Timing Belt Adjustment
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Timing Belt Adjustment
Hello all, my first Honda and it’s a 1992 Accord LX with a 2.2, F22A1.
It has 204k on the clock. Runs very well! For except a rough idle.
The guy before me had just had the timing belt replaced, and the tensioner pulleys also. This is actually a friend of mine, so I know it really did get done. It does run fine, but when you’re revving it up it has a sound of a supercharger whine. But not at idle.
After lurking around the forum here, and on YouTube, it seems the timing belt is probably adjusted it too tight?
Anyhow he used some belt kit called Flennor. That alone makes me nervous. But I believe his mechanic definitely over tightened it I’m only guessing of course. So I’ve only put about 100 miles on it and I’ve parked it in my garage because now I’m afraid something bad will happen.
Im buying an Aisin Kit That even includes the water pump and new springs for the tensioner pulleys. I figure I might as well do it right. I’m going to do it Saturday so I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube clips, and sneaking around the forum here and reading DIY stuff.
Here’s my main question. I have read a couple different threads, and I see you take one of timing belt cover bolts I believe its 6mm and you put it on the tensioner pulley to hold it in place while you install the new belt. So that makes sense to me.
It’s saying to turn the crank counterclockwise, five or six revolutions to seat the new belt. Do you loosen that little bolt up first? And the tensioner bolt loose also while doing that?
Then it says to loosen the tensioner bolt one turn? And the little bolt?
Then find TDC again and turn CCW three teeth in the cam sprocket then tighten? I could be misunderstanding this I’m not sure.
The reason I’m also asking, is some folks had stated that doing it this way left the belt loose? Then they were pulling on the tensioner with their hand to make the belt tightener? I just want to try to do the job only one time unlike his mechanic!
It has 204k on the clock. Runs very well! For except a rough idle.
The guy before me had just had the timing belt replaced, and the tensioner pulleys also. This is actually a friend of mine, so I know it really did get done. It does run fine, but when you’re revving it up it has a sound of a supercharger whine. But not at idle.
After lurking around the forum here, and on YouTube, it seems the timing belt is probably adjusted it too tight?
Anyhow he used some belt kit called Flennor. That alone makes me nervous. But I believe his mechanic definitely over tightened it I’m only guessing of course. So I’ve only put about 100 miles on it and I’ve parked it in my garage because now I’m afraid something bad will happen.
Im buying an Aisin Kit That even includes the water pump and new springs for the tensioner pulleys. I figure I might as well do it right. I’m going to do it Saturday so I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube clips, and sneaking around the forum here and reading DIY stuff.
Here’s my main question. I have read a couple different threads, and I see you take one of timing belt cover bolts I believe its 6mm and you put it on the tensioner pulley to hold it in place while you install the new belt. So that makes sense to me.
It’s saying to turn the crank counterclockwise, five or six revolutions to seat the new belt. Do you loosen that little bolt up first? And the tensioner bolt loose also while doing that?
Then it says to loosen the tensioner bolt one turn? And the little bolt?
Then find TDC again and turn CCW three teeth in the cam sprocket then tighten? I could be misunderstanding this I’m not sure.
The reason I’m also asking, is some folks had stated that doing it this way left the belt loose? Then they were pulling on the tensioner with their hand to make the belt tightener? I just want to try to do the job only one time unlike his mechanic!
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