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icon5.gif  1G Camshaft Timing ? Wed, 18 May 2005 04:39 Go to previous message
Apologies in advance, for the noob question, and thanks for taking the time to educate me.....

Is checking/setting the camshaft timing on a 1G (GZE in this case) a straightforward job for a pretend mechanic with a box of odd spanners ?

Or do I need a dial indictor, torque wrench, torque settings, big green book and any more than half a clue as to what to do ?

Could I take my 1G to a competent mechanic who may not have seen this engine before so that he can check and set the cam timing ?
Will he need some Toyota specific data to do this ?

I think there is a chance that the exhaust camshaft timing is way out on my car, but checking this is probably beyond the limit of my mechanical ability.....

What should I expect to pay cost/hours/time (any of these) if I took the care to the local mech ?

Thanks,
Mitch.
Note: "mech" is just one "c" more than "meh" .... Rolling Eyes
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Read Message   1G Camshaft Timing ?  ra23celicaWed, 18 May 2005 04:39
Read Message   Re: 1G Camshaft Timing ? MerudoWed, 18 May 2005 04:49
Read Message   Re: 1G Camshaft Timing ? ra23celicaWed, 18 May 2005 04:54
Read Message   Re: 1G Camshaft Timing ? justcallmefrankWed, 18 May 2005 05:05
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Read Message   Re: 1G Camshaft Timing ? ra23celicaWed, 18 May 2005 05:28
Read Message   Re: 1G Camshaft Timing ? justcallmefrankWed, 18 May 2005 05:31
Read Message   Re: 1G Camshaft Timing ? ra23celicaWed, 18 May 2005 05:38
Read Message   Re: 1G Camshaft Timing ? MerudoWed, 18 May 2005 06:02
Read Message   Re: 1G Camshaft Timing ? justcallmefrankWed, 18 May 2005 06:05
Read Message   Re: 1G Camshaft Timing ? MerudoWed, 18 May 2005 06:14
Read Message   Re: 1G Camshaft Timing ? CrUZsidaWed, 18 May 2005 06:32
Read Message   Re: 1G Camshaft Timing ? justcallmefrankWed, 18 May 2005 06:45
Read Message   Re: 1G Camshaft Timing ? ra23celicaWed, 18 May 2005 07:50
Read Message   Re: 1G Camshaft Timing ? justcallmefrankWed, 18 May 2005 07:56
Read Message   Re: 1G Camshaft Timing ? EvilJackWed, 18 May 2005 09:40
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Read Message   Re: 1G Camshaft Timing ? justcallmefrankWed, 18 May 2005 09:54
Read Message   Re: 1G Camshaft Timing ? ra23celicaWed, 18 May 2005 13:20
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