I have a 1989 Civic DX Hatchback with the D15B2 motor. Yesterday I changed my head gasket, valve cover gasket, timing belt, water pump, plugs wire, rotor distributor cap, oil, intake/exhaust manifold gaskets. The car starts up fine and idles beautifully. Revs fine in neutral. When I drive though the car hesitates. If i floor it in first the car goes nowhere until the RPM's get to about 4,000. I'm estimating cause I dont have a tach. When I drive the car I have to be 1 gear lower than I normally would be in to get any power. It's like 1st gear is 2nd gear, 2nd gear is 3rd gear, and so on. No backfiring. When I took off the timing belt I din't move the cam gear or the crank pulley at all. Any movement was made while the timing belt was on and they moved together. The car doesn't stall at all. What could the issue be? Where do I start troubleshooting? Thanks in advance.
Timing Issue????
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I bet u r one tooth off...
Damn. I really dont want to take it off again. What do i gotta do?
What's a CEL code?
How do I adjust the timing with a timing light?
What red mark?
How do I make it NOT off by one tooth?
Forgive my ignorance but timing is an area I haven't gotten into yet but in eager to learn. I'm assuming if I succesfully changed all the stuff I changed ill be able to adjust the timing.
How do I adjust the timing with a timing light?
What red mark?
How do I make it NOT off by one tooth?
Forgive my ignorance but timing is an area I haven't gotten into yet but in eager to learn. I'm assuming if I succesfully changed all the stuff I changed ill be able to adjust the timing.
I just posted something about the timing belt and timing about my car, and our cars seem to be the same engine except mine is and 88, but it is a D15B2 civic engine. So take a look, it is under the title "changing timing belt xxx" at this web site.
I agree with RonJ you probably are off a tooth or didn't get the belt tight between the cam geer and the engine crank when you put on the belt. Also maybe you didn't get the belt tightened very well with the tensioner. But I wouldn't let it go you might wipe out your valves if the belt is not right and tight.
good luck
I agree with RonJ you probably are off a tooth or didn't get the belt tight between the cam geer and the engine crank when you put on the belt. Also maybe you didn't get the belt tightened very well with the tensioner. But I wouldn't let it go you might wipe out your valves if the belt is not right and tight.
good luck
Can I ask you why you changed the head gasket. Did you have a mechanical problem, blown headgasket or what?
Just a thought ............... Before you pull the timing belt back off why don't you hook up a timing light to #1 ignition wire and see if you are on the red mark on the crankshaft pully. I would say if it is then your timing is OK.
Maybe, someone else will confirm that for you. But I think I am correct, and if so it would save you having to pull it back off, just to find that it was OK in the first place.
Just a thought ............... Before you pull the timing belt back off why don't you hook up a timing light to #1 ignition wire and see if you are on the red mark on the crankshaft pully. I would say if it is then your timing is OK.
Maybe, someone else will confirm that for you. But I think I am correct, and if so it would save you having to pull it back off, just to find that it was OK in the first place.
your telling use you changed all this stuff and you don't even know what a CEL is .... or you don't know how to fix a timing belt that is one tooth off ........What's a CEL code?
How do I adjust the timing with a timing light?
What red mark?
How do I make it NOT off by one tooth?
Forgive my ignorance but timing is an area I haven't gotten into yet but in eager to learn. I'm assuming if I succesfully changed all the stuff I changed ill be able to adjust the timing.
Maybe he's not familiar with acronyms? Check Engine Light (CEL)your telling use you changed all this stuff and you don't even know what a CEL is .... or you don't know how to fix a timing belt that is one tooth off ........