Removal & Installation: Installation
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- Ensure all timing marks are aligned. See Fig 2.
- Install timing belt around crankshaft sprocket, water pump sprocket, idler pulley, and camshaft sprockets. Ensure slack does not exist on idler pulley side of timing belt.
- Complete timing belt installation on slack (tensioner) side. With tensioner spring removed, allow tensioner to ride against timing belt. Turn crankshaft 2 revolutions in normal direction of rotation (clockwise). Ensure camshaft and crankshaft timing marks are still correctly aligned. See Figure. If not correctly aligned, timing belt will have to be removed and repositioned.
- If all timing marks are okay, turn tensioner clockwise using an Allen wrench. Connect tensioner spring to pin on engine block. See Fig 3. Turn crankshaft 2 revolutions. Ensure camshaft and crankshaft timing marks are still aligned. See Figure.
- To install remaining components, reverse removal procedure. When installing valve cover gasket, apply small amount of silicone sealer to 4 corners of gasket where the front of both camshafts go through cylinder head. See Fig 4. Tighten valve cover bolts to specification in correct sequence. See Fig 5. Adjust drive belts to proper tension.
- Inspect crankshaft position sensor air gap. Air gap between outer edge of crankshaft pulley rotor tooth and center of CKP sensor should be 0.029-0.059" (0.5-1.5 mm). See Fig 6. Air gap is not adjustable. If gap is incorrect, check for damaged parts.