Kia 2004.5 Spectra Service Technical Training page 84

TIMING BELT
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The timing belt is serviceable:
The Beta 2.0L engine is interference type. Properly
installed and timed timing belts are critical to long
engine life. Timing belt tension is manually adjusted.
There is no automatic tensioning to take up slack as the
belt wears. The belt can be tightened manually if required.
1. Valve Cover
2. Timing Belt
3. CAM Timing Pulley
4. Crank Timing Pulley
5. Tensioner
6. Idle Pulley
7. Upper Cover
8. Lower Pulley
9. Oil Washer
10. Crankshaft Pulley
The front of the CVVT 2.0L engine has a single bolt
crankshaft pulley with an ignition timing mark on the
timing cover. The timing belt has 1 crankshaft and 1
camshaft sprocket with a tensioner on the left and
idler pulley on the right side. If timing belt is being
reused, reinstall in the same rotational direction.
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