Hey guys. I was wondering if anyone could tell me if the timing belt is supposed to have slack in it ,or is it supposed to be snug? Any help is appreciated!
The engine in ? is a d16a6 with a future mini me swap-like next weekend.

 

Tighter the better of course I guess to tight could be bad also but more than 1/4 inch either way when @ high rev = bent valves !

 

Tight, find the specs for how much slack it should have, it shouldn't be much.

 

Lets just say that i can take the belt off of the cam gear with little effort. And there is about an inch or so of play at idle speed. thanks guys

 

tighten it it my slip off at high rpm

 

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holy **** man, get that tighted, thats so bad, that EVEN u knew that wasnt a pretty picture but just simply posting here

 

well i didnt get to tighten it - it decided to break and leave me stranded in 20 degree weatherat 1230 in the morning (last night) oh well vetec sooner than planned,water pump,belts,thermostat,y8 intake,throttle body,y8 head!!!!!!!! hope it works,only had 71000 miles on the engine. o well if not, ive gat a b16 that got skunk2 stage 2 everything i can swap!!!!

 

sucks - sorry man

 

Well I was making a post to tighten it up, but I see that it is too late. Sorry to hear about that dude..............trust me it sucks, and I know because I've been there.