The top dead center of the first cylinder in the compression stroke is set when the camshaft drive belt is removed
To complete the task, you will need tools: fixtures for fixing the crankshaft and camshafts, a socket wrench for 10, ring wrenches or sockets for 8, 13, 18
We prepare the car and install it on a lift or an inspection ditch
Disconnect the negative battery terminal
Remove the decorative engine cover
Remove the cylinder head cover
Remove the right front wheel
Remove the engine mudguard
Remove the right front fender liner
We have reviewed all these works in previous articles
Put the transmission in neutral
We turn the engine crankshaft by the bolt of its fastening of the pulley so that the hole in the crankshaft pulley by about 45º does not reach the threaded hole in the timing cover, and the valve cams of the first cylinder are directed upward
Loosen the tightening and remove the plug located in front of the cylinder block on the right
We screw in the fixing rod (device M10x1.5)
In the figure, a tool for installing the crankshaft at TDC of the compression stroke
Carefully turn the crankshaft by the bolt securing its pulley until the shaft stops with the locking rod.
In this position, the end of the crankshaft counterweight rests against the pin of the locking tool
Install the fixing plate in the special grooves at the rear of the camshafts
If the device was installed without difficulty, the piston of the first cylinder is at TDC of the compression stroke and the initial setting of the valve timing is correct
If the device could not be installed (the valve timing is shifted), we adjust the drive of the gas distribution mechanism, for this:
Loosen the bolts of the camshaft sprockets without unscrewing the bolts completely
Install the fixing plate in the special grooves at the rear of the camshafts
And tighten the bolts of the camshaft sprockets, holding the shafts by the hexagon
Remove the fixing device and check the TDC setting again
Install the removed parts in reverse order
