Camshaft synchronizer timing

[cp2295]

Hi everyone I recently rebuilt my engine, which meant the removal of the camshaft synchronizer, I took pics to note the orientation of the synchronizer, but other than that I have nothing to work off of. There's not a whole lot in the chiltons manual and I have found procedures online, but one can only trust those so much. I have tried resetting the synchronizer multiple times, and every time code p1309 comes on.

I set the motor at tdc for the #1 cylinder, making sure it's on the compression stroke. I then get the tool that was supplied with my new synchronizer and start it at 60* from the centerline and rotate it down and it ends up at about 15* and appears to be in the same position that my picture shows. Everytime I still get the dang code. What am I doing wrong here? About ready to give in to going to a shop and having them do it... Too many hairs have already been ripped out!!


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[RonD]

Outside of being on the wrong TDC, it reads like you are doing it right.
You could pull it out and rotate it 180deg then reinstall won't hurt anything and you would just get the code if that was wrong also.

Have you looked at this method: http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/4_0-camshaft_synchronizer.shtml

 

[cp2295]

I found TDC by spinning the motor by hand until I could feel compression from the #1 plug hole, then I went 5 teeth to the left of that big gap and set it right in the middle of the crank sensor. Pretty damn sure it's right at TDC but like u said I could be wrong


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[cp2295]

Screwed with it too much I'm gonna give in to a shop doing it. Ford certified tech that my buddy's dad knows gonna fix her up for $100. Worth the headache imo.


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