How do you reset the cylinder firing sequence

2001 HONDA ACCORD
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TORY11ALAN
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Hey,

The car shakes when started, so we think it is a misfiring problem with the cylinders

My friend has a honda accord 2001 car V6 3.0L Vulcan engine that we think has a cyllinder one misfiring problem. When she turns on the car, the entire vehicle shakes a little more than it should. When she pushes on the gas peddle the car shakes a lot too. I wanted to double check before I fix anything. Is it a cyllinder problem? The spark plugs were all replaced recently, and I heard that in order to reset the firing sequence for the cylinders you have to take off the timing belt, use a black light, and get it back to position

1. What is the best way to do this? She refuses to take it in to a shop, so she has asked me to repair her car, I was a diesel mechanic for six months, but never worked on this problem before. I have tools, little money, and lots of time. Her firing sequence, according to her manual for the cyllinders is 1-4-2-5-3-6

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Jan 16, 2012 at 11:25 PM
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DAVE H
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start by having the car scanned for fault codes ? please do not remove the timing belt just yet ?? could be a bad/loose plug/wire/coil
Jan 16, 2012 at 11:50 PM