Weird timing issue

[eagle_talon90]

Alright, so I'm having a little problem with the base timing on my car here. I go out to check it today and it was way off, so i set it back to 5* BTDC and it started running a bit better, (wouldn't idle properly before). I let it idle for about 10 minutes after setting it and checked it again and found it had advanced to ~5* ATDC already and was not running smoothly. So I turn the car off and tried setting it back again and no matter what i do i cant get it back to 5* BTDC. When i start the car now it runs for 10 seconds pretty rough and then dies on its own. Anyone have any idea as to what could cause this? Thanks in advance.

 

[anteversion]

do you follow the right process to perform the base timing adjustment. You need to ground one wire near the battery location to cancel the ecm before to adjust the timing.

 

[eagle_talon90]

yeah, i did ground that wire.

 

[1stGenTSi]

Timing belt could be off a tooth or two. When it runs rev it up, if it revs quickly it probably isn't off, but if it revs up real slow it probably is.

 

[eagle_talon90]

Hmm, so i popped off my top timing belt cover to see if it did skip a tooth or two or something, and this is what i found, looks as if the adjustment screws on the cam gears weren't tight enough and they turned out of time on their own i guess? I don't have any time tonight to fix them so i will do it tomorrow night after work and post back to let you know if it fixes it or not.

 

[eagle_talon90]

alright, so the problem is fixed, i adjusted the cam gears back to where they should be, and set the base timing and everything is running fine. All i have have to do now is figure out whats wrong with my clutch and/or transmission and i might be able to drive it sometime this summer. thanks for the replies!

 

[1stGenTSi]

alright, so the problem is fixed, i adjusted the cam gears back to where they should be, and set the base timing and everything is running fine. All i have have to do now is figure out whats wrong with my clutch and/or transmission and i might be able to drive it sometime this summer. thanks for the replies!

Glad it was something simple. What gears are those btw?

 

[eagle_talon90]

They are Fidanza cam gears.