Timing Belt Chain: Installation: Installation
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- Disconnect the battery.
- Remove the accessory drive belt.
- Remove the right cylinder head cover. See REMOVAL .
- Remove the intake camshaft. See REMOVAL .
- Remove a link from the timing chain (3).
- Use a temporary link to connect the new timing chain to the old timing chain.
- Keep tension on the timing chain as the crankshaft is rotated in the direction of engine travel (clockwise).
- When the new chain is fed completely through the engine, remove the temporary link.
- Reconnect the timing chain using a new master link.
- Install the intake camshaft. See INSTALLATION .
- Install the right cylinder head cover. See INSTALLATION .
- Remove the camshaft position sensors and verify that the sensor wheel stamps are visible through the sensor holes (5).
- Install the accessory drive belt.
- Reconnect the battery.