How do I remove the timing belt now?

[usmc0651dns]

I have removed all the manifolds, turbo, intercooler, radiator, valve cover, and removed the ARP headstud nuts. I'm doing maintenance on the car and changing all the belts and gaskets as well as cleaning up th engine bay. The timing belt is the only thing keeping me from taking the head off at this point. How do I remove it now that all the other parts have been removed?

 

[jp91gsturbo]

Grab a 14mm wrench, find the tensioner pulley. It's got a blue center and will be on the side closest to the front of the car. Loosen the bolt in the pulley and tension should come off the belt and you should be able to slide it right off. I would deffinately make sure you put everything back together right when you do timing or you will be doing a lot more than maintenance on this car. Take it from my experience, a head job to replace bent valves is not cheap. I spent over $500 when I messed mine up. Havent messed one up since then though.

 

[BLINKY619]

its fairly easy.. just loosen up the tensioner pulley bolt and remove your driver side mount that goes next to the timing belt..... and then remove the hydraulic tensioner by removing the 2 12mm long bolts... after that just slip the timing belt off....!!!

 

[jp91gsturbo]

Also if you havent pulled the cover off they are all 10mm bolts. And the harmonic balancer is four 12mm bolts. And you'll need to take off the belts and removed the driver side motor mount as mentioned above.

 

[OneBad2L]

Timing Belt VFAQ

All you need to know..

 

[usmc0651dns]

14mm wrench took care of it. Thanks guys.

 

[jp91gsturbo]

No problem, just like i said before, be careful when putting it back together. Make sure its right, bent valves suck!