So I got around to finishing the timing belt install on my wife's 2001 CRV (a B-series motor is a B-series motor) and now when I go to crank it, it "starts" right up, then drops to about 100-200rpm, then dies within a half a second. Hopefully someone can help pin point me in the right direction for fixing this (timing, redo the belt, etc...)

I appreciate everyone's help in advance.

Daniel

 

sounds like you didn't get the cam timing right when you put the new timing belt on. Did you use anything to lock the cams in place before you removed the old timing belt? I'd check the cam timing before you do anything else. The CR-V's are farely tricky to set. If we all had three hands they would be cake. In the top of both cams on the #1 cam caps there is a alignment/guide hole and a hole in the cams. Put two allens or screw drivers in there that are as close to the size of the holes as you have. That'll hold the cams in place close enough. Then when you going to put the belt on, take two 12mm wrenches, put one on each cam gear bolt and turn them (with allens/drivers still in alignment holes) slightly away from each other (intake clockwise, exhaust counter clockwise). Now hold both of those wrenches, while (with your third hand) put the timing belt on the cam gears (crank gear, tensioner, water pump, intake cam gear, exhasut cam gear) and set & lock down the tensioner. Now let go of the cam gears & remove the wrenches & allens/drivers. Rotate the engine 2 times (one full cam rotation) and double check your timing & tension. Should be good & slight slack in the belt between the cam gears is normal & ok, but too much will cause problems.

 

def use something to lock the cams!

 

Fixed. It was the cam gear being off by 1 tooth. Thank You.

 

Awesome man! Glad you were able to fix it and get it all back squared away.

 

This is exactly what happened to me! Thank you so much! I had no idea about the holes that are used for holding the cams in place. This post solved the same problem I was having. Genius....