Chrysler, is this the marking you were referring to?

 

At it's present position, the gun sight is just past the last white mark.

 

Cam pulley not crank pulley

 

Yeah we see that with the crank, now we need to see the cam gear is also at its alignment marks

So with the crank line in the gun sights is the cam close to its timing marks, and yes that is one of the marks for the cam gear, the white stripe should line up to that

 

If you have the crank line in the gun sight but the cam pulley is way off you will need to rotate the crank again to get the crank gear back in the gun sight, then check the cam timing points.

Some times it can take up to 6turns of the crank to get both the cam and crank pulley to line up at their marks, or at least close to them

It's a pain in the ***.

 

The indent on cam pulley is aligned with the marking on left side.
From what i see, the gun sight is right on the white.

 

Yessir. It's on point.

I'm positive you had a bad compression tester especially since it would not release pressure from the readings. They can get gunked up and give incorrect readings


Now go buy the right distributor

 

We won't be able confidently to verify TDC1 on the cam unless you show a picture of the rear mark aligned with the top of the head.

The arrows on the lower timing belt cover are not alignment marks.

There's no need to buy a new distributor at this point.

 

Cam pulley with the indents marked out. Is that TDC? I do happen to have a distributor that looks like Chrysler picture. If it comes to that.

 

Chrysler, please confirm this looks like the right one.

 

Where is this? Let me try another picture to see if that is what you mean?

 

The cam is close, but I've seen nothing that demonstrates that the cam is set perfectly at TDC1. I've posted multiple times how to demonstrate TDC1. That's all I can do.

Read my previous posts. I won't continue to repeat myself. Your pictures only have shown the front cam marks.

 

Yes that is the correct Hitachi distributor.

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Ron: Is this it?

 

This one?

 

The cam pulley has a front and rear side.

I'm really trying to help you, but I don't think you're reading my posts for comprehension.

 

Front = towards the head lights
Rear = towards the firewall?

I do appreciate your help. Just little trouble at my end understanding what you mean.

 

My previous post:


The two marks you see on the front of the cam pulley are also duplicated on the rear of the pulley.

Remove the valve cove to see them.

 

Ron

The cam does not align to the cylinder head, it aligns to the points. You are referring to the wrong manual

98 Civic HX - D16Y5 - Timing belt install question | ClubCivic.com - Your Online Civic Community

 

Please refer to the 96-00 Honda Civic service manual that includes the D16Y5 engine in the HX. You'll find these:







Please post anything as official as the 96-00 Honda Civic service manual that says differently.

 

Towards head lights
Towards firewall.
Looks TDC to me, agree?

 

How to Change your D16Y8 SOHC Timing Belt - My Pro Street

 

Remove large whiteout over the mark nearest the headlights so that only the mark shows. Lay a thin flat object atop the head surface near the mark. How well does mark align with the flat object?

Also, if you turned the crank pulley CW rather than CCW even a small amount to achieve TDC1, then you must repeat the TDC1 set procedure again.

 

If this^ write up did not use the mechanical timing alignment in the service manual, then it's not to be trusted.

 

Both marks seem to align to the ruler. The picture is not able to discern, but i can clearly see the grooves.