clean the oil off to see it. It's easily missed Embarassed

. hope this helps.

steve b · Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 475 Location: WIRRAL

cheers delart, was that looking through the casing where the vacuum pump was mounted ?? we cleaned off the gear but could not see any indication of any type of mark at all !!! :?

deli newby · Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 264 Location: liverpool

steve can that vacum pump b removed without all the other stuff being removed and can i still turn it to look again for the mark Question

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bulldoggy · Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 395 Location: derbyshire

seriously the ground off tooth can be easily missed. I had my pump off and couldn't find it for about ten minutes of looking.

deli newby · Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 264 Location: liverpool

well i hope so other wise the only other way would be a new pump or summit lol (100 + delivery of bruce mystery machine) good price but hope i don't have to go to that Laughing

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deli newby · Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 264 Location: liverpool

if anyone that has done this before have any of you taken any pics to show exactly were on the tooth the mark is to make it a bit easier
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strangerover · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 22:30 Post subject:

Have you actualy been looking at the gear while turning the engine ?

If the pump is timed wrong which is what we think then maybe when the engine is at TDC the mark is out of site...

if that makes sense
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deli newby · Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 264 Location: liverpool

yes we have turned it while looking but the other two replys say it very hard to see so hopefully some1 will find the mark soon we was looking on the face of the gear but these say its on the tooth so will need to have another look in morning :D
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strangerover · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 22:40 Post subject:

http://www.MDOCUK.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=18545
some pics on that
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deli newby · Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 264 Location: liverpool

defo didn't see a mark like that
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steve b · Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 475 Location: WIRRAL

nothing not a dot, not a ground off tooth, or little triangle , as suggested by the original mechanic, nothing at all ........... any helps is good, i do this for a living , and these sort of battles i win all the time .............. i'm actually sleepless over this one !!!! ITS GOT TO ME c' mon fellas am i missing some thing obvious??????????????????? Sock , any suggestions, you are the man on all things timing,!!!! Lewis , you are the man in all things research and looked into in great into with excellent descriptions and photo's :?

deli newby · Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 264 Location: liverpool

steve mark is coming in the morning to try find it
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steve b · Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 475 Location: WIRRAL

you still up ??????????? mate you'll have to take off the intercooler, and the vacuum pump ............good luck...... :

deli newby · Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 264 Location: liverpool

yes still awake going to bed soon tho up early bout 7ish probably lol
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delart · Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 290 Location: Powys

I had mine reconditioned with my mate doing the main bearings and machining it still cost £200 so £100 don't sound bad, I had the pump on the bench to find marks ground tooth pump on pump side of gear.

deli newby · Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 264 Location: liverpool

i know its a real gd price but spent 1800 on it so far to get it going again didn't really want to go down the route of spending A lot more haha
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love4x4ing · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:47 Post subject:

I've done my pump before and if i remember correctly you Can't see the marks through the vacume pump hole. The mark is on the inner side of the teeth which you can see with the pump off, you line it up with the mark on the pump body/flange. Give me a mo i'll get a pic for you .....
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deli newby · Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 264 Location: liverpool

nice one mate
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love4x4ing · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:05 Post subject:

Hope this works lol.....

I've never really posted pics but i'm giving it a go......
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1996 2.8 Jasper,
New timing chain kit and pump seals done- sorted.

Just when you think you've fixed everything, something else breaks..........