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ON-VEHICLE MAINTENANCE

B2-16prose procedure
Continued from B2-15

Timing belt cover (continued)

  1. 2
    Remove the No.3 engine mount.
    Illustration of the No.3 engine mount area to be removed.
  2. 3
    Remove the right and left timing belt covers.
    Illustration of the right and left timing belt covers being removed, exposing the camshaft pulleys and tensioner.

Timing belt

  1. 1
    Install the crankshaft pulley bolt into the crankshaft.
    Illustration of the timing belt and pulleys with timing marks aligned; shows the crankshaft sprocket and the belt routed over camshaft pulleys, with the crankshaft pulley bolt installed.
  2. 2
    Turn the crankshaft clockwise and align the timing marks. (No.1 piston is at TDC of the compression stroke.)
  3. 3
    Mark the timing belt rotation on the belt for proper reinstallation.
  4. 4
    Loosen the auto tensioner bolts and remove the lower bolt.
    When removing the bolt, hold the tensioner so that the bolt holes are aligned, otherwise the threads can be damaged.
    Illustration of the auto tensioner with a 'REMOVE' label pointing to the lower bolt to be removed; tensioner bolt holes shown.
  5. 5
    Remove the No.1 idler pulley and remove the timing belt.
    When removing the pulley bolt, hold the pulley so that the bolt holes are aligned, otherwise the threads can be damaged.
    The following will damage the belt and shorten its life; Forcefully twisting it, turning it inside out, bending it, or allowing oil or grease on it.
    Illustration of the No.1 idler pulley (labelled 'No.1 IDLER PULLEY') being removed to release the timing belt.
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