Lotus Elise Service Notes page 140

ENGINE
9. Ensure inserts are fitted in timing belt lower
cover.
10. Fit timing belt lower cover, ensuring correct
position of seals, tighten screws to 10 Nm.
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15. With tensioner pulley against timing belt and
backplate held in position, tighten backplate
screw to 10 Nm.
16. Rotate crankshaft clockwise 2 complete
revolutions and align camshaft gear timing
mark with top face of cylinder head.
« CAUTION: Do not use camshaft gear, gear
/ j \ retaining bolt or timing belt to rotate
crankshaft.
17. Slacken tensioner backplate screw and check
that belt is being tensioned by the tensioner
spring.
18. Tighten tensioner backplate screw to 10 Nm
and tensioner pulley Allen screw to 45 Nm.
19. Ensure inserts are fitted in timing belt upper
front cover.
20. Fit timing belt upper front cover, ensuring
correct position of seals, tighten screws and
bolt to 5 Nm.
11. Fit crankshaft pulley, Id crankshaft timing gear '
ensuring that indent on pulley locates over
gear lug (arrowed).
12. Fit crankshaft pulley bolt and washer, tighten to
205 Nm.
13. Remove flywheel locking tool 18G 1571.
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14. Slacken tensioner backplate screw and tension
timing belt by applying finger pressure to
tensioner backplate.
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