Timing Adjustment
 

1996 Camry 2.2 engine does not have adjustment slot on distributor lock down bolt. I have 4 other camrys with the same engine. They all have a coil pack on the distributor. This one has a coil on the fender well. Is there another way to adjust the timing? Used car, perhaps someone changed out with wrong distributor?

Thanks for any help.

After 1995ish Toyota started modifying the ign system system.

One modification was to start moving the cam and crankshaft ign timing pickup sensors from inside the dist housing to the area where the crank and camshaft pulleys are.

Determine if the 1996 has a cam or crankshaft electrical sensor pickup. If so, the distributor location would now be fixed.

There is a sensor on the crank that my others don't have. With a fixed distributor, is there any timing adjustment possible or required? My repair manual only goes to 1995.
Thanks

No adjustments are required or possible. The computer sets the timing based on the crank sensor (the cam sensor may still be inside the distributor housing).

Thanks Joey. I just replaced the timing belt and felt like power had decrease a bit thats why I was trying to check/adj the timing. If I get the belt position off a tooth either way, will the computer compensate. Another question also comes to mind. I keep a retired 1995 camry for spare parts. Will the computers swap or will the 1996 need a exact replacement if it ever goes bad?

Typically if the timing belt is off one tooth the engine will not run or runs poorly. The computer will not compensate for errors in timing belt installation.

You can check basic timing belt installation but rotating the No 1 cylinder (closest to passenger side) to TDC on the compression stoke. Remove the dist cap and determine if the rotor is at the No 1 electrode location on the cap.

Some computers overlap on model year. There should be a part number on the computer, you want a computer with the same part number as the one being replaced.

Computers seldom fail on the years of Camry you have.

Good to know. Thanks Joey P.