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Introduction

Replacement of the distribution kit (belt + tensioner roller + water pump) on 1.4 injection

  1. Place a basin under the lower radiator hose, then disconnect it.
    • Place a basin under the lower radiator hose, then disconnect it.

    • Once all the fluid has drained, reconnect the lower hose.

    • Don't forget to drop off your old LDR at the recycling center

  2. Unscrew the 2 fixing screws of the timing case Unscrew the 2 fixing screws of the timing case Unscrew the 2 fixing screws of the timing case
    • Unscrew the 2 fixing screws of the timing case

    Distribution made jointly with the cylinder head gasket during which the entire top engine was redone…

    hrmuller t - Reply

    Personally, after this tutorial, do another one: “how to change your rocker cover gasket” and you can clearly see that it is cracked, and your engine is dirty.

    guy Betting - Reply

  3. Remove the housing by simply pulling it upwards
    • Remove the housing by simply pulling it upwards

  4. Detach the electrical sheath from the housing Unscrew the 3 screws securing the lower casing then remove it. Unscrew the 3 screws securing the lower casing then remove it.
    • Detach the electrical sheath from the housing

    • Unscrew the 3 screws securing the lower casing then remove it.

  5. Roughly align the hole in the camshaft pulley (red) to the pin hole in the cylinder head (green) (stay a little short) To do this, turn the engine by hand using a wrench on the crankshaft pulley fixing nut by "tightening" the nut, the engine will turn.
    • Roughly align the hole in the camshaft pulley (red) to the pin hole in the cylinder head (green) (stay a little short)

    • To do this, turn the engine by hand using a wrench on the crankshaft pulley fixing nut by "tightening" the nut, the engine will turn.

  6. Once the 2 holes are almost aligned, pre-engage the pin in the flywheel hole (here a ø6mm screw) While continuing to try to push the pin in, slowly crank the engine until the pin goes in and the engine is locked. While continuing to try to push the pin in, slowly crank the engine until the pin goes in and the engine is locked.
    • Once the 2 holes are almost aligned, pre-engage the pin in the flywheel hole (here a ø6mm screw)

    • While continuing to try to push the pin in, slowly crank the engine until the pin goes in and the engine is locked.

    If beauty matters so much to you, please consider rereading your posts and correcting the syntax...

    In the meantime, there is no effort on this gig, cutting a forest comes down to even more "tinkering", especially since the idea behind this kind of tutorial is to make everything accessible to everyone, not everyone necessarily has a disc cutter to sacrifice a 6 drill bit...

    hrmuller t - Reply

    What is the point of losing a forest?

    To show a nice tutorial, and not a DIY with a common wood screw, which you call “PIGE”.

    guy Betting - Reply

    What is the point of losing a forest?

    hrmuller t - Reply

    Frankly, it really looks like a DIY screw, you don't have a 6 mm drill bit, which you cut if it's too long.

    guy Betting - Reply

  7. Once the flywheel is locked, the pin holes of the camshaft pulley must be aligned, also put the pin in place (ø8mm drill here)
    • Once the flywheel is locked, the pin holes of the camshaft pulley must be aligned, also put the pin in place (ø8mm drill here)

  8. Unscrew and remove the tensioner roller (Already removed in the photo) Remove the belt
    • Unscrew and remove the tensioner roller (Already removed in the photo)

    • Remove the belt

  9. Unscrew the screw slightly Unscrew the nut completely Move the alternator closer to the engine to release the tension, remove the belt.
    • Unscrew the screw slightly

    • Unscrew the nut completely

    • Move the alternator closer to the engine to release the tension, remove the belt.

    • For ease of access, the right front wheel can be removed.

  10. Reinstall the new tensioner roller (without tightening it completely) Remove the water pump Check that the water pumps are identical
    • Reinstall the new tensioner roller (without tightening it completely)

    • Remove the water pump

    • Check that the water pumps are identical

  11. Reassemble the new water pump
    • Reassemble the new water pump

  12. Install the belt starting from the bottom, then the camshaft pulley (top) The belt must be at least slightly taut between the two pulleys
    • Install the belt starting from the bottom, then the camshaft pulley (top)

    • The belt must be at least slightly taut between the two pulleys

    • Finish with the water pump then the tensioner roller

  13. Place the roller on the belt, then use a screwdriver to lever it (Place the screwdriver in the small square of the roller) once the belt is tight, tighten the roller To check the belt tension, "twist" the longest strand of the belt, you should not do more than a quarter turn To check the belt tension, "twist" the longest strand of the belt, you should not do more than a quarter turn
    • Place the roller on the belt, then use a screwdriver to lever it (Place the screwdriver in the small square of the roller) once the belt is tight, tighten the roller

    • To check the belt tension, "twist" the longest strand of the belt, you should not do more than a quarter turn

    for the tension of the tensioner take an 8 mm square rod bent in an L shape along its length place a string with a weight of 1.5 kg at 10 cm to have the correct tension builder.

    then tighten the roller, make the engine turn twice by hand, then loosen the roller with its weight and retighten

    Manuel LATAMBAS - Reply

  14. Reassemble the alternator belt Tension the belt, tighten the red nut (without tightening it), tighten the screw (green) to tension the belt
    • Reassemble the alternator belt

    • Tension the belt, tighten the red nut (without tightening it), tighten the screw (green) to tension the belt

    • Control the tension while pushing, it should not take too much sag.

    • Remove the 2 pins (Camshaft pulley and flywheel)

    • Turn the engine by hand (Same procedure as for fitting the pins) and check that nothing is blocking (perform at least 2 turns)

    • Reassemble the various parts of the timing case (Step 4 to 1)

    • Fill and bleed the cooling system

Finish Line

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There is no direction to put the timing belt, there is no arrow on it?

betamaxx16s - Reply

Can you tell me how to proceed for injector cleaning and where they are placed in the engine as well as the flow meters thank you

fornasier stephane - Reply

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laurent gilgenmann52 - Reply

This tutorial is great, and the idea of the screw actually allowed me to do the job without sacrificing a tool or investing unnecessarily in gauges, great =D

Gislain Morin - Reply

super, facile à faire, très bien expliqué. Merci

Patrice Eyquem - Reply

Is this valid on the 205 diesel? Because if I can avoid disassembling the damper pulley, well, that would be great :-)

Nicolas TEODORCZYK - Reply

Super merci, réalisé facilement

Olivier Fronton - Reply

super merci!!!

DIDIER ESTAMPE - Reply

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