My friend has a newer lude, a 99 SH and he thinks he jumped the timing by a tooth or so, how do we check this? His car is an automatic if that makes a diff. thanks. I know i have to pull the timing belt cover and look at the arrows, but which way are they supposed to point?

 

go to autozone and rent a timing gun. tell the guy you have never used it before and need the instructions with it.

it should spell it all out for you.

 

um no, cam timing and ignition timing are different

 

well then take the damn timing belt off, reset the cam gears to zero. get a new belt and install.

 

ok, u r bein an ***, im asking for help her not criticism. I know i have to take the timing cover off but im asking how can i tell if it skipped a tooth. In other words, what are the arrows on the cams supposed to point to??? dam...

 

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not that it matters buy your friend doesnt have an SH if it is auto

 

First there are NO Prelude SH model cars that came stock with the SS gearbox to the USA. Second you need to take the cam covers off to check the position. There are marks in there. Make sure you are at TDC on #1 cylinder and follow the info in the Helm. The timing marks on the flywheel are under a rectangular rubber cover on the passenger side of the block. Hope this helps.

 

if its automatic, the timing mark will be on the crank pulley. there's no flywheel. so line your TDC mark up first (on pulley with pointer on block). make sure that's #1 TDC by taking distributor cover off and seeing if the rotor is pointing to the #1 spark plug. then do whatever you have to do to expose your cam gears. the arrows on the gears should be pointing straight up and the dashes on the gears should be level with the top surface of the head (straight across).