Tensioning timing belt

4. Fit timing belt tensioner ensuring that index wire is positioned over pillar bolt and that tensioner lever is at 9 o’clock position.
5. Fit a new tensioner Patchlok bolt and tighten bolt until it is just possible to move tensioner lever.
6. Using the fingers only, fit the timing belt over crankshaft timing gear, then over camshaft gears, coolant pump drive gear and tensioner pulley ensuring that the belt run is kept taut between the crankshaft timing gear and exhaust camshaft gear.

CAUTION: If original belt is being refitted, ensure that direction of rotation mark is facing correct way.

7. Check that timing belt is positioned centrally around all gears and tensioner pulley.
8. Fit timing belt lower cover. See this section.

NOTE: Do not fit timing belt upper cover at this stage.

9. Fit RH engine mounting bracket, position PAS cooling pipes.
10. Fit through bolt and nut securing bracket to body but do not tighten at this stage.
11. Fit bolts securing bracket to engine and tighten to 170 Nm.
12. Fit through bolt and nut to RH engine mounting bracket and upper tie rod and tighten to 80 Nm.
13. Lower jack supporting power unit and remove jack from beneath vehicle.
14. Remove camshaft gear alignment tool LRT-12-134.

Tensioning timing belt

15. Using a 6 mm Allen key, rotate tensioner anti-clockwise and align the tensioner pointer to the index wire.

NOTE: If original belt is being refitted, align index wire to lower land of pointer.

CAUTION: Ensure that pointer approaches the index wire from above. Should pointer go past index wire, release tension completely and repeat tensioning procedure.

16. Ensuring that pointer maintains correct position, tighten tensioner bolt to 25 Nm.