I have been replacing the vacuum pump and timing gear on a W210 OM606.912 and have managed to reassemble the car but the injection timing is off. The car tried to start after the fuel delivery and fumbled and died.
Today I disassembled the engine again, painfully after 3 months, and am at the point of removing the injection pump.
Question is can I visually time the pump correctly? Will I need too bring it in to someone with the digital tools in order to get it right?
I believe that I installed the timing gear a spline or two off, may be more.
Now I cannot get the basket to hold the gear or the locking tool. Will try the wooden dowel method to lock the pump and have an assistant hold the gear in place tomorrow. Do you think that this will work?
Thank you for your time.