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Jan 11, 2009 | 02:38 PM

8083tcman

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timing on civic

my car been sputtering alot so i decided to check the timing. well it was 20 degrees is this wrong?

Jan 11, 2009 | 03:14 PM

tweedersc07

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Re: timing on civic

check your sticker under you hood, i think its supposed to be 16 plus or minus 2 degrees.

Jan 11, 2009 | 05:30 PM

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Re: timing on civic

and you have to make sure that your with in 2 degrees because anymore could cause alot of vibration within the car on cause miss fire

Jan 11, 2009 | 05:35 PM

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Re: timing on civic

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my car been sputtering alot so i decided to check the timing. well it was 20 degrees is this wrong?

It depends on the motor in your Civic.

Examples:

D16Y7 = 12 degrees BTDC
D16Z6 = 16 degrees BTDC

Jan 11, 2009 | 10:51 PM

8083tcman

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Re: timing on civic

ok i have a d16y7 and its reading 20 degrees so its suposed to be on 12? and whats btdc is that top dead center?

Jan 13, 2009 | 03:47 PM

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Jan 27, 2009 | 05:03 PM

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Re: timing on civic

BTDC=Before Top Dead Center

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