Lotus Elise S1 Service Notes page 146

ENGINE
13. Fit crankshaft pulley to crankshaft timing gear
ensuring that indent on pulley locates over lug
on gear.
14. Secure with crankshaft pulley bolt and washer,
tighten to 205 Nm.
15. Remove camshaft and flywheel locking tools.
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NOTE: Non VVC camshaft timing gears
and tensioner spring illustrated
16. Slacken tensioner backplate screw and tension
timing belt by applying finger pressure to
tensioner backplate.
17. With tensioner pulley against timing belt and
backplate held in position, tighten backplate
screw to 10 Nm.
18. Rotate crankshaft clockwise 2 complete
revolutions and align camshaft gear timing
marks.
~ CAUTION: Do not use camshaft gears,
/ j \ gear retaining bolts or timing belt to rotate
crankshaft.
19. Slacken tensioner backplate screw and check
that belt is being tensioned by the tensioner
spring.
20. Tighten tensioner backplate screw to 10 Nm
and tensioner pulley Allen screw to 45 Nm.
9 OVERHAUL