Timing Belt: Service and Repair

TIMING BELT

Removal
1. Remove the valve cover.
2. Remove the spark plugs.
3. Remove the catalytic converter.





4. Remove the bolt, nut, and position the coolant tube aside.
5. Remove the RF wheel and tire assembly.





6. Remove the RH lower splash shield.





7. Rotate the crankshaft to just before Top Dead Center (TDC) (No. 1 cylinder).





8. Remove the stud.





9. Install the special tool.





Note:
^ Make sure the correct (second) notch in the pulley is indexed to the lower cylinder block.

10. Rotate the crankshaft clockwise against the peg to bring it to TDC (No. 1 cylinder).





11. Loosen the water pump pulley bolts.
12. Remove the timing belt covers.





13. Remove the water pump pulley.





14. Remove the accessory drive belt idler pulley.

Note:
^ Installation of the alignment tool into the exhaust camshaft may require the camshafts to be rotated clockwise slightly.





15. Install the special tool and align the camshafts.
16. Raise and support the vehicle.





17. Remove the bolts and the engine mount lower bracket.





18. Loosen the timing belt tensioner pulley and allow to slide down to the bottom of its travel.

Caution:
^ Do not reuse the old timing belt. Replace with a new one.





19. Slide the timing belt off of the camshaft and crankshaft sprockets.

Installation





Note:
^ Make sure the correct (second) notch in the pulley is indexed to the lower cylinder block.

1. Slide the crankshaft pulley onto the crankshaft and confirm the crankshaft position is at TDC (No. 1 cylinder) by rotating it clockwise against the alignment peg.
^ Remove the crankshaft pulley.
2. Lower the vehicle.





3. Confirm that the timing belt tensioner is installed correctly with the tab positioned in the slot in the inner timing cover.





4. Install the timing belt onto the timing belt sprockets.
5. Adjust the timing belt tensioner.





1. Using a 6 mm Allen wrench, rotate the adjuster counterclockwise and align the marks as shown.
2. Tighten the tensioner pulley bolt.
6. Raise the vehicle.





7. Install the front engine mount lower bracket.





8. Install the accessory drive belt idler pulley.





9. Install the water pump pulley.
^ Hand tighten the bolts.
10. Lower the vehicle.
11. Install the timing belt covers.





12. Tighten the water pump pulley bolts.





13. Remove the special tool.





14. Install the stud.





15. Install the RH lower splash shield.
16. Install the RF wheel and tire assembly.





17. Install the coolant tube.
18. Install the catalytic converter.





19. Remove the special tool.
20. Install the valve cover.
21. Install the spark plugs.