CITROEN CX Series - Checking the Timing

No. 818.1
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OPERATION
14°
MÅ.. 120-0
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CHECKING
THE TIMING.
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Op. MÅ. 120-0
Rotating the crankshaft
a)
Veh le
ic
s
fl/ted with
ej
pi/an
e arhox
Lift
one of the front
wheels of the vehicie, and
engage 4th or Sth gear
so as to rotate the
crank-
shaftby
means of the raised wheel.
b)
V ch le/es
fl
ile el u it)'
a
lo rqn e con
ter/er
Two
rnethods
ore
permissible to rotate the crank-
shaft
- feed the starter notor from a 6-volt battery,
-
or remove the protective plate
under
the
converter casing, and rotate the converter
using
a
screwdriver.
1.
Remove
-
spare wheel,
- cylinder head
(carburettor engine
the injection manifold
and the rocker
cover
(fuel injection
engine).
2.
Bring piston of cylinder
No.
4
to
TDC, with the
valves in
«
rocking
position«.
NOTE The
TOC mark
on
engine
flywheel
can
be seen
at point
«
o
»
on
the clutch housing.
3. Adjust clearance of inlet
valve
(1) of No.
1
cylinder to
1.10 mm
(theoretical clearance
(
4. Tum
crankshaft exactly one
tum in
dimection
of
mota ti on
of engine
(
an
fj e lock p Is e fro
ni
dv,, /'o cl
side ).
5.
Check
clearance
of
inlet
valve on
cylinder
No.
1.
This must
be be-tween
0.05
and 0.25 mm.
6. Check
and odjust
rocker-arm
clearance
(engine cold
Inlet
0.15
mm
Exhaust
0.20
mm
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