Timing belt - camshaft - VVC (page 3 of 4)

Refit

1. Clean crankshaft timing gear, camshaft timing gears, coolant pump drive gear and tensioner pulley.

CAUTION: If sintered gears have been subjected to prolonged oil contamination, they must be soaked in solvent and then thoroughly washed in clean solvent before refitting. Because of the porous construction of sintered material, oil impregnated in the gear will emerge and contaminate the belt.

2. Fit timing gear to crankshaft, ensure dots on timing gear are aligned to flange on oil pump housing.

3. Check that the timing marks on the camshaft gears are correctly aligned and that 18G-1750, is locking camshaft gears.

4. Fit and tighten pillar bolt supplied with new replacement belt to cylinder head.
5. Connect tensioner spring, also supplied with replacement timing belt to pillar bolt and tensioner.

NOTE: The tensioner spring is not fitted with a rubber sleeve.

6. Loosen backplate bolt and ensure tensioner moves fully through its adjustment range and returns by spring tension.
7. Push tensioner pulley down to fully OFF position and tighten backplate bolt to 10 Nm.
8. Using fingers only, fit timing belt. Ensure belt run between the crankshaft gear and the exhaust camshaft gear is kept taut during the fitting procedure.

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

9. Check that timing belt is positioned centrally around all gears and tensioner pulley.
10. Clean timing belt lower cover.
11. Fit rubber seal to timing belt lower cover, position cover to cylinder block, fit and tighten bolts to 9 Nm
12. Fit crankshaft pulley. See this section.