Timing Belt: Service and Repair

1. If necessary, loosen alternator and remove alternator drive belt.
2. Remove valve cover.
3. Remove upper timing belt cover.

Timing Marks:

4. Rotate crankshaft until No. 1 cylinder is at TDC (top dead center) compression stroke, then align camshaft sprocket timing marks as shown. Crankshaft may be rotated with engine installed in vehicle using a socket wrench inserted through access hole in the front of left fender well.

Timing Belt Components:

7. Draw the timing belt carefully off the driven or camshaft sprocket.
8. Remove driven gear from camshaft by loosening attaching bolt. Be careful not to lose the special washer and key.
9. Remove crankshaft pulley from crankshaft end by loosening the attaching bolt. Be careful not to lose the key.
10. Remove lower cover but leave the loosened adjustment and pivot bolts in place, and then remove timing belt.
11. If necessary, remove timing belt tensioner and timing belt driving gear.
12. Reverse steps 4 through 10 to install.

Adjusting Belt Tension:

13. For final adjustment, proceed as follows:
a. Loosen pivot and adjusting bolts. Do not remove adjustment bolts.
b. Rotate crankshaft counterclockwise approximately 1/4 turn to place tension on timing belt.
c. Tighten adjusting bolt, then pivot bolt. Torque bolts to:

32 ft lb (43 Nm).

14. If crankshaft pulley was bolt loosened during previous steps, torque bolt to:

83 ft. lbs (110 Nm).