Signs of the need to replace the timing belt. The consequences of untimely replacement. Tips for replacing the belt and detailed, step-by-step, instruction - you can find out this article. And about changing the timing belt itself or contact the workshop, to solve you.

Signs of the need to replace the timing belt and the consequences of the belt cliff

By car VAZ 2114, as in any other, early and late can begin to hide the timing belt.

As a result, slowly, I will start sliding and as a result, it will finally burst.

If it breaks around when driving, the car is most likely pulling enough, as if you switched from 4-5 transmission to 1 and performed the engine braking, and it does not start.

In the case of a car equipped with an on-board computer, it will appear the "Error Sensor Error".

What would such a situation arise suddenly, you need to constantly monitor the belt.

The timing belt is changing under the management of operation every 50 thousand km, and on the advice of professionals, after 40.

On a 1.5 liter, 8 valve engine of critical when cutting nothing happen, but when equipping a car with a power unit for 1.3 liters, a valve can bent.

It would be very sad, because what happened would entail the fulfillment of very expensive works, if at all is not overhaul of the engine.

Tips for replacing the timing belt

If it is necessary or on the time limit for replacing the timing belt, it will be useless to replace the belt tension roller.

Before installing the new belt, check the status of the stretch roller or it is better to replace it, also check the availability of free rotation or backlash in the water pump (pump).

If there is a whistle after installing a new belt, check again its tension if everything is in order with it, the pump requires a replacement. After all, after installing a new belt, the load on the gear changes, which means that the pump can jam.

Important, follow a good advice, changing the timing belt, change the tension roller and water pump (pump).

Step-by-step instructions for replacing the timing belt  

1. We put the car at a convenient position for you by fixing its parking brake.

2. Turn on the fourth gear.

3. With a key on 10, we unscrew three bolts that fasten the timing belt cover. One is from the end, 2 others on the left side of the lid, at the top and bottom.

4. Weakening the stretch stretch of the generator and then dismantle such with it with its pulley.

5. We put the car to the "neutral" and begin to scroll through the crankshaft clockwise at the same time looking into the clutch housing hatch, follow the flywheel there. When the label is on it before dividing the scale located in the middle, stop the action.

6. We carry out the correctness of the setting of the label on the camshaft and the rear lid.  

7. Using the tension roller, you need to easily atten the timing belt and then remove it. Immediately wear a new one.  

8. We bring part of the new belt for the tension roller and wear it on the pulley of the pump. Next to the crankshaft pulley. Now stretch with the same roller.  

9. We turn the crankshaft again on two full turns and again compare the correctness of all the draws. If they did not coincide, we start everything in a new one.

10. "Implement" to the homeland pulley of the generator and fix.  

11. Once again we tighten the tension roller and check the level of tension of the timing belt. Next we put in place the belt of the generator and stretch it with the necessary effort.  

12. We bring the car and carry out the necessary adjustments (if any).