Ignition Timing Inspection
- Check the idle speed, and adjust it if necessary (see IDLE SPEED INSPECTION ).
- Connect the Honda PGM Tester to the Data Link Connector (DLC), and follow the tester's prompts in the "SCS" menu (see the Honda PGM Tester Operator's Manual).
- Start the engine. Hold the engine at 3,000 RPM with no load (in Neutral) until the radiator fan comes on, then let it idle.
- Remove the ignition coil cover, then connect the timing light to the No. 1 ignition coil wire.
- Point the light toward the pointers (A) on the timing belt cover. Check the ignition timing under no load conditions: headlights, blower fan, rear window defogger, and air conditioner are not operating. If the ignition timing differs from the specification below, replace the ECM/PCM (see HOW TO REMOVE THE ECM/PCM FOR TESTING
).
Ignition Timing:
- M/T: 8° 2° BTDC (RED mark (B)) at idle in neutral
- A/T: 8° 2° BTDC (RED mark (B)) at idle in P or N
- Turn the ignition switch OFF.
- Disconnect the Honda PGM tester and timing light.