Since S14.net has been out of service for the past two weeks, I might as ask my questions here.
I'm trying to change the head gasket of my E30 M3 and I noticed, today, the metal point that points to the line on the crank pulley to signify it's on top dead center (TDC) is a bit off. I must've moved the timing chain a bit that caused it to move a bit. Keep in mind I still have the cylinder head on. So my question is: Is it still possible to set my crankshaft at TDC before I remove my cylinder head? I'm a bit worried because it's not precisely at TDC because I haven't removed the cylinder head yet and it's supposed to be exactly at TDC by the time the cylinder head is removed. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
P.S. I'm following the directions based on the KoalaMotorsports manual as well as the factory manual.
-PCASIL
I'm trying to change the head gasket of my E30 M3 and I noticed, today, the metal point that points to the line on the crank pulley to signify it's on top dead center (TDC) is a bit off. I must've moved the timing chain a bit that caused it to move a bit. Keep in mind I still have the cylinder head on. So my question is: Is it still possible to set my crankshaft at TDC before I remove my cylinder head? I'm a bit worried because it's not precisely at TDC because I haven't removed the cylinder head yet and it's supposed to be exactly at TDC by the time the cylinder head is removed. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
P.S. I'm following the directions based on the KoalaMotorsports manual as well as the factory manual.
-PCASIL
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