Warm your engine up before doing anything. Open the hood and remove the bolt from the distributor. Hook a timing light to the first cylinder and point it to the harmonic balancer. Rotate the distributor until it aligns with the 10 degree mark, then add the bolt back and tighten it.
The timing should be set at 10:4.
The 1999 Cadillac Seville does not have a timing belt, it has a timing chain.
can't. computer does it automatically.
To set the timing on a 1990 Cadillac Seville 4.5 liter, first ensure the engine is at operating temperature and turned off. Locate the timing marks on the harmonic balancer and the timing cover. Use a timing light to check the current timing, then loosen the distributor hold-down bolt and adjust the distributor to align the marks to the specified timing setting, typically around 10 degrees BTDC. Finally, retighten the distributor bolt and recheck the timing to ensure accuracy.
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Need to set the timing on a 91 gmc sonoma truck or silver
with the terminal unpluged for the electronic advance 0 degrees.
timing gearsI've been told by more than one person that my '91 Cutlass Supreme has timing gears instead of timing chain. . I looked in the book and you should have a timing chain.
Yes
0 degress top dead center
the 91-94 sentra has a timing chain
Make sure the ECM is in field bypass mode (disconnect the tan wire in the passenger compartment) and set the timing at 0 TDC.