slack cambelt??

[NOVA WHITE 1.8]

ive not long been down my mates yard where my nova c20xe's being built,gone to start it up ,it started then cut out,trying to start it back up and the cam belt was slack not snapped but jumped,now it wont fire up,turns over but not properly???any1 had this problem?????

[craig green]

FFS stop turning it over!

Check the alignment with the markers, but find TDC with a long screwdriver & the no1 plug out. Hopefully nothing has made contact.

Must've jumped more than a tooth to not fire. Hope its OK for your sake.

[NOVA WHITE 1.8]

lol i stopped turning it over,lined it all back up but still nothing,im thinking its bent something!!

[craig green]

You need to carry out a compression test.

[edens-xe]

take the plugs out and turn it over slowly BY HAND! if the crank pulley doesnt do at least two full rotations then chances are something has quickly turned gay in your engine!

[Adam]

turns over but not properly???any1 had this problem?????
Does it sound like its spinning over freely?

Probably bent valves, causing no compression....

[mulletor]

was the timing out when you re checked it???

have seen the locating pins break off the cams before.

does sound like bent valves though.

[mulletor]

sounds like you didnt tension the belt before you started.
line up the marks .then tension it up a bit.then turn over by hand on the bottom pulley slowly until you line your marks back up. then re check tension.