Adjust Timing By Hand?

[dan-0]

Hey guys

My Skylines crank angle sensor is all the way to the left. Is it safe to loosen the bolts and place the CAS in the middle?

I dont have access to a timing light at the moment.

[The Mafia]

No. Buy a timing light for $30 and do it properly or you could do some serious damage.

[dan-0]

Ok cool, is there a good guide to follow or should I get a mechanic to do it?

[jiffo]

YES.

Where it's sitting it's way advanced which isn't good.

Put it central in the slots then grab a timing light and go through the procedure to set the timing correctly.

[Piggaz]

I'm sure if you did a search online you would find something.

[The Mafia]

You don't know why it's advanced that far so I would check with a timing light first.

If it was me I'd be pulling all of the covers ans checking the belt and make sure it's been timed correctly.

But if you've never heard of or used a timing light then I'd be getting someone with some mechanical knowledge to look at it.

[Tai1or Made]

Another thread?

OT.

Take it to a mechanic.

/Thread.

[WMDC35]

Good advice above! Take it

Otherwise......mitsi.......hot women......

[Moodles2]

I've seen on many RBs tuned by Jap tuning houses, crank angle sensors that are in the fully retarded position, but that's how they tune them. If your tuner has done something like this then you might damage your engine by putting the CAS in the middle without confirming the timing first with a timing light.

[WMDC35]

car is stock? std ecu/tune?, maybe it's had the advance till it pings then turn it back a mm tune?

[JonnoHR31]

I've seen on many RBs tuned by Jap tuning houses, crank angle sensors that are in the fully retarded position, but that's how they tune them. If your tuner has done something like this then you might damage your engine by putting the CAS in the middle without confirming the timing first with a timing light.

Clockwise is retarded, anti-clockwise is advanced.

OP, if everything is running fine and it's been like that for a long time just leave it.

[Tai1or Made]

Fully retarded

Never.

Never go full retard.

[dan-0]

i have a few bolt ons. pod, full exhaust, r34 smic. I checked the side panel with the ECU and it lookks as if it has been unbolted before.

Is there any way I can check if it has been tuned before?

My Patrol and Navara have a port under the dash I used an adapter to plug into my laptop.

[Plattsy]

f***ing brilliant

Never.

Never go full retard.