well, when i first bought the car around 4 months a go, the timing missed a tooth. so i replaced the timing belt, and the car runs way smoother.

now, i'm having problem that i feel sometimes the power is not there, but on other times it seems fine. also, i found out today, that when i'm in low speed and i put the gear to 4th or 5th, and floored it, i hear the engine pinging, so as loud as when i missed a tooth, but it is definitly there. but if i put the gear at approx. the right speed, like 35mph on 3rd and floored it, there is no sound.

should i adjust my timing, or the sound is normal when the engine is under heavy load.

thanks for the input.

cheers

 

did you put a timing light on it after you did the timing belt to make sure the dizzy was set right?

 

What motor are you talking about here? I'm assuming you have a 1996 Civic DX- the stock D16, then?

The sound is not normal under heavy load, especially for a low compression motor. The question is, what is your timing set at?

 

it is set at 12 degree. i checked with timing light, and set it at 12 deg.

 

did you jumper the connector and turn off a/c, blower and lights when you set it?

I find the d16y7 motor pings easily if you are not dead on with setting the timing. must be due to lack of knock sensor.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kkim &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">did you jumper the connector and turn off a/c, blower and lights when you set it?

I find the d16y7 motor pings easily if you are not dead on with setting the timing. must be due to lack of knock sensor.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i'm pretty sure i did. but i guess i just have to check the timing again.

thanks guys