## Ignition Timing Inspection

1. | Start the engine. Hold the engine at 3,000 rpm (min-1) with no load (in Park or Neutral) until the radiator fan comes on, then let it idle.

2. | Check the idle speed.

3. | Connect the Honda Diagnostic System (HDS) to the data link connector (DLC) (A). Turn the ignition switch ON (II), and jump the SCS line with the HDS.

4. | Connect the timing light to the front No. 1 ignition coil harness.

5. | Point the light toward the pointer (A) on the chain case. Check the ignition timing under no load conditions: headlights, blower fan, rear window defogger, and air conditioner are not operating.
Ignition Timing:
M/T: | 8° ± 2° BTDC (RED mark (B)) during idling in neutral
CVT: |
| 8° ± 2° BTDC (RED mark (B)) during idling in [P] or [N]

6. | If the ignition timing differs from the specification; Without ETCS : Update the engine control module (ECM)/powertrain control module (PCM) if it does not have the latest software, or substitute a known-good ECM/PCM, then recheck. If the system work properly, and the ECM/PCM was substituted, replace the original ECM/PCM. With ETCS: Substitute a known-good ECM, then recheck. If the system work properly, replace the original ECM.

7. | Disconnect the HDS and the special tool.