Manually Turning Engine
Manually Turning Engine
Something I should have investigated before tearing the car apart. Is there a way to manually turn the engine? I need to make sure the valves are closed before I do the walnut blasting. Maybe an inspection hole in the bell housing that lets me get to the ring gear? Or a pulley somewhere?
The injectors will all be out, so working against compression won't be an issue.
Ta
The injectors will all be out, so working against compression won't be an issue.
Ta
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Re: Manually Turning Engine
I usually put a 1/2" socket and ratchet wrench on the pulley bolt.
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Ah cool, thanks. I'd seen a comment about it not being accessible. Do you have to move anything out of the way to get access?
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Hardly anything's accessible on this engine. You may need to cut a deep socket down to length.
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Yes. The front bumper and the radiators. I doubt that there's any way to get a tool into the pulley with them in place.
I may be thinking about the wrong car but I'm sure that I read something about a special tool that fits in the pulley so the crank bolt doesn't have to be used.
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Ah crap. So there's no inspection hole in the bell housing that I could use to get to the flex plate?
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You'll find the answer in this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=47&t=129515
There's a small grommet covering an access hole near the bottom, but it might not help you very much.
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Cool, thanks. Was hoping for something I could get into and turn from the ring gear. I'll give it a go.
If only it was a manual :-/
If only it was a manual :-/
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So I have an idea, might not be a great one but I'll give it a go.
The crank pulley has little protrusions on it and there's a big boss underneath it. I can get a pry bar in there and slowly lever it around clockwise. I gave it a test and it doesn't take much to move as there's no compression with the injectors out, so I don't think I will damage anything.
The crank pulley has little protrusions on it and there's a big boss underneath it. I can get a pry bar in there and slowly lever it around clockwise. I gave it a test and it doesn't take much to move as there's no compression with the injectors out, so I don't think I will damage anything.
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