Timing belt replacement

Disconnect negative battery cable. Disconnect power
steering reservoir, and remove reservoir bracket.
Disconnect wire harness bracket for Data Link Conne
ctor No. 1. Remove generator and generator bracket.


Remove ABS actuator. Raise and support vehicle. Rem
ove right front wheel. Remove right engine
undercover. Remove power steering drive belt. Sligh
tly jack up engine and remove right engine mounting

insulator.

Remove spark plugs. Remove crankshaft pulley. . Remove right engine mounting bracket.
Remove No. 2 timing belt cover. . Temporarily install crankshaft pulley with pulle
y bolt. Set No.
1 cylinder to TDC on compression stroke. .

Loosen mounting bolt of No. 1 idler pulley and shif
t pulley toward left as far as it will go to reliev
e belt
tension. . Temporarily tighten idler pulley. Remove cranksh
aft pulley and No. 1 timing belt
cover.

If reusing timing belt, mark direction of rotation
on belt. Also place match marks on belt and camshaf
t
pulley. . Remove timing belt from engine.

NOTE:Always turn crankshaft clockwise.