Distribuitor Position 7afe - Timing - Help find rigth position ! Options

[elastikman]

Hi!

I change my engine 7afe a few months ago all works fine.
But the mechanical didnt have the "light strobe gun" to make timing the distribuitor correctly.


Today i went to few mechanicals and no one have the ligth gun , they say new cars have automatic timing, so they dont use that light any more.


So i must do it my self based in some info.

Can any one tell me if this in correct position??




For what i know it looks that is very advance.
Can any one tell me with is the more correct position?? (middle ??)


thanks...

This post has been edited by elastikman: Jul 9, 2010 - 10:07 AM

[Gtguy22]

for now, i would just set it so your rpms are around where they should be. Not sure if you have to set the base timing on that engine. Either way, id get a timing light eventually, harbor freight sells them for like 15 bucks

[EKAn]

Yeah i would say get the timing light to make sure, what year is the engine from?

[elastikman]

Yeah i would say get the timing light to make sure, what year is the engine from?

From 95.

I cant find timing light any where ...
Do your distribuitor is the same position?
i almost sure this is not the correct position....

[Smaay]

you cant do it that way. all cars are different. you need to put a jumper wire between Te and E1 in the diagnostic box, then use the timing light to check timing.

[EKAn]

the only safe way to do it would be with a timing light like Smaay said, and since its form a 95 it probably doesn't have the automatic timing

[presure2]

the 96+'s are the ones that do not allow timing adjustments at the distributor.
generally speaking, assuming your mechanical timing is set correctly, the distributor would typicly be somewhere around the middle of the adjustment range at 10*BTDC.
you really need a timing light to do it right.