How do you timing a diesel injection pump?

How do you timing a diesel injection pump?

You will however have to take off the oil filter to give you direct axial access to the timing hole. My tool is just a dial guage extension which screws into the timing hole. It is a tube with a plunger incorporated and a screw to clamp the gauge at the other end.

Do You need Timing SST for injection pump?

I made a pump timing SST that screws into the timing thread in the pump. You do not need the Toyota one that brings the dial guage round the side of the pump and you don’t have to slacken off the injection pipes.

How do you set the pump timing on a Land Cruiser?

When you have set the timing correctly by rotating the pump body it is essential to check it all again as you may have taken the play out of the gearchain. Checking it again ensures that all wear/play has been taken up in the right direction with the engine being turned clockwise and the pump following.

How big is the pump on a Toyota SST?

It is a tube with a plunger incorporated and a screw to clamp the gauge at the other end. The factory setting is 1.55mm whether or not you use the Toyota SST as with the Toyota one the fulcrum is in the middle.

You will however have to take off the oil filter to give you direct axial access to the timing hole. My tool is just a dial guage extension which screws into the timing hole. It is a tube with a plunger incorporated and a screw to clamp the gauge at the other end.

I made a pump timing SST that screws into the timing thread in the pump. You do not need the Toyota one that brings the dial guage round the side of the pump and you don’t have to slacken off the injection pipes.

When you have set the timing correctly by rotating the pump body it is essential to check it all again as you may have taken the play out of the gearchain. Checking it again ensures that all wear/play has been taken up in the right direction with the engine being turned clockwise and the pump following.

It is a tube with a plunger incorporated and a screw to clamp the gauge at the other end. The factory setting is 1.55mm whether or not you use the Toyota SST as with the Toyota one the fulcrum is in the middle.