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How to replace the timing belt kit and water pump

Model: (Various brands) Various
Part: Timing belt

In this animation we see how to generically replace a timing belt and a water pump: we remember that when changing the belt it is good practice to also change the tensioner pulley and the water pump. The animation also shows us which tools to use to do the job: place the bolts for maintaining the phase before removing the old belt, so as not to lose the references, and rely on the marked spaces that we can see in the video. We remove all the pulleys and remove the belt, then remove the water pump and install the new one. We put back the pulleys, including the tensioner one; at this point we can put the belt back in place, following the video's instructions, align the tensioner pulley and remove the phase locks. Rotate the entire engine block clockwise, install the remaining components and fill the cooling liquid container.


Posted on 16 March 2024 by ScegliAuto



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