How do you change timing belt on Mitsubishi Galant sigma 1200?

Answer 1

Follow these steps to replace the Timing Belt on your Mitsubishi Galant:

1) Disconnect the battery ground cable using a wrench. Remove the splash guards and loosen the accessory drive belt tensioners, then lift the accessory drive belts off the pulleys.

2) Remove the top engine mount and its bracket, the alternator and the Power Steering pump and leave the power steering fluid lines attached to the pump, and just lay the pump out of the way.

3) Remove the air conditioning compressor and the crankshaft pulley bolt, then pull the pulley off the snout of the crankshaft. Remove the belt guide plate, the timing belt cover cap and the timing belt covers.

4) Turn the crankshaft until the crankshaft timing marks line up. If the camshaft timing marks do not line up, turn the crankshaft one more time, then all the marks should line up.

5) Now, loosen the tensioner bolt and push the tensioner away from the belt. Tighten the bolt enough to hold the tensioner out of the way. Lift the timing belt off the sprockets and pulleys. Check that the timing marks are still lined up.

6) Install the timing belt working in a counterclockwise rotation, starting with the crankshaft sprocket. While keeping tension on the belt, route it over the right camshaft sprocket. Hold the tension, then route the belt under the water pump pulley, over the left camshaft sprocket, then behind the tensioner pulley.

7) Loosen the tensioner bolt, allowing the tensioner to put tension on the belt. Turn the crankshaft clockwise two turns until all three timing marks are lined up again. Tighten the tensioner bolt and the crankshaft pulley and install the rest of the parts in reverse order of removal.