Timing belt and main oil seal change on 16v

[cseidel at nmu.edu (Carl Seidel)]

You shouldnt have to mess with a timing light, on a 16v the distributor 
runs off the exhaust cam so if everything is still all lined up the 
ignition timing will still be good.  However after you get everything back 
together put a wrench on the crank bolt and crank the engine over a couple 
times by hand.  Thats good insurance to make sure you have no valve/piston 
contact if the timing somehow did get off.

  -Carl

At 11:43 AM 2/24/2004 -0500, Captnbr@aol.com wrote:
>I am thinking about doing this job myself in the near future.  Aside from
>what's in the Bentely, are there any tips, hints, and tricks that you all 
>have
>come across while doing this job you would like to share with me.  Kinda like
>the "man I wish they would have put that in the Bentely" type stuff.  If I 
>take
>the belt of and replace with a new one and not touch or rotate or move
>anything, can I just go ahead and start it up without haveing to mess with 
>a timing
>light, which I don't have?
>
>Brian 86 16v
>98 Jetta GLX Vr6
>
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