i just rebuilt my cylinder head for a d16 Y8 engine.. now i have to time the cam to the engine right? well i cant figure out how to do this.. i printed the directions from my school but im so confused.. i wanna make sure i do it right.. if any one can help it wold be so helpful thanks for your time people.:shrug

 

As noted in your other thread, you're in the wrong forum. 2001 - 2005 Civics don't have a D16, they have a D17.

Click this link. https://honda-tech.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1

Make a thread there, you're likely to get more help.

 

-install the head on the engine. make sure torqued properly.
-rotate the crankshaft slowly until its at TDC(top dead center), if your ever rotating your crankshaft to set timing and run into resistance of any kind , stop and turn the cam and try again. most likely you will never run into this though.
-there is 2 markings on the engine to go by for finding TDC , one is on the cog on the crank that the timing belt rides on. it has a line on it , which must point EXACTLY at the arrow on the oil pump casing. OR , if your simply changing a head or theres no need to remove the lower timing belt cover and crank pulley , there is a mark on the lower timing belt cover which you can also use , which lines up with the TDC mark on the crank pulley. as explained below.
-youl notice your crank pulley has 4 marks on it. 1 by itself(TDC) , which sometimes is marked white , and 3 grouped close together(ignition timing marks , well touch this later) , with the middle mark of the 3 being red if it still is.
-now that you have your crank set to TDC , you want to rotate your crank a bit more , just so the mark is an inch from being TDC , this is so you can rotate the cam with NO chance of piston to valve contact. call it a safety.
-now that you have your crank set an inch from TDC , you can rotate you camshaft till it is also set for TDC. youl notice your cam wheel that the timing belt rides on has a few marks as well. one of the spokes of the cam wheel has an arrow on it with the word UP in it. this of course points straight up. there is also reference lines 90degrees each way from the UP arrow , these reference lines line up flush with the surface of the head , youl see what i mean. sometimes your cam will wanna rotate under valve spring force to make it a little off , this is ok for now.
-now that you have your cam set in position , rotate your crankshaft again , lining it up perfectly to TDC.
-now you wanna loosen your timing belt tensioner bolt a turn , using your hand , pull the spring loaded tensioner into the fully relaxed position , and tighten the tensioner bolt back down so it stays there.
-place your timing belt over the cam wheel , and around the crank cog , making sure both crank and cam marks line up perfectly , AND , making sure there is NO slack in the belt between the crank cog and cam wheel on the front side of the engine. if you have a buddy there or your still learning this , have a buddy there , and get him to hold the belt on the cam wheel , AND hold the cam wheel with the marks set.
-once you have achieved this , put the belt around the water pump and tensioner keep the slack out of it where i said to , and keeping your marks lined up.
-once you have the belt around all its cogs , loosen your tensioner bolt again until you see it go FLOOP(lol) and take the slack out via the spring.
-its very important NOT to pull the tensioner tight by hand , its too tight.
-once you loosen the tensioner bolt and the slack comes out of the belt , leaving the tensioner bolt loose , rotate the crankshaft 1/8th of a turn or about 6 teeth or so , and hold it till the tensioner bolt is tightened down tight.

you have just timed your engine.

now rotate the engine ALWAYS counter clockwise , or the way it turns when running , until your crankshaft timing mark comes around again. stop when it is exactly TDC again. than check your cam marks , if it all lines up perfect your done. if not , do it again , lol.

 

Damn, dude!

for taking the time to type that out!

 

thank you so much for your time.. and not to be a smart *** but i know dude i get it im in the wrong thread, but im new and have no idea how to delete threats and or move them.... most people talk **** because im building a d16 Y8 but i just want to see if a SOHC can hang with a DOHC.. im printing all that out and will go through it step by step.. thanks you again man!!!!alot more work needs to be done before i can make a run.. but hey i got the car for free and it was in peices, dude had no idea what he was doing.. lol either do i just doing my best with what i got...this is my first honda.. and let me tell you my boy has a d16 turbo and im ****in hooked.....

 

think i figured out how to use this site.. sorry im not used to this site yet...

 

only way a d series is holding with a b series is with turbo so i hope thats in the budjet as well

 

in the future... im just getting motor and trans ready for it... im shaving as much weight as possible, haveing the car tunned at my school, got to love ATC.....