1. Turn the timing belt drive pulley so that the piston of cylinder No.1 is at top dead center. Align the TDC mark on the timing belt drive pulley with the arrow on the oil pump.

2. Turn the camshaft pulley so that the piston of cylinder No.1 is at TDC. Align the TDC marks on the camshaft pulley with the top surface of the cylinder head.

3. Fit the timing belt securely in the following order. 1 - Timing belt pulley (crankshaft). 2 - Tensioner pulley. 3 - Water pump pulley. 4 - Camshaft pulley.
Note: Make sure the timing belt drive pulley and camshaft pulley are at TDC.

4. Loosen and then tighten the adjusting bolt again and tension the timing belt.
5. Install the top and bottom covers.
Note: Clean the top and bottom covers before installation.
6. Install the crankshaft pulley, then tighten the pulley bolt (see above).
7. Turn the crankshaft five or six turns counterclockwise until the timing belt is seated on the pulleys.
8. Adjust the timing belt tension (see above).
9. Make sure the crankshaft and camshaft pulleys are at TDC.
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10. If the camshaft and crankshaft pulleys are not at TDC, remove the timing belt and adjust their position following the procedure above, then reinstall the timing belt.
11. After installation, adjust the tension of each belt.
- On adjusting the tension of the generator drive belt see above.
- For adjusting the tension of the air conditioning compressor drive belt, see below.
- For adjusting the tension of the power steering pump drive belt see below.
(Information obtained from this source: «hondabook.ru»)


