The manufacturer recommends that the timing cestuses on 1990 on ice 1998 1.8 Mazda Protégés be replaced at 60,000-mile intervals after a scan of the supply legend of this engine. The 1.8 has been initiate to be a freewheeling engine, which way that provided a timing band failure should appear, there is not even chance that it Testament antecedent any damage. After installing the modern zone, but, it's a excellent notion to grip a compression dry run to guarantee there is not any engine damage whether the cestuses does come off.
Instructions
1. Lift and base the automobile on jack stands. Remove the correctly splashguard. Install all components in reverse order of removal and torque the crankshaft bolt to 122 foot pounds of torque. Remove the valve encompass and the timing sash covers.
2. Turn the crankshaft until the keyway on the crankshaft sprocket is straight up and the Small pit above and remain the keyway is lined up with the arrow on the block. This is top dead centre on quantity 1 cylinder. Research the camshaft sprockets for the timing marks to straighten. The right side cam sprocket should carry the "E" site straight up and the "I" purpose at the 8 o'clock position lined up with the arrow. The left side "I" mark is straight up and the "E" mark at the 5 o'clock position lined on the arrow.
3. Loosen the tensioner bolt and push away from the belt. Lightly tighten the bolt to hold it out of the way. Remove the timing belt. Make sure all the timing marks line up and install the new belt starting on the right side and working counter clockwise, keeping all the tension on the right side between the crank sprocket and the cam.
4. Loosen the tensioner bolt and allow the tensioner to put tension on the belt. Lightly tighten bolt. Install the pulley boss against the belt on the crankshaft sprocket and the crankshaft bolt. Turn the crankshaft clockwise two turns and once again line up the timing marks. Loosen the tensioner bolt and allow it to take up the remaining slack in the belt and then tighten the bolt to 38 foot pounds of torque.
5. Remove the embellishment guide belts and the H2O pump pulley. Remove the crankshaft pulley bolts and the lock plate. Remove the crankshaft pulley. Remove the oil dipstick.
