AZmike
08-01-2002, 10:04 PM
Today I replaced my timing belt...sort of. After finally breaking the crankshaft bolt loose I got the old one off (still in decent shape). When I started marking the new one i noticed that the old one has 107 teeth and the new one has 108 teeth. No problem I thought, the tensioner will pick up that extra tooth so i put the belt on with my marks and reassembled the engine enough to test it. I checked for valve clash first--everything looked good.
It started up quicker than usual. It turned over about the normal number of times, but once it started, it went to 1500 a lot faster than normal. I thought everything was ok, it sounded great. Then I slowly opened up the throttle and around 2100 rpm and above (i didn't got higher than 2800) the engine sounded really bad. The best i can describe it is as a 'garble'. it doesn't rev well either. Of course I didn't do much experimenting since it sounded like i was hurting my poor engine. I checked all my ignition stuff and it's all in good order: wires in good condition, i just gaped the spark plugs to .040" (stock coil), tight connections everywhere. I tried again...same thing. :wtf:
It was running great the other day so I know this is something new that I caused, not something else breaking. After cleaning my older belt I realized that it was Honda P/N 14400-PM6-004, not 14400-PC6-004 like the new one was. I went to a local import parts store that i trust and the belt they had in stock for my car was also 108 teeth so I'm not thinking that it was the dealer parts guy's mistake the first time like i did before. I'm sort of curious why mine is different.
Right before starting the timing belt I also adjusted my valves: .011" for exhaust and .006" for intake. I hadn't ran the car after that until now so I'm hoping that it wasn't my adjusting that caused all these problems, but rather the different timing belt. 11 of the 12 valves were too close, but I didn't move any of them move than a few turns. I carefully followed the both the factory manual and the Haynes. I'm hoping that everything will be back to normal once I get the right belt from my dealer.
So what do you guys think? Is this likely a timing belt issue or did my valve adjustment go terribly wrong?
It started up quicker than usual. It turned over about the normal number of times, but once it started, it went to 1500 a lot faster than normal. I thought everything was ok, it sounded great. Then I slowly opened up the throttle and around 2100 rpm and above (i didn't got higher than 2800) the engine sounded really bad. The best i can describe it is as a 'garble'. it doesn't rev well either. Of course I didn't do much experimenting since it sounded like i was hurting my poor engine. I checked all my ignition stuff and it's all in good order: wires in good condition, i just gaped the spark plugs to .040" (stock coil), tight connections everywhere. I tried again...same thing. :wtf:
It was running great the other day so I know this is something new that I caused, not something else breaking. After cleaning my older belt I realized that it was Honda P/N 14400-PM6-004, not 14400-PC6-004 like the new one was. I went to a local import parts store that i trust and the belt they had in stock for my car was also 108 teeth so I'm not thinking that it was the dealer parts guy's mistake the first time like i did before. I'm sort of curious why mine is different.
Right before starting the timing belt I also adjusted my valves: .011" for exhaust and .006" for intake. I hadn't ran the car after that until now so I'm hoping that it wasn't my adjusting that caused all these problems, but rather the different timing belt. 11 of the 12 valves were too close, but I didn't move any of them move than a few turns. I carefully followed the both the factory manual and the Haynes. I'm hoping that everything will be back to normal once I get the right belt from my dealer.
So what do you guys think? Is this likely a timing belt issue or did my valve adjustment go terribly wrong?