Hi,
I have ordered from E-bay all the original parts for my 170000 km timing belt replacement.

see.

from here re missing for the moment:

Original Water pump 25100-33130
pulley idler 24810-38001

It was very difficult to find these parts in greece. Only in aftermarket quality , so i ordered from e-bay.

hope helps someone.

now 180.000km and started process.....

i hope most of you understand the parts of timing.

these are the old parts.

new photos

also youtube it....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZicTRMTaN5o

progress....

The red tool for holding the crankshaft, and unbolt the big central bolt, you an see to the above pictures is destroyed.

Couldn't handle too much torque.

So , i installed temporary again the old timing belt, and putted a long torque key between steering arm and lower arm.

The motor turns clockwise and the crankshaft center bolt unbolts anti-clockwise direction.

Then removed MPI fuse, and the starter tried to unlock it.

Believe it, even the 1,5 KW starter couldn't unlock it.

It needed 10 tries to start unlocking, the started was making a sound
like a stuck motor.

Believe me, i done many cars, this central bolt was the worst ever.

I needed to unbolt it cause i have to remove small crankshaft gear and replace the second small timing belt, which is on the back.

2 of my loves, both of them unbreakable if you maintain them right.

I love working on cars that have no kind of leak underground.
So i like japan and korea motors.

I had just finished all the work.

It's far the most difficult motor, (almost like alfa 156, fiat 20V), the timing must be done with silence, and focused to the motor, noone around, till measure the auto-tensioner gap of 3,8-4,5mm, 1/4 turn back motor, 15 min break time, and 6 turns motor front and measure again.

All of the above are not for fun, they are very importand.

I could change the timing in 15 min (after removing plastic protector), but this motor is a bitch, you have to treat it nice.

For example, the down right gear is of oil pump, which has tension also from the timing belt, mine oil pump was very tight , not able to fall left or right by the balance shaft weight, which means it is a problem.

Someone before, had install timing very-very tight for not slipping belt tooths.

The result was damaged oil pump, also the right balance B shaft, had a leak cause the high tension also gave it damage to the inside bearing which is the reason the external oil round flange was leaking.

So, a tight belt is also a high cost when it comes next time.

It was a full 1 week work, cause i had to find also extra spares parts that i didn't expect.

here are some latest fotos i forgot to show you.

You can laugh with them.

when i installed the new belt, i install it with rotation green logos looking opposite direction.

Normal way, motor goes clockwise.

I installed it , green typed logos, going anti-clockwise.

of course many mechanics say that there is no problem with NEW timing belt direction.

I read GATES Power GRIP instructions, and the internal ply ratings of

the timing belt are made ONLY FOR THE RIGHT DIRECTION SHOWS

THE GREEN STAMPED LOGOS.

so, i fixed at once my mistake, and installed it the right way.

Now, you can laugh.

no, the clockwise rotation is most found on motors.

But if motor is installed left or right side of the car it makes it look strange.