DO you need to remove engine to intstall timing belt?

[90GSEclipse18]

I have a 1990 GS eclipse, Do you need to remove the engine to intstall a new timing belt?

 

[BMWHATR]

No man you Don't need to remove the engine. Its preatty simple the only things that you need to take off is all the belts and covers crank pully and some small things. Takes about 4-5 hours to do it. (at least thats what it took me)

 

[unior]

http://www.vfaq.com/mods/timingbelt-1G.html

thats gonna help you a lot

 

[Lunch_Box]

Or get a manual, it will help you out. That's how I learnt.

 

[jbranne]

Make sure you put the crank bolt in using an impact, or at least use some threadlocker on it.

I changed the belt on my 1.8 and after many months, the bolt loossened up can caused all sorts of bizarre problems.....like the keyway in the crank sprocket getting fubar'd.

 

[turbolover2]

No, engine stays in. Follow the VFAQ exactly though. It won't be easy to do if it's your first time. But it's not really all that hard. Just go slow and double check everything, twice.

 

[unior]

Make sure you put the crank bolt in using an impact, or at least use some threadlocker on it.

I changed the belt on my 1.8 and after many months, the bolt loossened up can caused all sorts of bizarre problems.....like the keyway in the crank sprocket getting fubar'd.

what did you use to torque it? i use a 1/2" drive 2' breaker bar and put all the torque on it i possibly can

 

[slow4G63]

just to tell you man, it's not that bad... I had to replace my water pump... now wow... that was a job... mostly though, you have to take out the right motor mount so that you can raise and lower the motor to get off all of the pullies... and just to let you know.... that there's a little cylinder thingy and that is the automatic belt tensioner. You have to unbolt that, compress the pin sticking out with a vice, stick a small nail in the side hole so that it will keep it compressed, then put the timing belt on, bolt back up the automatic belt tensioner, then take out the small nail and a little pin will shoot up and tighten everything up... it's pretty neat

 

[slow4G63]

also, make sure you make marks on the cam gears!!!!!!! so that you don't mess your timing all up , i just used a black marker and make a line across from 1 cam gear to the other, like the stock white marks

 

[unior]

and just to let you know.... that there's a little cylinder thingy and that is the automatic belt tensioner. You have to unbolt that, compress the pin sticking out with a vice, stick a small nail in the side hole so that it will keep it compressed,

you can scratch all that if you buy a new tensioner - which is a very good idea btw