I bought a used engine from the junk yard with no cables or distributors. Need help installing it. Not sire if it has marks I need to follow or need to be at TDC?! 2000 honda civic ex d16y8

 

The wheel on the back of the distributor is meant to slot in one way and one way only, but there has been occasions where people flipped the wheel 180 degrees by accident. This throws off the firing order completely and the car won't start.

Also the distributor needs to be clocked correctly, so the engine runs smoothly.

No, the engine doesn't need to be top dead centre, as I've worked on my distributor numerous times, regardless of the crank's position.

 

How will I be able to know what wire coil goes to which cylinder? Do i just look up the firing order? Then how do I match that with my distributor?

 

The plug leads are numbered. The lengths are easiest way to tell where each belongs.

For D series distributor cap firing order I’m not sure. Google a picture or wait for someone else on here to tell you.