quick question I have recently had my head off as I thought I has bent valves as I had dreaded tapping but turns out my tappets where just knackered..

anyway my question is to set my timing back up do I just need to lock the crack and the cams in to there respective locking holes and then refit belt, does that set the timing up..

I did mark everything before I took if off so I could set it back up with my marks but not 100% confident in it as I know the timing needs to be spot on with these engines

I had It in engineering shop and they stripped it down to replace any valves and guides. and they said that they were all fine..

the crank pully locking hole is behind the pully the belt goes on (if that makes sence, behind the pully that comes off as I didn't see any holes in the pully when I took it off?

what is the harmonic damper?

if I line up and lock the crank pully in to its locking pin hole.. then do the same for cams.. this will set the cams up fine wont it?

I agree with cock soup flavour noodles there

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andrew315rawson@live.co.uk
Moonstone phase 7 gti6
My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1

You can use suitable drill or grind steel rod to the correct diameter for locking the cam sprockets,
8-6 mm.

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French military victories?
Did you mean French military defeats?

managed to get belt on and timed up fine.. but after top end rebuild my bottom end has gone now??

car ran fine for bout 30mins twice (SO 60mins total) as I ran it up to temp and let it cool twice then on the third time bottom end has started knocking..

specifically its knocking is much louder below no4 cylinder then any other

the head gasket never failed.. I have done head rebuild as I thought I have bent valves and they were all fine..

ok if no4 is timing belt end then knocking is on no1. gearbox end....

its got brand new and clean 5/40 fully sys oil in..

think am just going to sell, as I have ran out of money. maxed out all my plastic fantastic to fix head problems cant afford to fix bottom end I literally don't have the money.. plus needs taxing when all done so I can actually drive it on road.. still got mot..

spent bloody loads but im in need of money asap soo its guna have to goo

Like Welshpug says, contaminated oil does these no good at all. I suffered that on my new engine and destroyed big end 1 after 500 miles. Thankfully i caught it in time (like it sounds like you may have done) where the crank just needed a polish and a new set of bearings fitted.
I would whip them out and check them if i was you. Removing the big end bearings really isn't a big job in reality (I had all mine out in 45 minutes). You will just get bored of undoing them sump bolts lol.
If your fortunate enough to not have badly damaged the crank, you can polish it back up in situ (you have to be sure it hasn't been badly over heated) and fit new bearings and then run it in again.