Renault Clio: D4F

REMOVAL

I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION

• Position the vehicle on a two-post lift (see Vehicle: Towing and lifting) (MR 392, 02A, Lifting equipment).
• Disconnect the battery (see Battery: Removal - Refitting) (MR 392, 80A, Battery).
  • Remove:
  • the engine cover,
  • the engine undertray,
  • the front right-hand wheel (see Wheel: Removal - Refitting) (MR 392, 35A, Wheels and tyres),
  • the front right-hand wheel arch liner (see Front wheel arch liner: Removal - Refitting) (MR 393, 55A, Exterior protection),
  • the accessories belt (see 11A, Top and front of engine, Accessories belt: Removal - Refitting, 11A-5),
  • the front bumper (see Front bumper: Removal - Refitting) (MR 393, 55A, Exterior protection).

• Fit the engine support tool (Mot. 1672) under the lower cover.
• Remove:
  • the crankshaft accessories pulley (see 11A, Top and front of engine, Crankshaft accessories pulley: Removal - Refitting, 11A-31),
  • the right-hand suspended engine mounting (see 19D, Engine mounting, Right-hand suspended engine mounting: Removal - Refitting, 19D-22).

II - OPERATION FOR REMOVAL OF PART CONCERNED

• Remove:
  • the bolts (1) from the upper timing cover,
  • the upper timing cover,
  • the bolts (2) from the timing intermediate housing,
  • the middle timing cover.

• Remove:
  • the lower timing cover bolt (3),
  • the lower timing cover.

• Refit the crankshaft accessories pulley bolt and its retaining washer.

• Turn the crankshaft clockwise (timing end) to position the crankshaft sprocket marking (4) half a tooth in front of the alignment of the fixed marking (5) on the oil pump casing.

• Insert (Mot. 1054).
• Turn the crankshaft clockwise until it is stopped.

• Check that mark (6) of the camshaft sprocket is vertical to the engine and aligned with the rocker cover mark.
• Undo the timing tension wheel nut (7).
• Loosen the timing tension wheel by turning the eccentric cam using a 6 mm Allen key.
• Remove:
  • the timing belt,
  • the timing tensioning roller nut,
  • the timing tensioning roller.

REFITTING

I - REFITTING PREPARATIONS OPERATION

• parts always to be replaced: Timing belt.
• parts always to be replaced: Timing belt tensioning roller.
• parts always to be replaced: Crankshaft accessories pulley bolts

II - REFITTING OPERATION FOR PART CONCERNED

• Refit the new tensioning roller.
• Position both indexes (8) between the cylinder head groove.
• Do not remove the pin (9) before refitting the timing belt.

• Check that the crankshaft is at its setting point using the (Mot. 1054).

• The mark on the crankshaft sprocket (10) must be aligned with the fixed marking (11) on the oil pump casing.

• Align the mark on the camshaft sprocket (12) with the fixed marking (13) on the rocker cover using the (Mot. 799-01).

• Torque tighten the crankshaft accessories pulley bolt (15 Nm).
• Fit the timing belt, aligning the marks on the belt with those on the crankshaft sprocket and camshaft sprocket.
• Remove the (Mot. 1054).

• Remove the pin (14) from the timing tensioning roller.

• Turn the tensioning roller eccentric in an anti-clockwise direction using a 6 mm Allen key.
• Move the adjustable index (15) on the tensioning roller into the position indicated above.
• Torque tighten the timing tensioning roller nut (24 Nm).
• Rotate the crankshaft through six revolutions in a clockwise direction (timing end).

• Insert (Mot. 1054).
• Rotate the crankshaft to the setting point.
• Check that the camshaft and crankshaft sprockets markings are correctly aligned with the fixed markings.
• Remove the (Mot. 1054).

• Loosen the tensioning roller nut by up to one turn, holding the eccentric with a 6 mm Allen key.
• Turn the adjustable index (16) on the tensioning roller in a clockwise direction into the position indicated above.
• Tighten to torque the timing tensioning roller nut (24 Nm).

• Check that the tensioning roller does not come into contact with the cylinder head (17).

Note:

If the tensioning roller is in contact with the cylinder head:

• set the engine to Top Dead Centre,
• remove the tensioning roller and the timing belt,
• reposition the tensioning roller pin,
• repeat the timing belt refitting procedure, step by step, from the beginning.

• Remove the crankshaft accessories pulley bolt.
• Refit:
  • the lower timing cover,
  • the lower timing cover bolt.
• Torque tighten the lower timing cover bolt (10 Nm).
• Refit:
  • the timing intermediate housing,
  • the timing intermediate housing bolts.
• Torque tighten the timing intermediate housing bolts (10 Nm).
• Refit:
  • the upper timing cover,
  • the upper timing cover.
• Tighten to torque the upper timing cover bolts (33 Nm).

III - FINAL OPERATION.

• Refit:
  • the right-hand suspended engine mounting (see 19D, Engine mounting, Right-hand suspended engine mounting: Removal - Refitting, 19D-22),
  • the crankshaft accessories pulley (see 11A, Top and front of engine, Crankshaft accessories pulley: Removal - Refitting, 11A-31),
  • the accessories belt (see 11A, Top and front of engine, Accessories belt: Removal - Refitting, 11A-5).
• Remove the lower engine support tool (Mot. 1672).
• Refit:
  • the front bumper (see Front bumper: Removal - Refitting) (MR 393, 55A, Exterior protection),
  • the front right-hand wheel arch liner (see Front wheel arch liner: Removal - Refitting) (MR 393, 55A, Exterior protection),
  • the front right-hand wheel (see Wheel: Removal - Refitting) (MR 392, 35A, Wheels and tyres),
  • the engine undertray,
  • the engine cover.
• Connect the battery (see Battery: Removal - Refitting) (MR 392, 80A, Battery).

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