B19CivicHB

Well this is the deal... I recently installed Hondasaver valvesprings, retainers and SuperTech intake valves. I reassembled the engine and tensioned the timing belt as per the Helms manual (3 teeth counter-clockwise blah blah).

So about 40 miles later, I pull into my drive way, the car starts to idle like ****, then dies.

I pop the valvecover off and notice the intake cam is off by like 50 degrees!! So after spending $350 on the damn head, the freakin timing belt slips (or comes untensioned) and I was sure i had lost the valvetrain.

Well, I get everything lined back up, retension the belt and the car runs fine. Idles a bit rough (not bad at all), but runs like a champ. It is very much noisier than before... Im going to do a valve adjustment to see if that helps.

My questions is... for all of you with aftermarket valvetrain, do you tension your timing belts differently or did I just get hit with a good dose of "**** for luck"?

Thanks for reading and any help you can give,

-Nick-

dfoxengr

tension it to where it can move back and forth but not tight or loose..if thats not vague, lol..

SlippylesKB

hmmm new head toys? I'm gonna have to stop by and see what's up, now that schools back in session. Sorry I can't help ya out on this, but I will give ya a bump

Scott

B19CivicHB

It's hard to tell that with the lower timing belt cover on.