wtb cas asap also need a second opnion

[1SlowCA18DET]

i believe its the cas cause when trying to set timing to 15 degrees im have to move the cas all the way to the right. and ive tripled checked the timing belt and everyting is lined up correctly and the only thing i can think of is the cas so if anyone has one i need it asap.

[89'ClubK's]

Unfortunatly the C-A-S are old and fail quite a bit, I hear. The Drift Battle CA18DET failed them twice. Mitsubishi Sabatage! If your timing marks are correct, and the belt hasn't jump time, I belive you're correct. Check it w/ a timing light, and if it does'nt change when you move the C-A-S, odds are it bit the dust.

[1SlowCA18DET]

yea with the timing light trying to set it to the 15degree mark i have to turn the cas fully clockwise, also could it possibly be ground wires????

Edit the marks do move when i move the cas???

[kota2240]

how does your car run???

I have the same problem, I borrowed Dee's CAS, im going to go try it out in a bit and see if my car runs better

[damesta]

This is a very common problem, if the car is running, its not the cas though. They can go bad but when they do the car won't run from what Ive seen, Ive never seen a case were the cas is actually giving the wrong reading. Heres a list of things Ive seen cause this before:

-timing belt a tooth off-timing belt tension is off-timing belt is worn-marks on pulley are off because of wear-crank gear is off because of wear-cam gears are off because of wear-worn cas key on the exhaust cam

Even though you have to turn it all the way to the right you should be fine, as long as you can get it to 15 degrees and the marks on the pulley are right. I know alot of people, including me that have had to do it that way and it works fine. Ive replaced everything except the exhaust cam and cam gears(including the CAS) and mine still does it.

[boost_boy]

This is a very common problem, if the car is running, its not the cas though. They can go bad but when they do the car won't run from what Ive seen, Ive never seen a case were the cas is actually giving the wrong reading. Heres a list of things Ive seen cause this before:

-timing belt a tooth off-timing belt tension is off-timing belt is worn-marks on pulley are off because of wear-crank gear is off because of wear-cam gears are off because of wear-worn cas key on the exhaust cam

Even though you have to turn it all the way to the right you should be fine, as long as you can get it to 15 degrees and the marks on the pulley are right. I know alot of people, including me that have had to do it that way and it works fine. Ive replaced everything except the exhaust cam and cam gears(including the CAS) and mine still does it.

You haven't seen enough of these engines to know, but those CAS can give you all kind of skewed readings when they are out of calibration. A bad accident can screw them up as well. There are many versions of that CAS and some versions are worse than others and prominent to failure. I kota's case, his cam timing was spot on, so that's all I need to see to conclude it's either the CAS or exhaust cam CAS driver.

Dee

[damesta]

Why didn't you ever tell me that when I had the big thread about all my timing problems, I know they can go out without throwing a code but everyone I talked to about it said the cas either works or it doesn't, but it won't give the wrong reading. Just out of curiosity, is there a version that works better than the others, I might want to try that and see what it does on mine. I doubt it will fix my problem though, I have 2 already and they both read the same.

[1SlowCA18DET]

so does anyone have a spare cas?

[damesta]

I have one, 50.00 shipped. Email me at [email protected] if you want it.

[NismoBgt]

Got one too....

post if that one doesnt work.

[1SlowCA18DET]

first let me try another echaust cam then i'll get back to you guys

[1SlowCA18DET]

I have one, 50.00 shipped. Email me at [email protected] if you want it.

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