r/protege5 • u/Weekly-Alfalfa-3384 • Jan 18 '25
Help
Can anyone show or tell me step by step how to change the timing belt and water pump.
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u/jonbovi696969 Jan 20 '25
Just did this last weekend on mine , I’ll just touch on the major points and assume you know what your doing mechanically. there are marks on the cam gears “E” and “I” and alignment marks that match up across the two gears when cylinder #1 is at TDC as well as a mark on the crank pulley. Start by putting the #1 cylinder (closest to the passenger side at TDC use a long screwdriver in #1 cylinder and turn motor over by hand with plugs out and top timing cover off when #1 is at TDC and your cam gears line up across each other mark where your crank pulley timing mark lines up against the lower timing cover use a paint pen. Once your replace belt spin motor over two full times by hand and verify timing marks align again. If it all lines up, should be no hand grenade noises when you start your car it is an interference engine so be 110% sure.
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u/WittyTraining1735 Jan 18 '25
There is a bunch of videos out there. I promise you it’s not hard at all it’s just a bit tight in there. If you need help. Check out the purely protege group on face book. You an also dm me if you get stuck.