Timing Cover: Service and Repair

FRONT TIMING BELT COVER
REMOVAL
1. Remove accessory drive belts.
2. Remove crankshaft damper.
3. Remove lower and upper torque struts.
4. Position a jack under engine. Raise jack enough to support engine weight.
5. Remove right engine mount to engine mount bracket bolt.
6. Remove power steering pump assembly and set aside.
7. Remove right engine mount bracket.





Fig. 64

8. Remove front timing belt cover (Fig. 64).

INSTALLATION
1. Install front timing belt cover and tighten bolts to 12 Nm (105 in. lbs.).
2. Install front engine mount bracket.
3. Install right side engine mount to engine mount bracket bolt.
4. Remove jack from under engine.
5. Install power steering pump assembly.
6. Install upper and lower engine torque struts.
7. Install crankshaft damper.
8. Install accessory drive belts.

REAR TIMING BELT COVER
REMOVAL
1. Remove front timing belt cover following procedure.
2. Remove timing belt and timing belt tensioner.





Fig. 66

3. Hold camshaft sprocket with Special Tools C-4687 and modified Adaptor C-4687-1 (Fig. 66), while removing attaching bolt.





Fig. 65

4. Remove camshaft sprocket.
5. Remove rear timing cover attaching bolts (Fig. 65).
6. Remove rear timing cover (Fig. 65).

INSTALLATION
1. Install rear timing cover and tighten bolts to 12 Nm (105 in. lbs.) (Fig. 65).
2. Install camshaft sprocket. While holding sprockets with Special Tools C-4687 and modified
Adaptor C-4687-1, tighten attaching bolt to 101 Nm (75 ft. lbs.).
3. Install timing belt tensioner assembly and timing belt.
4. Install front timing belt cover following procedure.

CHECKING BELT TIMING-COVER INSTALLED
- Remove number one spark plug.
- Using a dial indicator, set number one cylinder to TDC on the compression stroke.





Fig. 67

- Remove the access plug from the outer timing belt cover (Fig. 67).





Fig. 68

- Check the timing mark on the camshaft sprocket, it should align with the arrow on the rear belt cover (Fig. 68).