Jim L

Which cylinder is #1? I need to pull the plug and make sure it is at the
top. As near as I can tell there isn't a cylinder
layout at the Hyundai HMA site.

I just finished a do it yourself timing belt change and the engine races
when I start it. I was pretty careful but I'm
thinking I'm off a tooth on one or both cam sprockets. I need to relocate
all the marks and make sure # one is TDC.

Any thoughts anyone?

Jim

Jim L

A little premature in my questioning....found #1 toward the front of the
engine to the left. (standing on the passengers side of the car looking at
the engine) I still look forward to any comments...Jim


"Jim L" <j.lofgren@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Which cylinder is #1? I need to pull the plug and make sure it is at the
> top. As near as I can tell there isn't a cylinder
> layout at the Hyundai HMA site.
>
> I just finished a do it yourself timing belt change and the engine races
> when I start it. I was pretty careful but I'm
> thinking I'm off a tooth on one or both cam sprockets. I need to relocate
> all the marks and make sure # one is TDC.
>
> Any thoughts anyone?
>
> Jim
>

Edwin Pawlowski

"Jim L" <j.lofgren@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>A little premature in my questioning....found #1 toward the front of the
>engine to the left. (standing on the passengers side of the car looking at
>the engine) I still look forward to any comments...Jim
>

This is not good for the engine. Designating a particular cylinder as number
1 lowers the self esteem of the other cylinders. Those cylinders work just
as hard and deserve recognition also. Now they are more likely to have
problems coping as they get older because you did not give them the same
attention as the number one cylinder.

Eric G.

"Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> wrote in
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>
> "Jim L" <j.lofgren@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:9zIdi.7432$u65.4983@trndny07...
>>A little premature in my questioning....found #1 toward the front of
>>the engine to the left. (standing on the passengers side of the car
>>looking at the engine) I still look forward to any comments...Jim
>>
>
> This is not good for the engine. Designating a particular cylinder as
> number 1 lowers the self esteem of the other cylinders. Those
> cylinders work just as hard and deserve recognition also. Now they
> are more likely to have problems coping as they get older because you
> did not give them the same attention as the number one cylinder.

Ba dump dump.....cha

Eric

hyundaitech

That's not cylinder #1. Cylinder #1 is the rear bank on the passenger
side. If you must check this, cylinder #4 is up at the same time as
cylinder #1. Cylinder #4 is in the middle of the front bank.

There shouldn't be any reason you'd need to physically check the piston's
location. You can use the timing mark on the crankshaft pulley.

Furthermore, before doing any of that, check your cruise control cable.
If you jacked the engine for access and didn't unbolt the cruise control
module, you probably pulled the cruise cable out of one of the end crimps,
resulting in the throttle being held open.

Jim L

Exactly the problem. Fortunately I caught it before I tore the whole thing
apart again. Thanks for the reply! Pretty tight in there.

Jim


"hyundaitech" <notpublic@not.public.com> wrote in message
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> That's not cylinder #1. Cylinder #1 is the rear bank on the passenger
> side. If you must check this, cylinder #4 is up at the same time as
> cylinder #1. Cylinder #4 is in the middle of the front bank.
>
> There shouldn't be any reason you'd need to physically check the piston's
> location. You can use the timing mark on the crankshaft pulley.
>
> Furthermore, before doing any of that, check your cruise control cable.
> If you jacked the engine for access and didn't unbolt the cruise control
> module, you probably pulled the cruise cable out of one of the end crimps,
> resulting in the throttle being held open.
>

Steve R.

ROTFLMAO!




"Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Jim L" <j.lofgren@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:9zIdi.7432$u65.4983@trndny07...
>>A little premature in my questioning....found #1 toward the front of the
>>engine to the left. (standing on the passengers side of the car looking at
>>the engine) I still look forward to any comments...Jim
>>
>
> This is not good for the engine. Designating a particular cylinder as
> number 1 lowers the self esteem of the other cylinders. Those cylinders
> work just as hard and deserve recognition also. Now they are more likely
> to have problems coping as they get older because you did not give them
> the same attention as the number one cylinder.
>
>