Greetings! Thanks in advance for your help. I am getting ready to change the timing belt on this car. I have no idea on the service history. It has 90k miles so I assume the timing belt has never been done. I have done the timing belt on my 02 civic LX so I do have some experience.
Here is the video
I have watch a ton of youtube videos for this specific car. One video has me stumped conceptually (at minute 15:46)
On the front cam he leaves the mark one tooth to the left to allow for when he tightens the belt. This seems odd. The guy seems to really know what he is doing so I assuming its my ignorance (but please educate me).
Ok here is what I don't understand:
1) As I understand it, the whole idea of the marks on the cogs/pully/gears (whatever you want to call them). is that when they are all in alignment with the marks on the engine (or in this case the rear cover) then all of the moving parts inside the engine are going to be in a consistent spot.
2) Thus you align them take the cogs/pully/gear off, do the service then when you put the cog back on you put it in the same place so you know exactly where the moving parts are inside. In the video he is not doing that. he has the cog one tooth to the left. so when he tightens up the bolt THEN moves the cog to the right, the valves will be off. stated another way, when he tightens THEN moves the cog to the right the tick marks will visually be in alignment but the valves will be off.
Could someone explain?
Thanks!
Here is the video
I have watch a ton of youtube videos for this specific car. One video has me stumped conceptually (at minute 15:46)
On the front cam he leaves the mark one tooth to the left to allow for when he tightens the belt. This seems odd. The guy seems to really know what he is doing so I assuming its my ignorance (but please educate me).
Ok here is what I don't understand:
1) As I understand it, the whole idea of the marks on the cogs/pully/gears (whatever you want to call them). is that when they are all in alignment with the marks on the engine (or in this case the rear cover) then all of the moving parts inside the engine are going to be in a consistent spot.
2) Thus you align them take the cogs/pully/gear off, do the service then when you put the cog back on you put it in the same place so you know exactly where the moving parts are inside. In the video he is not doing that. he has the cog one tooth to the left. so when he tightens up the bolt THEN moves the cog to the right, the valves will be off. stated another way, when he tightens THEN moves the cog to the right the tick marks will visually be in alignment but the valves will be off.
Could someone explain?
Thanks!
