timing belt questions

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colez1

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2002 mazda protege5

• Oct 17, 2014

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How do you replace the timing belt tensioner spring

 

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Maroon

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03 mazda protege 5

• Oct 17, 2014

• #2

If you search, you will find many write ups on belt replacement. You don't just replace the spring.

 

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colez1

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2002 mazda protege5

• Oct 17, 2014

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I have to because I pulled my valve cover and the spring was just laying in there

 

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Maroon

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03 mazda protege 5

• Oct 17, 2014

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I'm not sure if you can reach it without pulling off the motor mount, front cover, and timing belt.

There is a diagram somewhere in the manual at the below location that will show you how the spring attaches, and you can determine if it is possible to put a new one in without removing that stuff. If I recall it attaches behind the tensioner so my guess is you can't do it.

http://www.floptical.net/mazda/

Have you done your scheduled timing belt service?

 

Last edited: Oct 17, 2014

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Jackie chan

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Pro5

• Oct 17, 2014

• #5

You can replace the tensioner spring very easily. Both timing covers have to be pulled and you just hook it back on with some needle nose pliers or a string. Your timing may have jumped when it came off though, so after you get it back on, verify that the motor is still in time.

 

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colez1

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2002 mazda protege5

• Oct 17, 2014

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Thank you and I have a buddy thats good at timing so hes gonna do it for me

 

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colez1

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2002 mazda protege5

• Oct 17, 2014

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Maroon said:

I'm not sure if you can reach it without pulling off the motor mount, front cover, and timing belt.

There is a diagram somewhere in the manual at the below location that will show you how the spring attaches, and you can determine if it is possible to put a new one in without removing that stuff. If I recall it attaches behind the tensioner so my guess is you can't do it.

http://www.floptical.net/mazda/

Have you done your scheduled timing belt service?

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