Timing belt replacement: Feroza 1.6 DX, EL HD-E — DAIHATSU
Timing belt replacement — Feroza 1.6 DX, EL HD-E on Daihatsu: 40 steps, engines HD-C, HD-E. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for DAIHATSU — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
Preparation and removal
- Never turn the engine in the direction opposite to that of normal operation
- Disconnect the battery
- Loosen the tensioner briefly
- Check the belt(s) for cracks, fraying, wear and oil contamination
- Tighten the tensioner
- Remove the timing belt cover
- Align the timing marks
- Loosen the tensioner
- Turn the tensioner backwards
- Tighten the tensioner
- Remove the timing belt
Installation and checks
- Fit the timing belt
- Tighten the tensioner
- Turn the engine 1.9 rotations by hand
- Note: Avoid bending, torsion or traction
- Turn the engine 2 rotations by hand
Other DAIHATSU procedures
Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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