General information
See Section Procedures for repairing SOHC gasoline engines without removing them from the vehicle.
How to perform the procedure
All engines
Bringing any of the pistons to the TDC position is done by turning the crankshaft of the engine.
When looking at the engine from the timing end, the normal direction of rotation of the crankshaft is clockwise.
Remember that an attempt to turn the shaft counterclockwise can lead to a violation of the valve timing adjustments. The first is the cylinder, extreme from the side of the timing drive.
Disconnect the negative cable from the battery. Remove all spark plugs to make engine cranking easier.
In order to provide access to the TDC mark on the camshaft gears, remove the timing cover (see Section Removal and installation of camshafts).
Engines 1.0 and 1.2 l
1. Using a wrench on the crankshaft pulley bolt, turn the latter in the direction of normal rotation so that the TDC mark (2) on a pulley stood against the tide (1) on the timing case.
TDC setting marks
2. If the conditions listed in the previous paragraph are met, the engine will be brought to the TDC position of the end of the compression stroke of the piston of the first cylinder.
Engines 1.4 and 1.6 l
1. Using a wrench, put on the crankshaft pulley bolt, turn the latter in the direction of normal rotation until the camshaft gears turn with alignment marks (2) to each other and coincided with the upper edge of the cylinder head. Label (3) on the rim of the gear wheel of the crankshaft must be aligned with the mark (4) on the bottom cover of the toothed belt.
The layout of the TDC setting marks
2. If the conditions listed in the previous paragraph are met, the engine will be brought to the TDC position of the end of the compression stroke of the piston of the first cylinder.
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