Originally Posted by
Thatguysstuff
There is no mark on the plastic cover below the cam gear. I read on the internet that mark is only on 1.6 engines of that year. The 1.5 says you have to line up the 2 marks on the cam even with the valve cover.
With the word UP on the cam. Pointing up.
I know that part the part i dont know is the marks on the Crank pulley.
ok, you said you saw three close marks on the CP (crank pulley) and one mark about an inch away.
these three marks are used for distributor timing, and the one lone mark (an inch or so away) is the crankshaft alignment mark.
so you need to find a mark on the timing belt cover (if there is one) to align with the lone CP notch, and this will put your crank at TDC for cylinder #1.
the other way to get #1 cylinder to TDC is take out the spark plug and set a long thin extension bar or piece of round bar so you can spin the crank and find TDC manually.
sorry the pics didnt help too much, i dont have a helms manual for the 88-91 civics
