1C cambelt changing

[JJ]

hey all - i need some help changing the cambelt on my diesel corolla with a 1C diesel engine - does anyone have any how-to manuals such as haines or helmes they can upload? or any tricks to it? thanks - Josh

[sergei]

1C engine is real straight forward, there is nothing complicated (that is if you done cam belts on other engines),
I use a trick, when changing camblet on diesel, as you know the fuel pump is driven off cambelt, and has to be aligned to mark, when you installing camblet, the pump is really easy to move from aligned position,
what I've done is to screw a bolt thru sproket (it has a threaded hole) so it will touch the block and stop the fuel pump sproket from moving (don't need to do it too hard or you will damage something, just little bit is enough), the rest of cambelt is sweet, just align the marks on cam shaft sproket, fuel pump sproket and crank shaft...
other thing before you take off the old belt make sure you have aligned the marks (0 on crankshaft pulley, and dots/lines on cam/fuel sprokets with dots/lines on head and aluminium back plate behind the fuel pump sproket) as you can only rotate the crankshaft only small amount after you take off the belt...

[JJ]

good to know - thanks for your help - much appreciated!