Ignition Timing: Testing and Inspection
Ignition Timing Inspection1. Connect the Honda Diagnostic System (HDS) to the data link connector (DLC).
2. Turn the ignition switch ON (II).
3. '07 model: Make sure the HDS communicates with the vehicle and the engine control module (ECM)/powertrain control module (PCM). If it doesn't communicate, troubleshoot the DLC circuit.
4. Check for DTCs. If a DTC is present, diagnose and repair the cause before continuing with this test.
5. Start the engine. Hold the engine speed at 3,000 rpm with no load (in Park or Neutral) until the radiator fan comes on, then let it idle.
6. Check the idle speed.
7. Jump the SCS line with the HDS.
8. Free the service loop from the wire harness, then connect the timing light to the service loop.
9. Aim the light toward the pointer (A) on the cam chain case. Check the ignition timing under a no load condition (headlights, blower fan, rear window defogger, and air conditioner are turned off).
10. If the ignition timing differs from the specification, check the cam timing. If the cam timing is OK, update the ECM/PCM if it does not have the latest software, or substitute a known good ECM/PCM, then recheck. If the system works properly, and the ECM/PCM was substituted, replace the original ECM/PCM.
11. Disconnect the HDS and the timing light.
12. Secure the service loop to the wire harness with wire ties.