Yes, but the procedure requires many steps to position the valve train (#1 Cyl. to combustion) and positioning the distributor CAM to fire on #1 firing order. See dealer's service manual for setting timing.
An engine can be timed without a timing light by using the markings on the harmonic balancer. Each mark indicates 1 degree above or below top dead center.
It is not timed with a timing light. It is set to 0 deg with a scan toolIt is not timed with a timing light. It is set to 0 deg with a scan tool
The distributor is not "timed". It is Synced to 0 degrees with a scan tool. IT can not be done with a timing light.The distributor is not "timed". It is Synced to 0 degrees with a scan tool. IT can not be done with a timing light.
The 2001 Grand AM was not available with a belt timed engine. All engine options are chain timed.
it does not mean that. it means that the timing is off so it has to be timed by a timing gun pointed at the distributer and adjusted
Answering this question is difficult without a year and motor size provided. I have experience with many Cougars from 1987 on - and all but one were completely timed by the computer without a distributor. The 3.8l engines 1994 and newer all had computer-controlled ignitions with coil packs and a crankshaft position sensor, so it is timed with software and is not modifiable. The 1999 and newer engines were all computer-controlled. Many V6 motors before 1994 were mechanically timed with a distributor, but I did own a 1993 with a computer-controlled setup. The distributor-based engines in those years are all timed according to the standard procedure.
It is not timed with a timing light. It is set to 0 deg with a scan tool.
Noisy, and you cannot keep the engine timed.
The "engine timing mechanism" is a system of gears and belts(or chains) that keep the rotation of the crankshaft synchronized (timed) with the cam shaft so they operate at the same intervals.
Absolutely, a badly timed engine can run like a heap of S--t
When it become noisy, or your engine cannot be timed or kept in time correctly.
The specs call for the engine to be timed correctly for proper operation. Hope this helps!