derf

I have a timing gun at home we used for our other cars. Now I've never checked the timing on my 5gen so I'm wonderni how u do it. On my old hooptie, you clipped on wire ont the ignition coil, one on the first igntion wire.... but on a 5gen the ignition coil is inside the distributor... so what do you hook it on to?

if you've done it... it would help me a great deal as to how u did it

SpeedRacerEX-R

There should be a + and - battery clips and a spark plug clip. Put the plug clip on the #1 plug wire and the other two clips on the battery and point it at the crank pulley.

westcoaststyle

that's right. If you have a stock pulley, there's a red mark on there that you put in line with the marks on the lower timing belt cover. They look like the sights on a gun.

You loosen the 3 12mm bolts on the distributor and rotate the distributor to time the engine. It's really easy.

derf

hmmm we always cliped it onto the igntion coil wire... i'll look into it this weekend

westcoaststyle

No man, it's your plug wire #1

derf

maybe i just rememberd wrong... definately one plug on spark wire #1, one on ignition coil, and one somwehre else... i guess i remembered wrong...

derf

okay... now where is the mark?

i foudn the red mark, and the two non colored marks on the fly wheel.... but where is the reference point?

any websites that would help are appreciated!

SpeedRacerEX-R

It's faaaa faaaaaaaaaaa south!

It's about 14 degrees to the right of the red mark.

westcoaststyle

The mark that you time against is on the lower timing belt cover. If you're looking down on it, it's to the right of the motor mount. It looks like gun sights.

Do a search on google or something for a site... OR buy a Haynes or something...

derf

thanks for the help, i figured it out..... i was going to buy a helms... but i just need to find out right then and there... since i have no manual... thanks again!