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Engine Bulkhead Side Toothed Belt Remove and Install Opel Arena I

Diesel Engine ~272 words
Timing Belt, Remove and Install
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1. Disconnect battery negative lead

Release screw cap terminal (1)

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2. Remove heater air intake

Release 2x clip (1)

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3. Remove top cover (1) for timing belt

Pull off

Disconnect fuel return pipe clip

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4. Remove top right cover for timing belt

Remove 3x bolt

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5. Set No.1 cylinder to TDC

Note: No.1 cylinder is next to flywheel.

Rotate crankshaft clockwise and set No.1 cylinder at TDC

Remove blanking plug (arrowed) from cylinder block

Fully install Crankshaft Positioning Pin KM-6031
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6. Check valve timing and injection pump marks for alignment
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7. Remove lower cover for timing belt

Note: Illustration shows, Lower cover removed for clarity

Remove 4x bolt (1)
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8. Remove engine access panel from inside vehicle

Remove 3x plastic cover

Remove 3x nut

9. Remove Crankshaft Positioning Pin KM-6031

Important: Do not use positioning pin to release crankshaft bolts
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10. Lock crankshaft

Rotate crankshaft clockwise until slot in flywheel appears at opening (1) in clutch housing

Use suitable tool to lock flywheel
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11. Release tension on ribbed V - belt – see operation “Ribbed V-belt Tension, Check and Adjust”

12. Release crankshaft pulley bolt (1)

Remove locking tool from flywheel

13. Set No.1 cylinder at TDC

Fully install Crankshaft Positioning Pin KM-6031

14. Remove crankshaft pulley and ribbed V-belt
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15. Release timing belt tensioner (1)

16. Remove timing belt (2)

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17. Install new timing belt

Align timing marks for camshaft and injection pump Check directional arrows on timing belt
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18. Adjust tensioner (1)

Check tension of belt (2) 7.8mm (cold) under load (30 Nm)

Secure bolt for tensioner roller (50 Nm)
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19. Remove Crankshaft Positioning Pin KM-6031

Install blanking plug (arrowed) to crankcase
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20. Install crankshaft pulley, ribbed V–belt

Loosely install pulley bolt (1)

Rotate crankshaft clockwise, two revolutions

Check timing marks for camshaft and injection pump
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21. Rotate crankshaft until slot in flywheel appears at opening (1) in clutch housing

22. Install suitable locking tool to flywheel
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23. Secure crankshaft pulley bolt (1) (20 Nm + 115)
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24. Remove locking tool from flywheel

25. Tension ribbed V–belt – see operation “Ribbed V–belt, Check and Adjust”

26. Install engine access panel

Install 3x nut

Install 3x plastic cover
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27. Install lower cover for timing belt

Install 4x bolt (1)
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28. Install top right cover for timing belt

Install 3x bolt (1)
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29. Install top cover (1) for timing belt

Push fit
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30. Install heater air intake

Secure 2x clip (1)
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31. Connect battery negative lead

Install screw cap terminal (1)
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32. Program all volatile memories