Timing belt replacement: Citroen C5 (DV6C)

🧭 Before you start

Remove the right front wheel and arch liner, support the engine on a jack with a wooden block and remove the support bracket and upper timing cover. Lock the flywheel, camshaft and injection pump, slacken the tensioner and remove the belt. Fit the new belt taut, set and tighten the tensioner, remove the locking pins, turn the crankshaft clockwise 6 rotations and check the pins go back in. Refit the pulley with a new bolt, the covers, engine support, exhaust, hoses, fuel lines, auxiliary belt, liner and wheel.

Fits: platform codes 1.6, HDI, 16V, FAP

• Timing position: the crankshaft or camshaft is set and locked during this job
• Special tools named: locking pin, locking tool
• Renewed: if necessary note

Don't miss

• Only adjust the timing belt with the engine cold.
• Always fit a new timing belt once the old one is off; never reuse it.
• Keep the magnetic sensor track clean and away from magnets; replace it if damaged.
• Use a new crankshaft pulley bolt and follow the staged tightening.
• After 6 crankshaft rotations, check that all locking pins fit again.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📋 Procedure

Preparation and removal

1. Always fit a new timing belt after removal
2. Check the tensioner and idler pulleys; renew if necessary
3. Note: The engine must be cold before timing belt adjustment
4. Note: Avoid bending, torsion or traction
5. Note: The magnetic track should show no signs of damage and must be kept away from magnetic sources; otherwise it will have to be replaced

6. Remove the front right wheel
7. Remove the wheel arch cover lining
8. Disconnect the hoses
9. Use a trolley jack to support the engine
10. Note: Put a wooden block between the sump and the jack
11. Lock the crankshaft by fitting a locking pin into the flywheel
12. Put the wiring loom support aside
13. Remove the engine support bracket
14. Fit the camshaft locking pin
15. Remove the timing belt upper cover
16. Remove the flywheel locking tool
17. Remove the bolt
18. Lock the injection pump gearwheel with a locking pin
19. Loosen the tensioner pulley bolt
20. Supporting its slack using a hexagonal wrench
21. Turn the tensioner pulley clockwise
22. Remove the timing belt

Installation and checks

23. Flywheel locking tool:
24. Fit the timing belt
25. Note: Fit the timing belt fully taut
26. Tighten the tensioner pulley bolt
27. Remove the injection pump locking pin
28. Turn the crankshaft clockwise, 6 rotations
29. Fit the injection pump locking pin
30. Refit the crankshaft pulley bolt
31. Remove the injection pump locking pin
32. Crankshaft pulley
33. Fit the crankshaft pulley
34. Use a new bolt
35. Fit the camshaft locking pin
36. Fit the crankshaft locking pin
37. Stage 1:
38. Stage 2:
39. Remove the flywheel locking tool
40. Refit the timing belt upper cover
41. Fit the timing belt lower cover
42. Reconnect the wiring loom
43. Engine support bracket:
44. Refit the engine support bracket
45. Refit the engine support
46. Nut:
47. Remove the jack
48. Exhaust pipe:
49. Reconnect the exhaust pipe
50. Refit the air hoses
51. Reconnect the fuel lines
52. Fit the ancillary drive belt
53. Refit the wheel arch cover lining
54. Refit the front right wheel
55. Reconnect the battery
56. Refit the LDS fluid reservoir cap
57. Refit the engine upper cover

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