Installation

TIMING BELT INSTALLATION

Install the timing belt in the reverse order of removal; Only key points are described here.

NOTE: Clean the middle and lower covers before installation.





1. Set the timing belt drive pulley so that the No.1 piston is at top dead center (TDC). Align the A mark on the teeth side of the timing belt drive pulley to the pointer on the oil pump.





2. Set the front camshaft pulleys so that the No.1 piston is at TDC. Align the TDC marks on the front exhaust camshaft pulley and front intake camshaft pulley to the pointer on the back cover.





3. Set the rear camshaft pulleys so that the No.1 piston is at TDC. Align the TDC mark on the rear intake camshaft pulley to the pointer on the back cover. Align the rear exhaust camshaft pulley one half tooth clockwise past TDC.





4. Install the timing belt tightly in the sequence shown.

(1) Timing belt drive pulley (crankshaft) -> (2) Adjusting pulley -> (3) Front exhaust camshaft pulley -> (4) Front intake camshaft pulley -> (5) Water pump pulley -> (6) Rear intake camshaft pulley -> (7) Rear exhaust camshaft pulley.

NOTE: Make sure the timing belt drive pulley and camshaft pulleys are at TDC.

5. Adjust timing belt tension as follows:

CAUTION:
- Always adjust timing belt tension with the engine cold.
- Do not rotate the crankshaft when the adjusting bolt is loose (the timing belt will skid over the teeth of the rear intake camshaft pulley).
- Adjust the belt tension only when the belt has been removed and reinstalled or replaced.

NOTE:
- Tensioner is spring-loaded to apply proper tension to the belt automatically after making the following adjustment.
- Inspect the timing belt before adjusting the belt tension.
- Always rotate the crankshaft c(ockwise. Rotating it counterclockwise may result in improper adjustment of the belt tension or cause the belt to jump a tooth on the camshaft pulleys.





1. Install the timing belt with the No. 1 piston at TDC.
2. Remove the slack in the sequence of (a), (b), (c), and (d) by turning each camshaft pulley slightly.
3. Loosen the timing belt adjusting bolt 180° (the slack at (e) should be eliminated). Then, tighten the timing belt adjusting bolt.
4. Verify that No.1 piston is at TDC.
5. Rotate the crankshaft clockwise nine teeth on the camshaft pulley (The blue mark on the crankshaft pulley should line up with the pointer on lower cover).
6. Loosen the timing belt adjusting bolt.
7. Retighten the adjusting bolt, torque to 43 N.m (4.3 kg-m, 31 lb-ft).