can someone verify the timing marks and their colors on the crank pulley for a d16y8 motor?
based on this pic

top down its
orange
no color
red
no color

WTF?

 

i should be pointing to the middle of the three (white) when adjusting timing at the belt right?

 

bump

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by igo4bmx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i should be pointing to the middle of the three (white) when adjusting timing at the belt right?</TD></TR></TABLE>


I would go for TDC, the 0BTC mark.

 

yea, go for the middle one. if you have an advance light you can shoot for the 0BTDC after you set your gun to 12*. BTW d16y8 is 12* stock. So the marks are 10*, 12*, 14*.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CivicMike &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yea, go for the middle one. if you have an advance light you can shoot for the 0BTDC after you set your gun to 12*. BTW d16y8 is 12* stock. So the marks are 10*, 12*, 14*.</TD></TR></TABLE>

exactly what i was going to say.

On my car they are all white. I think they added the color just to show the three different positions.

 

now im even more confused
take a look at this photo
d16y8

you can clearly see they are using the furthest-most mark on the crank pulley... not the middle of the three to make TDC....

 

What are you doing? Installing a timing belt or adjusting the ignition timing? If you are installing the belt then you need the crank at TDC (the white mark off by itself). If you are adjusting ignition timing then you are using a light and shooting for the center of the three red marks. Hope this helps.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mct121 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What are you doing? Installing a timing belt or adjusting the ignition timing? If you are installing the belt then you need the crank at TDC (the white mark off by itself). If you are adjusting ignition timing then you are using a light and shooting for the center of the three red marks. Hope this helps.</TD></TR></TABLE>

fixing my belt which slipped i believe
thanks for the clarification!

 

whoops.....you pic looks right...the crank is at TDC.

 

bringing from the dead.

The pictures has the pointer on the engine block.
Is that cover pointer or the oil pump pointer?