Service Procedure

1. Remove the right front wheel and engine splash shields.

2. Lower the vehicle and support the engine with a floor jack.

3. Remove the right side engine mount, water pump pulley, accessory drive belts, and lower timing belt cover.

4. Set the engine to top dead center (TDC) and set the intake and exhaust cam sprockets on their timing marks (as close as possible).

5. Remove the auto tensioner and timing belt.

a. Inspect the timing belt. If it's worn, cracked or frayed, replace it.

b. Inspect the tensioner. If it's leaking fluid, replace it.

6. Slowly compress the tensioner in a vise (apply pressure until resistance is felt, allow tensioner to compress, then apply more pressure) until the locking pin can be re-installed. A locking pin is supplied with a new tensioner. If an extra locking pin is not available, a 3/64" steel pin can be substituted.

7. Install cam sprocket holder (SPX/Kent-Moore P/N 09231-38000) to hold the cam sprockets in alignment during timing belt installation. Install the tool 1/4" deep after the sprocket timing marks are in alignment.

NOTE:
Insert the tool only 1/4" to make it easier to remove after the timing belt is installed.





8. Set the oil pump sprocket so that timing marks # 7 and # 8 are aligned. Quickly rotate the sprocket back and forth, between the 9 and 12 o'clock position "feeling" for a "centering feel" when the timing marks meet. If the sprocket timing mark feels like it wants to move away from the other mark, rotate the sprocket one complete revolution and try it again.

Timing marks # 7 and # 8 will naturally align when the balance shaft is in the proper orientation.

NOTE:
This step is an alternative to the Shop Manual instructions described on Page EM-89, Step 17, Note # 2, in the 2002 Santa Fe Shop Manual. Either method is acceptable.

9. Verify the following timing marks are aligned (refer to photos below):





a. Camshaft sprockets (intake 1, 2; exhaust 3, 4)

b. Balance shaft (5, 6) and oil pump sprocket/balance shaft (7, 8)

c. Crankshaft (9, 10)

10. Wrap the timing belt in a clockwise direction starting from the intake cam sprocket. Keep the belt tight when installing over the exhaust cam sprocket, oil pump sprocket/balancer, and crankshaft.





11. Apply hand pressure to the tensioner pulley to take up any slack, and remove the lock pin from the tensioner. Remove cam sprocket holder.

12. Rotate the crankshaft clockwise (by hand) 2 complete revolutions and set to TDC. If the TDC mark was passed, then rotate the crankshaft another two complete revolutions. The crankshaft must only be turned clockwise for proper tension and orientation of the timing marks.

13. Inspect the timing marks of the cam sprockets for proper timing.

NOTE:
Due to the difference in ratio between the crank sprocket and the oil pump sprocket, the oil pump sprocket will appear out of time after turning the crankshaft 2 revolutions (provided the sprocket was set properly in steps 8 and 9). The oil pump sprocket will come into alignment on the 6th revolution (1:1.5 ratio; crank to oil pump).

14. If the timing marks are properly timed, rotate the crankshaft an additional 90 degrees to take the marks off of TDC.

15. Reassemble the engine (if applicable) and install new timing belt cover P/N 21360-38214-0.