Xantia XUD cam sprocket alignment variants

[John Plum]

Q: I encountered a problem in setting the timing of the camshaft on my XUD. I am not sure of the correct alignment position.


Generally XUD's are aligned at about 2 o clock. HDi's are about 7 o clock.

At about 2 o clock on my camshaft sprocket, there is an a`adequate threaded hole in the engine casing behind, to take an 8mm bolt.
At about 7 to 8 o clock behind the cam sprocket, is a hole in the engine casing, but blocked from recieving the 8mm bolt, by a pressed in ball bearing.


I suspect the last one is the correct alignment position to the alignment hole in the cam sprocket; do I have a variant to the normal XUD?
Is anyone familiar with this design?


You could read more about my discovery upon strip down here:
http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... 72#p361372

Cheers,
JOhn

[spider]

I seem to recall the pressed in bearing is just that, I know what you mean my 205TD had that as well. Its a sort of blanking plug in a way.

The timing hole should be obvious as its quite deep in effect and you can screw a bolt into it too.

[citroenxm]

John,

XUD Timing pins are NOT at 2 oclock.... they are timed at 5 O clock!!!

[John Plum]

Yes gotcha on that- all was sorted. You're quite correct.

I had been misinformed by one post, probably because it wasn't clear; just chose the wrong one as a guide.!


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