Beginner timing question

[Jonas427]

I bought a timing light today to check the timing on my KA24DE. So, the timing alignment pin reads 0. I believe it should read 20. So, I tried to increase the timing but the adjustment was maxed out. Any idea what's wrong, and how to fix it?



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[devnull]

Did you unplug the throttle pos sensor before starting?

[Jonas427]

Ok, my bad. I did forget to unplug the TPS, but now that I did unplug it the timing still looks to be off over 5 degrees.

[devnull]

So it's maxed out between 10 - 15 degrees BTDC? It's possible that the distributor was not installed correctly last time. It might be off by a tooth. Have you had any services that required removal of the distributor done?

[98s14inaz]

Pull the distributor and reinstall. It's aligned wrong. I had the same problem a while back.

[Jonas427]

So it's maxed out between 10 - 15 degrees BTDC? It's possible that the distributor was not installed correctly last time. It might be off by a tooth. Have you had any services that required removal of the distributor done?

Well, I haven't had the car very long, so the previous owner may have removed it.

Pull the distributor and reinstall. It's aligned wrong. I had the same problem a while back.
Sorry for my lack of knowledge, but how do I align the distributor correctly?

[devnull]

You set #1 piston to TDC compression. Then remove the distributor assembly, line up the marks on the shaft, and reinstall it.