diesel injector timing

[faiyaz]

greetings, how can i tell if my diesel injection pump timing is retarded or advanced ? this is for a 2L engine in a hilux , its taking slightly longer than usual to crank and i dont like that, any other things that can cause this?

[Reenen]

Put a dial gauge on back of pump, and read the lift of plunger at tdc, then compare to spec for engine.
To little lift, retarded. To much lift, advanced.

[Reenen]

Also, check your glowplugs. Remove the top conector bar conectong all the glowplugs. With piece of wire, directly from battery +, touch tip of each glowplug. If it sparks, it should be ok, if no spark, gloplug is dead, must be replaced

[faiyaz]

ok ill have to buy a dial indicator, are they readily available ? does it have to be a dial indicator for this specific engine or any will do ? i just replaced the glow plugs with genuine ones so those should be ok.

[Reenen]

They normally comes in a kit with adapters included for a whole range of different makes of cars.

About R1400-R2000 for the kit.

Or you can go to a diesel injection and pump workshop and have them set it. Will cost about R500- R1500.

[Reenen]

https://imgur.com/gallery/3oLeP

[faiyaz]

oh ok cool, ill check overseas, might aswell invest in one, over time it will pay for itself! I'll check for the plunger stroke measurement first online. Thanks for the help! for now I've pushed the injector pump towards the engine (advancing it) lets see how well it runs and starts.

[Reenen]

Exactly why I bought it. It pays quickly for it self

[Reenen]

I see they sell for about R500 on ebay

[faiyaz]

ok great , ill have to get one thats compatible with a nippon denso injection pump.