Mazda Repair: 01 mazda tribune timing belt marks, timing belt tensioner, new hope pa

Question
I'm putting a replacement timing belt on a 2001 mazda tribune dx w/a 2.0
engine and was hoping to clear up a few questions i had. First,are there
marks on the outside of the cam gears or are they on the valve cover side?
Second,what part on that squarish looking mark on the bottom(crank) do i
line the pulley mark up with? It's not quite a square and am not sure where to
point the line at. I was told there are special tools required to align the cam
sprockets,but there has to be a way around that.

thanks,
John Pellegrino  
New Hope,pa

Answer
1. Remove the valve cover. Refer to 01-10B VALVE COVER .
2. Remove the spark plugs. Refer to —01-18 SPARK PLUGS 2.0L .
3. Remove the catalytic converter. Refer to —01-15A CATALYTIC CONVERTER 2.0L ZETEC .


1. Remove the bolt, nut, and position the coolant tube aside.


1. Rotate the crankshaft to just before top dead center (TDC) (No. 1 cylinder).


1. Remove the stud.


1. Install the special tool.


1.
NOTE:

Make sure the correct (second) notch in the pulley is indexed to the lower cylinder block.Rotate the crankshaft clockwise against the peg to bring it to TDC (No. 1 cylinder).


1. Loosen the water pump pulley bolts.
2. Remove the timing belt covers. Refer to —01-10B TIMING BELT COVER UPPER AND LOWER .


1. Remove the water pump pulley.


1. Remove the accessory drive belt idler pulley.


1.
NOTE:

Installation of the alignment tool into the exhaust camshaft may require the camshafts to be rotated clockwise slightly.Install the special tool and align the camshafts.
2. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to 00-00 LIFTING .


1. Remove the bolts and the engine mount lower bracket.


1. Loosen the timing belt tensioner pulley and allow to slide down to the bottom of its travel.


1.
CAUTION:

Do not reuse the old timing belt. Replace with a new one.Slide the timing belt off of the camshaft and crankshaft sprockets.
Installation


1.
NOTE:

Make sure the correct (second) notch in the pulley is indexed to the lower cylinder block.Slide the crankshaft pulley onto the crankshaft and confirm the crankshaft position is at TDC (No. 1 cylinder) by rotating it clockwise against the alignment peg.
a. Remove the crankshaft pulley.
2. Lower the vehicle.


1. Confirm that the timing belt tensioner is installed correctly with the tab positioned in the slot in the inner timing cover.


1. Install the timing belt onto the timing belt sprockets.


1. Adjust the timing belt tensioner.
a. Using a 6mm Allen wrench, rotate the adjuster counterclockwise and align the marks as shown.
b. Tighten the tensioner pulley bolt.
2. Raise the vehicle.


1. Install the front engine mount lower bracket.


1. Install the accessory drive belt idler pulley.


1. Install the water pump pulley.
a. Hand tighten the bolts.
2. Install the timing belt covers. Refer to —01-10B TIMING BELT COVER UPPER AND LOWER .


1. Tighten the water pump pulley bolts.


1. Remove the special tool.


1. Install the stud.


1. Install the coolant tube.
2. Install the catalytic converter. Refer to —01-15A CATALYTIC CONVERTER 2.0L ZETEC .


1. Remove the special tool.
2. Install the valve cover. Refer to 01-10B VALVE COVER .
3. Install the spark plugs. Refer to —01-18 SPARK PLUGS 2.0L .


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