Need the rite timing marks for a 1990 honda civic 1.5 engine

This should do:

timing is set when engine is built. timing can be adjusted by turning the distributor to fine tune it. The marks are on the crank pulley. If you clean it up a bit before you start they may be easier to see. It would be exponentially helpful if you had provided model and engine.


There are more than one 1990 Honda engines. Civic, Si, Accord, Prelude, Then there are also a multitude of small engines like generators and motorcycles.

I guess I should just be able to guess what engine you need help with.

I think that you have to ground the blue wire from the harness to check the timing with AC off if it is a Civic with a d15 engine. Engine should go through three cycles of the cooling fan on and off to be sure it is properly heated for tuning. You can also bleed the air from the coolant after that third cycle which will help keep your idle correct since it is partially controlled by coolant temperature. There is a small bleeder valve on the water neck in most of those models if it is a civic.

Good luck.

please let me know if you need anything else or have questions.

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You need a new engine. Time for a new car, a 20 year old honda isnr worth a new engine $2-2500

Ignition switch?

You will need something to lift the engine so that you can take the pressure off of the mount. It sounds like your fuel pump may be wearing out and it is not responding like it should...The pump on the gas tank should be located on the top of the tank....Under the back seat....

The only other thing could the the timing belt tensioner if there is any doubt. Here's the timing marks.

Could be coil or ignition module starting to fail

the red mark is where the timing is supposed to be after u have bypassed the electronic advance.the first white line on the left is tdc.
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