XC90 AWD L6-2.9L Turbo VIN 91 B6294T (2004)
Slacken off the center screw for the belt tensioner slightly.
Hold the center screw still. Turn the tensioner eccentric clockwise to 10 o'clock using a 6 mm Allen key.
Remove the timing belt from the camshaft pulleys.
Removing the timing gear pulley
Install camshaft adjustment tool 999 5452 CAMSHAFT ADJUSTMENT TOOL See: Tools and Equipment/999 5452 Camshaft Adjustment Tool at the
rear of the camshafts.
Check that the screws securing the adjustment tool to the camshafts and the screw holding the tool together are well tightened
Remove (timing gear pulley with variable valve timing unit)
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the plug at the front of the variable valve timing unit (Tx55)
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the center screw in the variable valve timing unit (Tx55). Carefully pull out the variable valve timing unit with the timing gear pulley.
Remove (timing gear pulley without variable valve timing unit)
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the screws securing the timing gear pulley on the camshaft
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the timing gear pulley.
Remove tool 999 5452.
Reinstall the expansion tank and the brake fluid reservoir at the fender liner.
