when setting the base timing...
Thread Starter
20K+ Super Poster.
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 20,599
Likes: 0
From: Ramsgate, Kent Drives: E39 530D Touring
how important is the RPM?
my car idles at 950ish RPM and it should be 900rpm
since i dont have a timing light with a proper RPM display on it i wont be able to get it bang on 900
will this massively effect things when i go to set the timing? or 50ish rpm considered to be "within limits" ?
my car idles at 950ish RPM and it should be 900rpm
since i dont have a timing light with a proper RPM display on it i wont be able to get it bang on 900
will this massively effect things when i go to set the timing? or 50ish rpm considered to be "within limits" ?
Thread Starter
20K+ Super Poster.
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 20,599
Likes: 0
From: Ramsgate, Kent Drives: E39 530D Touring

1 more quicky for you stu... one of my tappets is quite... erm... tappety

is this likely because i didnt set that one correctly when i did em the other week?
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
TPM961
Restorations, Rebuilds & Projects.
19
Jan 15, 2018 10:50 AM



