mike93eh

ok i tried asking this in the teg section but im getting no replies..

i was wondering where to the bellhousing access hole is on a b18b1 automatic? i need to find TDC. im changing timing belt and water pump
please help fast!! pics would be good also...thank you.

mike93eh

no one has an ls engine?!

Team 4R

tdc? why dont you just line up the crank pulley?

EDIT: oh, it's automatic..... i wonder if that matters.........

mike93eh

i dont see no markings on the crank pulley. but i still need to find the access hole for toher things..im changing the timing belt and water pump.

dantastic

umm. the timing belt is on the other (driver's) side of the engine... i'm pretty sure there's no access hole for the bellhousing/torque converter/flex plate

mike93eh

well crap i dont know where the marks are to set it at TDC..
and wheres the timing marks, i feel so dumb right now. i can easily find them on any other engine,. but damn..
how do i get the crank pulley off without it turnin?

dantastic

http://www.c-speedracing.com/h...t.php

with the car in park, the tranny shouldnt move, you the crank bolt should come off with regular tools

ultimatehonda

Dude to find TDC you need to take the valve cover off and look at the cam gears...they have lil arrows and you align them facing up i believe to get piston number 1 to TDC

mike93eh

thank you sir, for the link also

dogfood

I went through the hassle of the crank pulley. They'll try to tell you that a strap wrench and a breaker bar will get it off in a book, thats BS. Impact the hell out of it. It'll come right off, no turning. If the crank pulley doesn't have a mark on it for top dead center(it should though), get the crank pulley off and check the gear on the crank shaft, maybe that will have a mark on it to line it up. Make sure that number one is at tdc and that number four is not at tdc. Check the distributor to make sure it's ointing at number one, just a tip. Good luck, timing belts are a pain in the ****.

mike93eh

i hope you guys dont think im stupid. really long day today and my brain was working right. i did infact overlook the timing marks on the crank pully. i got the timing belt and water pump on tonight and everything is running good
i have a helms for my civic but not my teg. i shoved a screwdriver in the access hole to get the crank pully off. ive done everything you can imagine on imports and domestics, but this was my first time working on this motor. i feel stupid for posting this haha.