Installation (1.5L)
- Install flange on crankshaft with chamfered edge facing away from cylinder block (toward front of engine). Install camshaft sprocket and tighten bolt to specification.
- Install belt tensioner, tension spring and spacer. Ensure spring is properly engaged against front case. Rotate tensioner toward water pump and temporarily tighten retaining bolts. Rotate camshaft and crankshaft and align all timing marks. See Fig 1.
- Install timing belt on crankshaft. Ensure belt is installed in original direction of rotation. Apply pressure on tension side of belt while installing belt on camshaft sprocket. See Fig 1.
- Apply counterclockwise force on camshaft sprocket to apply tension on tension side of belt. Ensure all timing marks are aligned. Temporarily install crankshaft pulley to retain timing belt.
- Loosen pivot side bolt on belt tensioner and then the slot side bolt to place tension on timing belt. See Fig 1. Tighten slot side bolt and then the pivot side bolt to specification.CAUTION: If pivot side bolt is tightened prior to slot side bolt, belt tensioner may rotate, causing belt to be overtightened.
- Rotate crankshaft clockwise at a constant speed for one full revolution. Loosen pivot side bolt and then slot side bolt. Tighten slot side bolt and then pivot side bolt to specification.
- To check belt tension, hold belt tensioner and timing belt together and apply slight thumb pressure at center point of belt tensioner. See Fig 2. Ensure belt cog will reach 1/4 of the width of the slot side bolt of belt tensioner. To install remaining components, reverse removal procedure.