in the event that you have removed the spark plug cable from the spark plug and from the distributor and you were not able to put it back correctly , leading to a non start condition, then this the simple technique to put back correctly..
in a four cylinder engine, there are of course 4 spark plug arranged in line . Similarly that time of engine has also 4 post or port in its distributor cap, except those engine which is distributorless.. Each spark plug has its own spark plug cable (hi tension wire to some), the other end of each of the spark plug cable goes to the port in the distributor.
How to put back the spark cable correctly , if this was detached or removed from the spark plug and that of the distributor..
BEFORE PROCEEDING , YOU MUST KNOW FIRST HOW DOES YOUR CAR'S CRANKSHAFT PULLEY ROTATES, IS IT CLOCKWISE OR COUNTERCLOCKWISE.
You can only do this thru the help of somebody as follows: ( except when you have verified from a knowledgeable person or internet the actual rotation of the crankshaft pulley.)
It could have easier to put it back if only the cable attached to the spark plug were the one that was removed , because normally the size of the spark plug is exactly the distance to that spark plug but if it was removed on the side of the distributor , it is a different story.
a. remove any covering that covers the CRANKSHAFT PULLEY.
b. put white mark on the face of the pulley.
c. if the spark plug is in place , remove all of them to avoid the car from running .
d. ask your buddy to crank the starter or the engine for a short click of the ignition key but you concentrate or focus your eyes on the white mark you put on the pulley as to what movement it would go , COUNTER OR CLOCKWISE.
1. Remove one terminal of the battery. Remove the distributor cap ( this is normally secured by a small screw) . the rotor will be seen inside that distributor ( it is part located at the center of the distributor that rotates every time the crankshaft pulley rotates.
2. though difficult to see, try to locate a distinct mark or SIGN which is normally located on a covering plate normally plastic , separate from the crankshaft pulley BUT on top of the crankshaft pulley. this is a timing mark that will be made to align to the mark in the crankshaft pulley.
3. sometimes it is a series of line where at the middle of that series of lines , a marked 0 is seen, before that zero mark is the letters BTDC .
4. on the crankshaft pulley itself, there is also a timing mark represented by a single small cut in the edge of the pulley. But sometimes this notch on the pulley is block by the belt, say in case of CRV 1999.
4. get a socket wrench whose size is that of the NUT holding the crankshaft pulley .
5. using the wrench rotate the pulley counter or clockwise as the case maybe, STOP until the pulley timing mark is align with the stationary timing mark mentioned in no. 3. CHECK NOW WHERE THE TIP OF THE ROTOR IS IN WHAT PORT OF THE DISTRIBUTOR IT IS POINTING , THAT IS THE PORT WHERE THE SPARK PLUG CABLE OF NUMBER ONE SPARK PLUG SHOULD BE PLACE. In HONDA CARS, it does not automatically means that when the pulley mark is align the number one Piston is on the firing stroke or some say compression stroke, it maybe that the number 4 piston might be on FIRING STROKE. This so because ONE ROTATION OF THE PULLEY ( 360DEGREES) IS 180 DEGREES OFTHE CAMSHAFT PULLEY , 1/2 rotation only. JUST TO BE SURE IF REALLY THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE SPARK PLUG OR PISTON , better still to remove the VALVE COVER, try to move the INTAKE AND EXHAUST ROCKER ARM , if it moves then , the number one piston is really on the firing stroke and at the same time the camshaft pulley mark is on 12OCLOCK position. or its mark aligns with the other mark. REMOVE THE WRENCH FROM THE PULLEY ( to avoid starting the engine with the socket in place, might be damaging). In honda VTEC 1999, when the word :" UP" is on 12 OCLOCK , that means the piston is on number 1 position at firing stroke or compression stroke.
Honda has a pulley bigger pulley than its camshaft , hence one rotation of pulley is equal to 1/2 rotation of camshaft. . I do not whether all vehicles has the same ratio.
6. while you are rotating that pulley , the rotor of the distributor is also rotating and you should have also check whether it rotates clockwise or counter clockwise.
7. check where the tip of the rotor is pointing to what PORT of the DISTRIBUTOR.
8. This port is where the spark plug cable of the NUMBER ONE SPARK PLUG should be put back.
9. before you proceed , you must have the knowledge what is the FIRING ORDER OF YOUR CAR ENGINE, thru internet maybe or other source. Normally the firing order is FIRST is the number one SPARK PLUG, 2nd to fire is the THIRD spark plug, 3rd is the fourth spark plug, the 4th is the number 2 spark plug. the number one spark plug is the one at the side of the drive belts ( power steering, aircon, alternator ).
10. the next port where the next spark cable is to be put back is for the 3rd spark plug ( if firing order is 1, 3, 4, 2). of course depending on the rotation of the rotor , if rotor rotates clockwise, then the next port is at the right side of the port whose spark plug goes to the number one spark plug.
11. it now follows that the next port is for the 4th spark plug, next is for the 2nd spark plug
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