Required special tool
- Mot. 1054 TDC lock.
- Mot. 1135-01 Timing belt tensioner.
- Mot. 1273 Belt tension gauge.
- Mot. 1379 Device for fixing the engine on the subframe.
- Mot. 1386 Device for pre-tensioning the timing belt drive.
Tightening torques, Nm
- Crankshaft pulley bolt: 90+20°.
- Bolts of fastening to the engine of an arm of a forward right support of a pendulum suspension bracket: 62.
- Bolts of fastening to the body of the bracket of the front right support of the pendulum suspension: 62.
- Nut for fastening the tension roller of the timing belt: 50.
Removing
1. Place the vehicle on a two post lift.
2. Disconnect the battery.
3. Remove:
- front right wheel;
- alternator drive belt and power steering pump;
- crankshaft pulley.
4. Install tool Mot. 1379.
5. Remove the pendulum support.
6. Remove the water pump covers and the swing arm support from the cylinder head.
7. Turn the engine crankshaft in the direction of rotation so that the gas distribution mechanism is in the adjustment position (in this case, the mark on the camshaft sprocket should be opposite the alignment mark on the cylinder head cover, and the mark on the crankshaft sprocket should be opposite the alignment mark on the front cover of the cylinder block), insert retainer Mot. 1054 into the hole in the flywheel.
8. Remove the timing belt by unscrewing nut 5.
Installation
1. Align the marks on the timing belt with the marks on the camshaft and crankshaft sprocket.
Attention! There are 5 marks on the camshaft pulley; only a rectangular mark applied on the side of the tooth corresponds to the position of the TDC; the rest of the marks are designed to adjust the clearances in the valve drive mechanism.
2. Tension the timing belt (see chapter «Maintenance» chapter «Drive belt tension»).
3. Install in the reverse order of removal.
4. Install the pendulum support.