Engine is a D16Y8. My understanding is that the 'up' mark on the cam gear is perpendicular to the timing marks that match up with the head.

I set my crank pulley to TDC



Came up to the head and it didn't look right. The green arrow on the cam is the 'up' mark. It doesn't have horizontal marks. The green lines on the sides are the timing marks on the head. The mark on the top is where I think the cam should line up. Is that correct?

 

<p>What brand is the Crank Pulley? &nbsp;Can you compare it to the stock one? &nbsp;I'd match the key on the cam, and mark the two lines on the new pulley.</p>

 

I would replace it with the stock one if I could. This is on the CRX I just purchased and I'm going through it.

 

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Unfortunately, the adjustable cam gear doesn't have side markers.

 

do you know if it is a y8 or z6/b2/a6 gear?

 

I was trying to figure that out, but I couldn't get the bolt that hides the key to come loose. I heard jamming the gear with a pry bar and using a breaker bar on the bolt was the way to do it. Sounded fishy, kinda like it would do damage to the gears.

I suspect it is a Z6 cam gear because the Y8 cam gears are much more rare and you have to go through an actual company, not the no name gears like this.

 

<p>I'd use a puller. &nbsp;A pry bar might break the gear or worst the cam. &nbsp;I have seen broken gears and cams in my life :-(</p>

 

To autozone tomorrow!