1997-2000 Honda CR-V Timing Belt Replacement Procedures

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable and lay it aside, making certain that it does not contact metal. Raise the front of the CR-V with the floor jack, then support it with jack stands. Take away the left-front wheel utilizing the lug wrench. Remove the engine splash guard utilizing the appropriate sockets.
2. Loosen the accent drive belt tensioners. There are two varieties of tensioners: sliders and a pulley. Loosen the locking nuts, then loosen the slider bolts for each accessory. Push the accessory towards the engine. Carry the belt off the pulleys. Place a wrench or a socket on the accent belt tensioner pulley. Push the pulley away from the belt to loosen the tension. Elevate the belt off the pulley.
3. Unbolt and remove the cruise control actuator, located on the valve cover. Turn the crankshaft counterclockwise until the white timing marks on the crankshaft pulley are lined up close to the 9 o’clock position.
4. Help the engine with the floor jack. Take away the left engine mount and the valve cowl using the appropriate sockets. Verify that the letters “UP” are on the 12 o’clock position on each camshafts.
5. Take away the crankshaft pulley bolt using the pulley holder, handle and socket. Take away the crankshaft pulley, upper and decrease timing belt covers, and the guide washer on the crankshaft sprocket. Examine that the timing marks are lined up. The timing marks on the crankshaft sprocket are at the 11 o’clock position. The timing marks on each camshafts are at the 9 o’clock and three o’clock position. The timing mark on the left camshaft (as you are looking down on the engine) ought to line up with the timing mark at the 9 o’clock place on the suitable camshaft.
6. Loosen the tensioner bolt one-half turn, then push the tensioner down, away from the belt. Tighten the bolt enough to carry it out of the way. Lift the timing belt off the sprockets. Check that the timing marks are still lined up, and that the letters “UP” are still on the 12 o’clock position.
7. Install the timing belt beginning on the crankshaft pulley. Route the timing belt behind the tensioner, in entrance of the water pump and excessive of the 2 camshafts. Make the belt taut between the sprockets on the non-tensioned side. Loosen the tensioner bolt, allowing the tensioner to put rigidity on the bolt. Tighten the bolt sufficient to hold the tensioner in place.
8. Reinstall the guide washer to the crankshaft sprocket, the lower timing belt cowl, the upper timing belt cowl and the crankshaft pulley. Oil the threads and the face of the crankshaft pulley bolt. Insert and tighten the crankshaft pulley bolt to a hundred thirty foot-pounds of torque.
9. Turn the crankshaft counterclockwise six turns. Examine that the timing marks on the crankshaft pulley and 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock positions on the crankshaft are nonetheless lined up. Remove the plug from the decrease timing belt cover. Loosen the tensioner bolt one-half turn, using a socket. Turn the crankshaft counterclockwise until one tooth on one of many camshafts strikes three enamel past its timing mark. Tighten the tensioner bolt to 40 foot-pounds of torque. Retorque the crankshaft pulley bolt to a hundred thirty foot-kilos of torque. Set up the remainder of the parts in reverse order of removal.