Rough Idle After Timing Cover Removal

[123456]

Hi, just resprayed my timing cover and have reinstalled it, but now my idle is very rough... I marked the timing unit on the front when i pulled it out, the timing is now exactly as it was set before

One question though, the little keyway in the middle that spins, does it matter if thats turned around a few times while off the car? it's lined up and connected fine now

Also had the cover off for my injector loom (it's the one on the left side of engine facing boot, just below the pressure bleed nossel, roughly 30 cm long and yeh inside is the loom) likely that this could have messed it up? guessing idle would be rough if one of the injectors wasnt workn

Edited April 4, 2009 by 123456

[123456]

i did give the unit a few light tabs when i was trying to get it back into place, very light ones, how sensative are the units, any easy way to test whether they're broken?

[a31lunacy]

check the position of the cas on the inside it could be slightly off check where it locates on the cam shaft and just make sure all the plugs are clean and pushed on properly on the injector loom

there should be a half moon key on the cas and on the cam shaft make sure they are lined um properly when re installing the cas or it will cause the car to run like crap or not even start at all and if you snapped it off you just have to try to locate it slowly to make sure its in the right place

[123456]

ah, nah i made sure the half moon part slid in smoothly (i'm assuming if it didnt slide in then i wouldnt be able to get the unit all the way back into the cover, right)?

I'll whip it off anyway again, but doubt it's broken on account of how easily it went into place

[JonnoHR31]

if its broken it can go in in the wrong spot very easily. i broke the keyway on the cam side on my motor, just need to slide it in carefully and get it in the right spot