Toothed Belt, Removing And Installing: Installing

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Requirements

CAUTION:

Danger of causing damage to the pistons and the valves.

When turning camshaft, pistons may not be at TDC for any cylinder.

The engine must be no more than warm to touch.

-- Route the toothed belt over toothed belt sprocket for the crankshaft and coolant pump. Pay attention to the rotation direction of the toothed belt.

NOTE:

With the engine removed beforehand, install the toothed belt guard lower section as well as the vibration damper/belt pulley.

-- Align marking on camshaft sprocket with marking on the toothed belt guard.

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Engine is Installed

-- Turn the crankshaft in direction of engine rotation to the upper TDC cylinder 1.

Vehicles with a manual transmission

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Vehicles with an automatic transmission

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Engine Removed

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-- Set the belt pulley/vibration damper in direction of engine rotation at the upper dead center position of cylinder 1 -arrows-.

Continuation for All

-- Lay toothed belt on tensioner and camshaft gear.

-- Turn the tensioning roller at the eccentric pulley five times all the way in both directions using the :T10020 .

-- Tension the toothed belt. To do so, turn the :T10020 on the eccentric pulley all the way to the left in direction of -arrow-.

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-- Then release the tension on the toothed belt until the notch -1- and the pointer -2- are opposite each other. Use a mirror.

-- Tighten the nut.

-- Turn crankshaft twice in the direction of engine rotation and then set at upper dead center position on cylinder 1 again.

For this it is necessary that the last 45° is turned without interruption.

-- Check tension of the toothed belt again.

Specified value: the pointer and the notch must be opposite each other.

If the tension on the ribbed belt is OK:

-- Install the lower and center toothed belt guards.

-- Install the belt pulley/vibration damper.

-- Attach the engine support to the cylinder block.

NOTE:

Install the bolts into the engine support before installing it.

-- Install the engine mount.

-- Align engine and transmission mountings. Refer to SUBFRAME MOUNT, ADJUSTING .

-- Remove the :10-222A .

-- Install the upper toothed belt guard.

-- Install the ribbed belt tensioning element.

-- Install the ribbed belt. Refer to RIBBED BELT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

The further installation is performed in reverse order of removal.