Timing Belt: Overview Toyota RAV4 I

Scheme 17

Scheme 18

1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove power steering fluid reservoir with mounting bracket. Remove accessory drive belts. Remove generator and generator mounting bracket. Remove wiring brackets for access to timing belt covers.
2. On models with Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS), disconnect electrical connectors and brake lines from ABS actuator. ABS actuator is located in front of passenger-side strut tower. Remove ABS actuator mounting bracket-to-body bolts/nuts. Remove ABS actuator with mounting bracket.
3. On all models, raise and support vehicle. Remove passenger-side lower engine cover. Remove passenger-side front wheel.
4. Using floor jack, slightly raise engine to remove weight from right (timing belt side) engine mount at timing belt cover. Remove right (timing belt side) engine mount from body and mounting bracket on cylinder block for access to timing belt covers.
5. Remove spark plugs. Remove crankshaft pulley bolt. Using puller, remove crankshaft pulley. Remove right (timing belt side) engine mounting bracket from front of cylinder block.
6. Disconnect engine wiring harness protector from rear of No. 2 timing belt cover. When disconnecting engine wiring harness protector, remove bolt on intake manifold side of engine first and then bolt on exhaust manifold side of engine.
7. Remove No. 2 timing belt cover. (Scheme 17) Install crankshaft pulley on crankshaft. Temporarily install crankshaft pulley bolt.
8. Rotate crankshaft clockwise, viewed from timing belt end of engine, so cylinder No. 1 is at TDC on compression stroke and timing mark on crankshaft pulley aligns with "0" mark on timing belt cover. Cylinder No. 1 is front cylinder at timing belt end of engine.
9. Ensure hole in camshaft sprocket aligns with alignment mark on camshaft bearing cap. (Scheme 18) If hole in camshaft sprocket is not aligned with alignment mark, rotate crankshaft clockwise one full revolution.
10. Loosen No. 1 idler pulley bolt. (Scheme 17) Move No. 1 idler pulley outward, as far as possible, away from timing belt. Temporarily retighten No. 1 idler pulley bolt.
11. Remove timing belt from camshaft sprocket. Hold crankshaft pulley and remove crankshaft pulley bolt. Using puller, remove crankshaft pulley. DO NOT allow crankshaft to rotate when removing crankshaft pulley.
12. Remove No. 1 timing belt cover. (Scheme 17) Note direction of timing belt guide installation. (Scheme 17) Remove timing belt guide.
13. If reusing timing belt, mark direction of timing belt rotation and place reference marks on timing belt and crankshaft sprocket for reassembly reference. Remove timing belt from crankshaft sprocket.
14. Remove idler pulleys (if necessary). If removing camshaft sprocket, use spanner wrench to hold camshaft sprocket and remove camshaft sprocket bolt. Remove camshaft sprocket.
15. If removing crankshaft sprocket, use puller to pull crankshaft sprocket from crankshaft. If removing oil pump sprocket, hold oil pump sprocket by installing spanner wrench in holes on front of oil pump sprocket. Remove oil pump sprocket nut. Remove spanner wrench and oil pump sprocket.