Timing idler pulley and setting timing

ERIC PITT

MEMBER
2008 SUZUKI RENO
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
19,000 MILES

Bought the car not running discovered it was in the timing. The idler pulley was broke and the gears were off point. Question is, (1) Will it be okay if I just changed the pulley an have someone put it? (2) Back in time an what's the procedure of setting the gears back in time?

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

MECHANIC
109,867 POSTS

Hi and thanks for using 2CarPros.

The 2.0L DOHC engines are interference engine. With that in mind, there is a good chance internal damage has occurred. You can take the engine apart to confirm damage or replace the belt and then check engine compression. Here are the directions for replacing the belt. All attached pictures correlate with these directions.

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Timing Belt Removal and Installation

Removal

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Disconnect the Manifold Air Temperature (MAT) sensor connector.

3. Disconnect the air cleaner outlet hose from the throttle body.
4. Disconnect the breather tube from the camshaft cover.

5. Remove the air cleaner housing bolts.
6. Remove the air cleaner housing.
7. Remove the right front wheel.
8. Remove the right front wheel well splash shield.
9. Remove the serpentine accessory drive belt.

10. Remove the crankshaft pulley bolts.
11. Remove the crankshaft pulley.
12. Remove the right engine mount bracket.

13. Remove the front timing belt cover bolts.
14. Remove the front timing belt cover.

15. Using the crankshaft gear bolt, rotate the crankshaft clockwise until the timing mark on the crankshaft gear is aligned with the notch at the bottom of the rear timing belt cover.

16. Align the camshaft gears with the notch on the camshaft cover.
17. Loosen the automatic tensioner bolt. Turn the hex-key tab to relieve belt tension.

18. Remove the timing belt.

Installation

1. Align the timing mark on the crankshaft gear with the notch on the bottom of the rear timing belt cover.

2. Align the timing marks on the camshaft gears, using the intake gear mark for the intake gear and the exhaust gear mark for the exhaust gear.

3. Install the timing belt.
4. Turn the hex-key tab in a clockwise direction to tension the belt. Turn until the pointer aligns with the notch.
5. Install the automatic tensioner bolt.
Tighten: Tighten the automatic tensioner bolt to 25 Nm (18 ft. Lbs.).
6. Rotate the crankshaft two full turns clockwise using the crankshaft pulley bolt.

7. Recheck the automatic tensioner pointer.

8. Install the front timing belt cover.
9. Install the front timing belt cover bolts.
Tighten: Tighten the front timing belt cover bolts to 6 Nm (53 inch lbs.).
10. Install the right engine mount bracket.

11. Install the crankshaft pulley.
12. Install the crankshaft pulley bolts.
Tighten: Tighten the crankshaft pulley bolts to 20 Nm (15 ft. Lbs.).
13. Install the serpentine accessory drive belt.
14. Install the right front wheel well splash shield.
15. Install the right front wheel.

16. Install the air cleaner housing.
17. Install the air cleaner housing bolts.
Tighten: Tighten the air cleaner housing bolts to 10 Nm (89 inch lbs.).
18. Connect the air cleaner outlet hose to the throttle body.
19. Connect the breather tube to the camshaft cover.
20. Connect the MAT sensor connector.
21. Connect the negative battery cable.

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Let me know if this helps or if you have other questions.

Joe

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