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Alfa Romeo GTV and Spider (916) Factory Service Manual (1995-2000)12 · Variants – 3.0 V6 24V
12 · General

Timing belt replacement

Make
Alfa Romeo
Model
GTV / Spider GTV and Spider (916) Factory Service Manual
Year
1995–2000
Section
Engine maintenance › Timing belt replacement
Variants – 3.0 V6 24VTiming belt replacement

TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT

  • Position the vehicle on a shop jack.
  • Make sure the ignition key is at "STOP" and disconnect the (-) battery terminal.
  • Remove the front right-hand wheel.
  1. Loosen the fastening nuts and remove the engine compartment side guard.
Engine compartment with side guard removed, showing fastening nuts labeled 1
  1. Loosen the fastening screws, remove the plastic button and remove the mud flap from the front right-hand wheel compartment.
Front right-hand light cluster removal, showing fastening screws and plastic button labeled 1
  • Remove the front right-hand light cluster (see assembly 55).
  1. Loosen the fasteners and remove the front right-hand wheelhouse.
Front right-hand wheelhouse with fasteners labeled 1
  1. Loosen the belt take-up pulley fastening screw with a wrench to overcome the automatic take-up device force (belt loose) by inserting the pin as shown in the figure.
  2. Remove the engine unit drive belt.
Engine unit drive belt removal, showing pulley and belt labeled 1 and 2

Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Alfa Romeo GTV / Spider

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