Hi all,
Just thought I would upload this pic. I was sure that the crank locking tool is the same for all versions of the PD with the exception of the position of the marks. This pic is from a 2008 Golf where the mark on the crank sprocket can be seen clearly to line up with my Tipex mark to the right (a center punch will do the same thing if you don't like Tipex). The original mark (also with Tipex so as to highlight it for old blind people!) is also very obvious just to the left. You can also see that it is a perfect fit on the sprocket teeth. I have found that on both engines it needs to be slid into place from the front of the sprocket not placed on top of it, although I have found that on occasions it does seem to fall into place a lot easier. This may be why Liam found that one of them didn't fit properly. The camshaft on this engine was locked solidly with a 5.5mm drill bit. I was trying to get across that the "proper tools" are not always needed and we need to save our money for the ones that are. I know that each set of timing tools doesn't cost a lot, but a complete set runs into many hundreds.
Regards to all.
Bryan.
PS. I have also just noticed that the timing mark on the sprocket of the older type is on the top land of the tooth and the later type is on the bottom. This means that if the wrong mark is used it should be very obvious.