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I NEED HELP!!! 700 1988

posted by  MeadowsMD on  Mon Oct 11 08:54 CST 2004
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Hi. Please help.
I have a 1988 740 Turbo (B230FT) which blew out every front seal. Replaced the seals along with new timing belt, plugs, wires, and distributor.

Got everything hooked back up. Started it up. Runs awful. Can't get the timing set right. Adjusting the distributor puts the pulley marks between 50-80 degrees. But timing for the car should be at 12 degrees. I triple checked the camshaft and crankshaft locations and they are dead on. It seems like if I could turn the distributor a quarter of a turn the timing would line up. I never took out the distributor shaft. Why won't the timing line up?

Also, the oil pressure is still too high. I took off the oil cap and there is no suction in the hole. The "cap test" resulted in the cap just dancing all around instead of quitely sitting on the valve cover hole. The engine does not have a flame trap so why the high pressure? If I don't get it fixed the seals will just blow out again.

Please offer any suggestions you might have re: the oil vapor pressure and the timing situation. I am losing faith.

Thanks






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