Timing Belt: Adjustments

Adjustment Procedure
CAUTION: This is an interferance engine.
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Disconnect the intake air temperature sensor connector.





3. Remove the air intake tube from the throttle body
4. Remove the breather tube from the valve cover.





5. Remove the air filter housing bolts.
6. Remove the air filter housing.
7. Remove the right front wheel.
8. Remove the right front splash shield.
9. Remove the serpentine accessory drive belt. Refer to Steering; Power Steering Pump.





10. Remove the crankshaft pulley bolts.
11. Remove the crankshaft pulley
12. Remove the right engine mount bracket. Refer to Engine Mount.





13. Remove the front timing belt cover bolts.
14. Remove the front timing belt cover.
15. Rotate the crankshaft at least one full turn clockwise using the crankshaft gear bolt.





16. Align the mark on the crankshaft gear with the notch at the bottom of the rear timing belt cover.





17. Align the camshaft gear timing marks. Use the exhaust gear mark for the exhaust gear and the intake gear mark for the intake gear, since the gears are interchangeable





18. Loosen the automatic tensioner bolt. To relieve the belt tension, turn the hex-key tab counterclockwise.
19. Rotate the automatic tensioner hex-key tab clockwise until the adjust arm pointer of the timing belt automatic tensioner is aligned with the notch in the timing belt automatic tensioner bracket.
20. Tighten the automatic tensioner bolt.





21. Rotate the crankshaft two full turns clockwise using the crankshaft gear bolt.
22. Check the automatic tensioner pointer.





23. When the adjust arm pointer of the timing belt automatic tensioner is aligned with the notch on the timing belt automatic tensioner bracket, the belt is tensioned correctly.
Tighten the automatic tensioner bolt to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.).
24. Install the front timing belt cover.





25. Install the front timing belt cover bolts.
Tighten the front timing belt cover bolts to 6 Nm (53 inch lbs.).
26. Install the crankshaft pulley





27. Install the crankshaft pulley bolt.
Tighten the crankshaft pulley bolt to 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.).
28. Install the right engine mount bracket. Refer to Engine Mount.
29. Install the serpentine accessory drive belt. Refer to Steering; Power Steering Pump.
30. Install the right front splash shield.
31. Install the right front wheel.
32. Install the air filter housing.





33. Install the air filter housing bolts.
Tighten the air filter housing bolts to 8 Nm (71 inch lbs.).
34. Connect the air intake tube to the throttle body.





35. Connect the breather tube to the valve cover.
36. Connect the intake air temperature sensor connector.
37. Connect the negative battery cable.