1990 Acura Integra timing

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If you mark it at TDC, how are you to get an advance of 16 degrees?
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 AT 1:30 PM
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If I mark it at tdc, how do I get it to 16 deg? Or can I time it to tdc at cyl 1
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 AT 2:15 PM
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That as the question I was asking. Either you are able to mark 16 degrees or you need to get an adjustable timing light.

Timing it at TDC on cylinder 1 would get you 0 advance. Spec is 16 degrees
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 AT 10:58 AM
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I am going to measure 16 deg from the tdc mark. I think that should do it. I cant find anyone with an adjustable timing light, and I dont want to go buy one unless this wont work.
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009 AT 8:59 AM
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Without a timing light and marks, it would be impossible to get the exact timing so the marks that you are going to make should be the best you can hope for under the situation.
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009 AT 9:02 PM
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I found the correct timing marks and made them more visible with a marker. I hooked up my jumper wire under the passenger side kick panel, let the car warm up and when I put the timing light on cyl 1 and pointed the light at the crankshaft pulley, I saw that it was retard way too far. I then turned my dist. As far as it would go to advance the timing, and it was still around 5-6 deg off toward retard timing. What would cause this? How can I fix it?
Could I have messed something up when I put the cams back in?
If so, what do I need to do, which way should I turn the cam?
Could it be that the timing belt is a little loose? I tightened it up as much as I could.
Please help.
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 AT 7:52 PM
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The cam timng is out by one tooth. You need to move the cam 1 more tooth forward (anticlockwise ) to get the correct timing.

Timing belt tension is adjusted by the tensioner soring. DO NOT attempt to overtighten it by pushing the tensioner manually. Overtightening of the belt would cause noise and premature failing.
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Thursday, June 11th, 2009 AT 10:33 AM
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When you say dont over tighten the timing belt, how do you even tighten it? I did it by prying it with a screw driver and put some pressure on it because the valves were making noise and the was loose before. After I tightened it, the noise went away.
What is the correct way to tighten the timing belt?
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Thursday, June 11th, 2009 AT 11:49 AM
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The correct way to adjust the timing belt is to turn the engine anti-clockwise till you are on compression stroke. When the turning of the crank pulley becomes heavy, hold the position and loosen the timing belt tensioner bolt till its spring is able to push the timing belt to the desired position. Retighten tensioner bolt and belt tension should be correct.
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Friday, June 12th, 2009 AT 9:15 AM
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I finally got everything done correctly, timing, and the cams lined up, and the timing belt is tight. It runs great. There is something new. When I accelerate really fast, and the engine revs back down, I can hear a noise that sound like somehthing is loose. Like there is something ratteling around in the head or something. It does not I do it when I rev it up slowly or rev down slowly. It just does it with sudden burst on the gas pedal making the engine rev up fast. What could this noise be? Is it something I need to worry about? I also am getting a valve adjustment done in a few days. Could it be one of the rocker arms has too much slack in it or what?
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009 AT 3:44 PM
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Noise are hard to detect without understanding the type of noise and source so I can only provide my thoughts.

Since you are getting the valves adjusted, it could be the cause. While you are at it, recheck the timing belt tension and cam carrier bolts torques.
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Friday, June 19th, 2009 AT 9:29 AM
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What is the torque spec for the cam carrier bolts?
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Friday, June 19th, 2009 AT 11:18 AM
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Starting with center caps and working outward, tighten camshaft journal bolts to 84 INCH lbs. (10 N.M). Tighten each bolt in 2 steps to ensure rocker arms do not bind.
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