Setting The Timing on a Honda B-Series B16/B18/B20 #bseries #mrjaydm 

It is really incredible to see how many people have no idea how to tension the timing belt properly on b series. The tensioner spring is calibrated to pull the correct amount of slack out on the right side.

very good explanation Mr . Jay DM. i Enjoyed watching repeatedly

After timing everything i put #1 piston a tdc and my cam gear aligment marks arent aligned is that okay?

Aren't You Supposed To Align The Timing marks before You Remove The Old Belt First????

Hello, I have done the timing job three times now, according to how it is done in the haynes manual and also this video, It rotates freely with a small amount of resistance(spring resistance I assume) but when I move it to tdc and examine the position of everything, the intake cam will be at tdc, the crankshaft sprocket will be at the mark(tdc) BUT the exhaust cam is one tooth to the clockwise(top goes to right if looking at motor from the crankshaft side), Is it wise to move the exhaust sprocket over one tooth? if it spins with minimal interference is it worth trying to rotate that gear one and then seeing if it spins? Worried I have messed something up. Thanks

WARNING: At 14:10 of the video, he shows how to check for TDC with a screw driver on piston#1, then with the timing belt removed, he rotates the crankshaft pulley. Only do this while the ting belt is installed because it also spins the camshaft pulleys, which opens & closes the valves, accordingly. This is an INTEFERENCE ENGINE. This means that if the timing belt rips or is not installed,the valves will bent by the pistons. Now you need a new engine. I wouldn't be surprised if he bent 1 or 2 valves at least. On NON-INTERFERENCE engines, like my 1991 4Runner & my 1990 Miata, I can spin the crankshaft as many times as I want with no timing belt installed, & the pistons will never touch the valves. There's a gap large enough that piston & valves won't interfere with each other, hence: a NON-INTERFERENCE ENGINE. However, 1st generation CR-V are INTERFERENCE ENGINES. No timing belt, no spinning of the crankshaft pulley/Dampner.

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Your way of tensioning the timing belt is not as described in the workshop manual 🤔.

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