need help with ka24de timing?

[Mr.toofotay]

hi i need help after putting the motor in TDC and positioning everything i start to crank the motor and it still doesnt run. i check to see if my spark plugs were good and they were not. so i bought some new ones and put them in but now my number 3 piston is hitting the spark plug and breaking it...i need help thank you..

[jeremy242]

I don't remember where it was but i read a while ago that i think discount had the wrong part number for spark plugs and they were to long. SO if yuou got the art number from the parts store it might be wrong. Also for the timing thing make sure that the rotor is in the right position and not 180 out.

[killablue240]

if you are breaking plugs they are too long.

[Mr.toofotay]

the spark plugs are the correct ones from fsm so if it isnt spark plugs could it be the timing?

[killablue240]

if you set up your cams off timing you could bend a valve, but it would not affect the plugs. if your timing is off, the piston will not travel any higher or lower, it can only travel on its set path. you might have gotten plugs for the ka24e sohc engine which are longer than the ones for the twin cam.

[Mr.toofotay]

hey can you give me more info on the timing could bend the valves??? how do i check if my valves are bent?? im pretty sure i got the right ones its only one piston that hits the spark plug thanks again..

[killablue240]

if the cam opens the valves while the piston is traveling up, the piston will hit the open valves. give me some more info. did you rebuild motor? etc.

[seanman]

i thought both 24e and 24de didnt have interference valves?

[killablue240]

if you set the cams wrong im pretty sure that you can hit the valves. but i could be wrong.