ch4nq

i opened the plastic cover up today and my belt was loose. i know you other H-T 's know where the bolt is at to tighten it. please show me a pic of the bolt so i can tighten it thanks. oh yeah stock cx motor. =P

Cuong-nutz

When was the last time you replaced the timing belt? How many miles do you have on your motor? If you don't know, I'd recommend you replace your timing belt asap along with tensioner and waterpump if you haven't already done so. You'll never know when it'll break on and trash your valves.

anyhow, you'll need to loosen the bolt on the tensioner, rotate the crank counter clockwise so that the cam gear moves 3 teeth, and tighten the tensioner up to spec.

HT member Poison did a great how-to on replacing the timing belt on a D16z6. It's similar to any D series motor

ch4nq

i have about 116k on motor and yeah i hear some valves slightly klinging on the idle. but its all good, im not too worried about that right now. just the timing belt. anyways, imma newbie on timing thing so need some helps. lol im not even sure which ones the tension bolt. some pics will help out on which bolt it is thanks.

SOHC4life 96

I believe it is the only bolt that is exposed through the lower timing belt cover. It is a 14mm bolt, goldish in color.

The Internet Tough Guy

to tighten it, remove the upper timing belt cover so you can watch the belt, and remove your spark plugs. there's a little black grommet on the lower timing belt cover. pop that out, and you can fit a 14mm 3/8" drive socket on the tensioning bolt. loosen it 180 degrees, and turn the crank (17mm) counter clockwise so it rotates three teeth. tighten it to spec (i forget), then move the crank 5 or 6 complete revolutions so the belt gets set.

if you're going to replace it, do the water pump at the same time. at 116k you definately should. it's really not to difficult. but if you still have ac and power steering you'll have to deal with that. also there is one ******* stupid bolt on the lower timing cover that makes you remove that entire front ac mount to get to it. make sure you've got either an impact or one of those crank pulley holder tools to get the pulley off. i do not recommend you stick a screw driver in the flywheel teeth to hold it, as you can break something. helms manual is your friend.

INVALID

There really is no way to get to it without the crank pulley in the way. If it weren't such a problem getting the crank pulley bolt off this would be a more user friendly project to tackle. Anyway, here is that DIY Cuong was referring to.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=649277

ch4nq

no timing gun is required for this right? just making sure before i get started on anything.

_Cyclone_

shouldn't need one unless the valve timing is off before you put the new belt on and set it correctly. The cam drives the distributor, if the ignition timing was set when the cam timing was off, you'll need to set it properly.

The Internet Tough Guy

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BS i just did it like 4 days ago. don't lie.

and a timing light is for setting the ignition timing.

INVALID

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by The Internet Tough Guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

BS i just did it like 4 days ago. don't lie.

and a timing light is for setting the ignition timing.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes because I have so much to gain from lying tp someone over the internet. Rephrase. There was no way for me to get to that bolt because my mount would not budge. So I had to remove the crank pulley.

The Internet Tough Guy

the tensioning bolt??? what motor? you really should be able to get to it with everything together.

INVALID

D16Z6. I wasn't able to get to it. Did it just this past week as well.