can some one help me on this i need 2 aline the crank with the cam gears n don't know how 2 cuz i change my fly wheel n i don't know wat my TDC is

 

any flywheel should have a mark for tdc on it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mgags7 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">any flywheel should have a mark for tdc on it</TD></TR></TABLE>

I dont think performance after market ones do....

 

my fidanza didnt. I made my own.

what year is your car? if you are 96+, you cannot reset the timing. It is controlled by the ecu.

 

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I dont think performance after market ones do....</TD></TR></TABLE>

My Clutchmasters did. But it was hard to read, so I used Whiteout and a Red permanent marker to mark TDC and 16 degrees BTDC.

 

my Fidanza did...there are two marks. BTDC and TDC.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 98vtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my fidanza didnt. I made my own.
what year is your car? if you are 96+, you cannot reset the timing. It is controlled by the ecu.
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so on a 5th gen, it doesnt matter how the distributor is sat - the ecu will fully compensate the timing?

Gavz

 

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I dont think performance after market ones do....</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by KillerAccord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my Fidanza did...there are two marks. BTDC and TDC.</TD></TR></TABLE>

So does mine. Why would anyone ever make a flywheel with which you couldn't set ignition timing? If they make a timing mark they're going to make a TDC mark, it only makes sense.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 98vtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my fidanza didnt. I made my own.

what year is your car? if you are 96+, you cannot reset the timing. It is controlled by the ecu.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Blake I'm not sure what you mean by that, base timing always needs to be set, even on my 96.

 

on OBDII motors, the distributor is locked. It cannot be adjusted. So as long as everything lines up on the cam gears and oil pump, the timing will be on. If its not, the ecu is bad.

I had to dremel my own TDC mark onto the flywheel and i painted it red.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 98vtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">on OBDII motors, the distributor is locked. It cannot be adjusted.</TD></TR></TABLE>

strange.. my distributor isnt locked on a 1997 Type S which would be OBD2. I can definitely rotate it if I loosen the three dizzy bolts.

However, what you said makes sense with the manual saying the timing cannot be changed, sooo ionno unless it's a USDM thing?

Gavz

 

It may be a 5th gen thing then, bc my 96 definitely wasn't like that....hmmm

 

my 2000 SH is locked... no rotating the dizzy.. the left and right side holes are slotted but the bottom one is just a hole so it's locked....

 

Base timing is not adjustable on the 5Gen.

 

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strange.. my distributor isnt locked on a 1997 Type S which would be OBD2. I can definitely rotate it if I loosen the three dizzy bolts.

However, what you said makes sense with the manual saying the timing cannot be changed, sooo ionno unless it's a USDM thing?

Gavz </TD></TR></TABLE>
I know that the jdm dizzy is different. That could be why.

 

i still don't know how 2 line crank with cams tho... is there mark or something on the crank pulley ???

 

put Cylinder #1 to TDC then align the cam gears with the arrows pointing straight up and the lines on the gears aligned.

buy a service manual if you plan on working on your car.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 98vtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">put Cylinder #1 to TDC then align the cam gears with the arrows pointing straight up and the lines on the gears aligned.

buy a service manual if you plan on working on your car.</TD></TR></TABLE>

but how do i put in 2 TDC when my flywheel doesn't have mark sence i changed it 2 a fidanza one

 

turn the crank counterclockwise until the cam gear arrows are pointing straight up and the lines ont he cam gears line up. This means the Number1 piston is at TDC.

 

http://www.helminc.com

 

he's trying to set the cam gears straight.

there is a mark on your fidanza. i guarantee it. there is no reason some fidanza products would have a mark and some wouldnt.

 

mine didnt have a mark. I swear. lol

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 98vtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">turn the crank counterclockwise until the cam gear arrows are pointing straight up and the lines ont he cam gears line up. This means the Number1 piston is at TDC.</TD></TR></TABLE>

the thing is the timing belts not on becuse i just rebuild the head and arrows up on cams
and now i have aline with crank with cams andi'm have troubles with that

but thanxz 4 that website i'm looking it up now 2 if i'll help

 

wtF?

buy a damn manual. if you can't put the engine at TDC with the timing belt off you are going to have serious problems without one.

 

If you took took the head off to rebuild then then while it was off you should have turned the crank to #1 TDC and then marked it yourself, then its ready to go when you set the cams.