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engine out of car when we fitted the new chain we turned the engine by hand to check it and that is how we found the problems. There seemed to be alot of slack between the cam shaft sprockets, the Haynes bible mentions inserting 3 bar of air down the oil passage to the variable sprocket to...

fitted new timing chain but the slack is on the wrong side, it is not being taken up by the tensioner what could the problem be and how do i correct it ? :)

i've got the k12 5 door best car i.ve ever had apart from the timing chain lol