The producer recommends that the timing belt on a 1998 to 1999 2.0 DOHC Dodge Neon get replaced at 105,000 mile intervals. This dedication comes after a research of the service historical past for this explicit engine beneath all driving circumstances. This engine is an interference engine and a timing belt failure would trigger intensive inside harm from the pistons hitting the valves.
Dodge Neon Change the Timing Belt Instructions
Lift up and assist the car on jack stands. Remove the proper wheel and inside splash guard and the accent drive belts. Remove the crankshaft pulley bolt. Remove the pulley with the puller and the insert that goes into the gap left by the crankshaft bolt. Remove the pulley.
Help the engine with the ground jack and take away the proper engine mount. Remove the energy steering pump, leaving the hoses related. Remove the proper engine mount bracket on the block and the timing belt covers. Flip the crankshaft till the triangular mark on the crankshaft sprocket traces up with the triangle on the block, indicating that the engine is on high useless middle on the No. 1 cylinder. Test the camshaft sprockets for the traces on each to line up going through one another.
Push an 1/eight-inch or 3mm Allen wrench into the gap in the tensioner after which use an 8mm Allen wrench to show the tensioner counter-clockwise till it locks in place. Remove the timing belt.
Be certain that the timing marks line up and set up the new timing belt ranging from the proper aspect working counter-clockwise, conserving the stress on the proper facet away from the tensioner. It might be crucial to show the crankshaft half a tooth counter clockwise when the belt is put in after which flip the crank sprocket again to prime lifeless middle to tighten the belt.
Pull the 3mm Allen wrench out of the tensioner, permitting it to use stress to the belt. Flip the crankshaft two extra turns and ensure the timing marks line up. Install the parts in reverse order of removing and torque the crankshaft bolt to one hundred and five foot kilos of torque.
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