The steps of timing belt installation for this 1993 Mercury Villager LS.
Removal
1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Raise and support vehicle. Remove covers from below engine. Drain cooling system. Remove right front wheel and engine side cover. Remove accessory drive belts. Remove crankshaft pulley bolt and pulley. 2. Remove upper radiator hose and water inlet hose. Remove A/C compressor idler pulley and bracket. Remove water pump pulley. Remove upper and lower timing belt front covers. See Fig. 1 . 3. Temporarily install crankshaft pulley bolt so crankshaft can be rotated. Set cylinder No. 1 at TDC of compression stroke by rotating crankshaft until marks on camshaft sprockets align with marks on timing belt upper rear cover, and mark on crankshaft sprocket aligns with mark on front cover housing. See Fig. 2 . 4. Loosen timing belt tensioner nut. Release tension on belt. Remove timing belt. Check timing belt tensioner, spring and timing belt.
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This timing belt installation is supported for Lexus 3.0L V6 – 1999-03 ES300. Removal (ES 300)
1. Raise and support vehicle. Remove right side front wheel. Remove right fender apron seal. Remove accessory drive belts. Lower vehicle. Disconnect engine coolant reservoir hose from water outlet. Disconnect ground strap connectors. 2. Remove engine moving control rod and engine mounting bracket No. 2 (right side), located near timing belt cover. Remove generator-to-engine bracket for access to timing belt covers. 3. Using Pulley Holder (09213-54015) or equivalent and Handle (09330-00021) or equivalent, hold crankshaft pulley. Remove crankshaft pulley bolt. Using puller, remove crankshaft pulley. Remove No. 1 and No. 2 timing belt covers and gaskets. See Fig. 1 . Remove Read the rest of this entry »

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Removal (Frontier, Pathfinder, QX4 & Xterra)
1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove the engine undercover. Drain coolant and remove the radiator.
Remove engine cooling fan and water pump pulley. Remove accessory drive belts. Remove spark plugs.
2. Remove distributor protector. Remove A/C compressor drive belt idler bracket. Remove fresh air intake
tube from rocker cover. Remove thermostat housing hose.
3. Rotate crankshaft to set No. 1 cylinder at TDC on compression stroke. See Fig. 1 . Remove crankshaft
pulley bolt and remove crankshaft pulley. Remove front upper and lower timing belt covers. See Fig. 2 .
4. Align punch mark on left camshaft sprocket with punch mark on timing belt upper rear cover. Align
punch mark on crankshaft sprocket with notch on oil pump housing. See Fig. 3 . Install crankshaft pulley
bolt so that crankshaft can be rotated.
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Camshaft Locking Tools
Application : 2002–2003 3.2L VIN N used in Cadillac CTS
1997–2001 3.0L VIN R used in Cadillac Catera
2001–2007 3.0L VIN R used in Saturn L300 & LW300
1996–2003 3.0L used in Saab 9.5
NOTE: No. 536954 and No. 536595 are to be used together.
1. To ensure the valves will not hit the pistons, the crankshaft must NOT be at top dead center (TDC) at the start of this procedure.
2. Turn the camshaft and drive sprocket to align the timing mark on the sprocket with the timing mark on the timing cover.
3. Install the No. 536594 and No. 536595 locking tools to hold the camshafts in time.
4. Rotate the crankshaft to TDC #1
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Removal
1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Raise and support vehicle. Remove engine under cover.
2. Lower vehicle. Remove radiator coolant reservoir, and set aside. Remove electric cooling fan
and radiator shroud.
3. On Impreza and Forester, remove accessory drive belt cover. On all models, remove accessory
drive belts.
4. Hold crankshaft pulley stationary, and remove crankshaft pulley center bolt. Remove
crankshaft pulley. Remove timing belt covers.
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When installing the timing belt, be sure to align all alignment marks on the belt with corresponding marks on the sprokets. If incorrectly installed, interference between pistons and valves may occur.
Timing Belt Removal
1. Remove timing belt guide. (MT vehicles only)
2. If alignment mark (a) and/or arrow mark (which indicates rotation direction) on timing belt fade away, put new marks before removing timing belt as shown in procedures below.
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General Guide – Setting & Locking FIAT TWIN CAM engines. Timing belt replacement on 1.6, 1.8 16v. and 2.0 20v. Fiat twin camshaft engines is carried out with the crankshaft at TDC, established by using VS1404 TDC Position Tool and a DTI (Fig.1), to determine the piston position in No.1 cylinder, and then by checking that all timing marks align. NOTE: To avoid kit contents duplication, VS1404 TDC Position Tool is not included in individual kits but is available as an Associated Tool. It is used on Fiat 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 multi-valve engines.
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The VS130 Setting and Locking Tool Kit includes all the tools required to maintain the crankshaft gear and camshaft sprockets at TDC for service work requiring timing belt removal, renewal and installation on the Ecotec V6 multi-valve engine. The kit includes the essential timing gauge for
checking camshaft sprocket timing mark alignment during installation of the timing belt.
WARNING! Incorrect installation of the timing belt/engine timing positioning will result in engine damage.
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For those of you that have not come across or had the privilege of working on the Ford 4.0L SOHC cam engine you are about to get a baptism in its proliferation in the timing components used. Now before you go off and wonder why I am even trying to tell you about these, know this there are none available in the aftermarket (or at least not that I was able to find). You can buy tensioners, guides and chains but gears are not available from the aftermarket and as you see the proliferation you will understand why. So you will either have to purchase them new from Ford or you are going to reclaim those that are not worn or damaged.
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Tools and supplies needed:
1. Basic hand tools as required for your particular camshaft and balancer bolts
2. Torque wrench
3. Pro Cam Lube (part #153 or #154) or suitable replacement
4. Camshaft Degree Kit (part #4796 including degree video)
5. Crankshaft Socket (part #4798 for Ford 302-351W, 429-460)
6. Thread locking compound
7. Engine repair manual for your particular engine
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