Timing help

sn95guy · Post by **sn95guy** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:07 pm

ok so i put a new head gasket on my car, and water pump. to set timing do i have the timing belt on and turn it till #1 is at tdc. then put it all back together? when i pulled the head it wasnt at tdc. trying to figure out how to get this thing together and not bend a valve or anything... let me know anyone that can.. or come stop by and help, i live in ballwin

motor is a d15b7.

Spork · Post by **Spork** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:11 pm

there is a mark on the cam gear.

sn95guy · Post by **sn95guy** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:12 pm

i have a bunch of marks on the cam gear.. could you be more specific?

sn95guy · Post by **sn95guy** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:14 pm

and where is the mark supposed to be when its in spec?

Gunmetal Si · Post by **Gunmetal Si** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:22 am

well lets see. you have an up at 12 o clock , a mark at 9 oclock, a mark at 3 o clock. then u have the marks on the crank pulley. i assume(i use this word loosely) there is a mark on the t belt cover that indicates tdc. line up that white mark(or mark by itself) with that mark. and the rest is elementary

sn95guy · Post by **sn95guy** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:46 am

i got the timing thing figured, but when i put the head gasket on i guess it didnt seal on the side by the tranny... leaking, fucking sucks gotta rip it all apart again

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:08 am

If it didnt seal on on the tranny side and you torqued it to spec in order then you most likely have a warped head. If you didnt foloow the torque pattern or didnt torque them all down, then you most likely warped the head.

EDIT, on the cam gear on a D15b7, the word UP goes up.

mike93hatch · Post by **mike93hatch** » Wed May 14, 2008 2:38 am

or you put the gasket on wrong lol. or got some dirt in between the surfaces.

make sure you tension the timing belt the correct way.

there is also timing mark on the oil pump and timing gear.

sn95guy · Post by **sn95guy** » Wed May 14, 2008 2:50 am

timing is fine, it was easy, but it had water on the gasket so it didnt seal. i put a lil gasket sealer on it when i put it back on, that part sealed but when i put one of the other bolts in i heard water come out, one of the back ones... so its got another leak, good thing i can get the head off in 15 min now... only a 45 min job for each fix... fucking sucks...3
think i might use gasket sealer on the whole outer part of it... seemed to work on one spot

mike93hatch · Post by **mike93hatch** » Wed May 14, 2008 3:41 am

wow, seems you have no clue as to what youre doing...

but you think you do so its all good!

(ps. its not a mustang)