Lotus Elise Service Notes page 145

ENGINE
Flywheel fitted with a reluctor ring
1 8 G 1 6 7 4
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5. Fit flywheel locking tool 18G 1674, tighten bolt.
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CAUTION: Ensure tooth on tool 18G 1674
engages with teeth on flywheel not the
reluctor ring.
6. VVC engines: Fit tensioner spring and pillar
bolt supplied with replacement timing belt,
connect spring to tensioner backplate and pillar
bolt.
CAUTION: Ensure spring is the correct
type for the engine being worked on:-
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Non VVC engines:- Spring is fitted with a sleeve.
VVC engines:- Spring is not fitted with a sleeve.
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NOTE: Non VVC camshaft timing gears
and tensioner spring illustrated.
Slacken tensioner backplate screw, ensure
tensioner moves fully through its adjustment
range and returns under spring tension.
Push tensioner down to fully OFF position,
tighten tensioner backplate screw to 10 Nm.
Using the fingers only, fit a new timing belt over
crankshaft timing gear and then over camshaft
gears keeping belt taut between crankshaft
timing g6ar and exhaust camshaft gear.
Ease timing belt over tensioner pulley and
coolant pump drive gear ensuring belt is
positioned centrally on gears and pulley.
Ensure inserts are fitted in timing belt lower
cover.
Fit timing belt lower cover, ensuring correct
position of seals, tighten screws to 9 Nm.
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OVERHAUL