C1 Timing Chain
C1 Timing Chain
1. Tooling
tool Reference Designation
[0132-AA] Camshaft locking tool
2. Removing
Lift and support the vehicle with front wheels suspended.
Disconnect the battery negative terminal.
Drain the engine oil.
Drain the gearbox oil.
Drain the cooling system.
Remove the auxiliary equipment drive belt.
Remove the sump .
Remove the drive shafts.
Remove the power unit assembly.
Move aside the coolant pump spring clip.
Remove the alternator .
Remove the bolt and the dipstick guide tube.
N.B. : If it is not, turn the crankshaft pulley through 1 complete revolution (360 degrees) to bring the setting mark to the top.
Immobilise the crankshaft pulley using the tool [0132.AA] and remove it.
Remove timing belt cover .
Turn the chain tensioner stop plate clockwise and compress the piston.
Insert a pin in the opening in the stop plate to immobilise the tensioner with the plunger piston in the compressed position.
Remove the 2 bolts and the chain tensioner.
Remove the bolt, the chain tensioner slide and the timing chain.
Remove the 2 bolts, the chain guide slide and the crankshaft toothed wheel.
The chain .
3. Refitting
Align the crankshaft pinion groove with the crankshaft cotter pin and refit the crankshaft pinion.
Refit the chain guide slide with the 2 bolts.
To refit the timing chain, align the yellow link "c" with the setting mark "b" on the crankshaft pinion as indicated.
To complete the refitting of the timing chain, align the 2 orange links "d" with the setting marks "a" on the camshaft pulleys as indicated.
Refit the chain tensioner slide with the bolt.
Turn the hexagonal part of the inlet camshaft anticlockwise to slacken the timing chain on the tensioner side and refit the tensioner with the 2 bolts.
Remove the pin, turn the crankshaft through 2 complete revolutions and release the chain tensioner.
Check that the setting mark "a" on the camshaft pulley is at the top with the chain taut.
Replace the timing gear cover .
CAUTION : Refit the timing cover within 3 minutes after applying the beads of seal paste.
Fit a new coolant pump seal on the timing cover and refit the coolant pump.
Tighten the 5 bolts in the order indicated.
Immobilise the crankshaft pulley with the tool [0132.AA] and tighten the bolt.
Refit the oil filter seal on the timing cover and refit the oil filter support.
CAUTION : Check the positioning of the gasket which must be seated fully at the base of the bosses.
"l" : 3 to 4 mm.
Apply a bead of seal paste "l" to the joint faces of the cylinder head and of the timing cover.
Seal paste : AUTOJOINT OR.
CAUTION : Refit the cylinder head cover within 3 minutes and tighten the bolts and nuts within 15 minutes after applying the bead of seal paste "l".
Tighten the 13 bolts and 2 nuts to the recommended torque in the order indicated.
After tightening all of the bolts and nuts, check that "1" and "2" are tightened to the recommended torque.
CAUTION : Do not use any parts which have been dropped or knocked.