Fitting The Timing Belt - Fiat Bravo Service Manual

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Introduction

Planned maintenance

Check that the centering dowel on the timing

drive gear is in line with the engine. Also re-

move the inspection cover on the bell hous-

ing and check that the reference on the fly-

wheel coincides with the reference on the

actual bell housing.

Loosen the timing belt tension acting on

the nut shown in the diagram, then re-

move the actual belt.

Fitting the timing belt

3. To facilitate the positioning of the timing

belt, loosen the bolt fixing the inlet side

camshaft pulley and the exhaust side p u l -

ley, using tool 1860831000. These pullies

have slots, allowing the correct matching

of the belt-pulley.

4. Fit the belt observing the following order:

1. Crankshaft drive pinion - 2. Fixed pulley

- 3. Camshaft pulley, exhaust side - 4.

Camshaft pulley, inlet side - 5. Automatic

tensioner pulley - 6. Water pump pulley.

The belt should be fitted

any bends at acute angles in not to

adversely affect the structure of the

actual belt.

Fit the belt so that the arrow is point-

ing in the direction of rotation of the

There are three

markes on the belt for fitting during