1ST Timing Chain & Chain TENSIONER: Installation

1. Ensure key on crankshaft sprocket is pointing up. See Fig 1 . Apply oil to bushing of idler sprocket. Install 1st timing chain by aligning Dark Blue plate of timing chain with mark on idler sprocket.
2. Align Yellow plate of timing chain with mark on crankshaft sprocket. Install timing chain tensioner. Release latch on tensioner adjuster, insert a pin to hold latch in place, and press plunger back into tensioner adjuster body.
3. Ensure plunger does not come out. Install timing chain adjuster and tighten to specification. Remove pin from timing chain adjuster. Install timing chain guide. Ensure Dark Blue plate and Yellow plate of timing chain are aligned with timing marks. To complete installation, reverse removal procedure.

Fig 1: Aligning 1st Timing Chain & Sprockets

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