Removal - Timing Belt Inner Cover

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Jeep Liberty. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Fig 1: VM.1085 CAMSHAFT LOCKING TOOL

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Disconnect negative battery cable.
Remove engine cover. Refer to ENGINE COVER .
Remove cooling fan and fan drive viscous clutch assembly. Refer to RADIATOR - FAN - VISCOUS .
Remove accessory drive belt (Refer to COOLING/ACCESSORY DRIVE/DRIVE BELTS - REMOVAL) .
Remove cooling fan support (Refer to COOLING/ENGINE/RADIATOR FAN - REMOVAL) .
Remove vibration damper (Refer to ENGINE/ENGINE BLOCK/VIBRATION DAMPER - REMOVAL) .
Rotate the engine to 90 degrees ATDC (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING - STANDARD PROCEDURE) . .
Remove timing belt outer cover (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING/TIMING BELT/CHAIN COVER(S) - REMOVAL) . .
Remove timing belt (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING/TIMING BELT/CHAIN AND SPROCKETS - REMOVAL) .
Remove timing belt idler pulleys (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING/TIMING BELT IDLER PULLEY - REMOVAL) .

Using special tool VM.1085, remove camshaft sprockets. See Fig 1.

Fig 2: TIMING BELT COVER - INNER

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1 - BANJO FITTING

2 - BRASS WASHERS

3 - FUEL INLET LINE

4 - FUEL OUTLET LINE

5 - BANJO FITTING

6 - INJECTION PUMP RETAINING NUT

7 - INJECTION PUMP

8 - MOUNTING STUDS

9 - INNER TIMING COVER SEAL

10 - INNER TIMING COVER

11 - RETAINING BOLT

12 - RETAINING BOLT

13 - RETAINING BOLT

14 - HOSE CLAMP

15 - CYLINDER HEAD COVER/INTAKE MANIFOLD

16 - FUEL RETURN LINE TO INJECTION PUMP

17 - HOSE CLAMP

18 - FUEL RETURN JUNCTION BLOCK RETAINING BOLT

19 - FUEL RETURN JUNCTION BLOCK

Remove timing belt tensioner (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING/TIMING BELT/CHAIN TENSIONER&PULLEY - REMOVAL) .
Remove timing belt inner cover retaining bolts and remove cover. See Fig 2.