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1.5 CRDi (D3EA) — HYUNDAI

1.5 CRDi (D3EA) on Hyundai: 44 steps, engines D3EA. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for HYUNDAI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

44 steps 1 engine code

🧭 Before you start

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

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  • Ensure the tensioner pulley locking pin is still in position

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📐 3 workshop diagrams for D3EA

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

1.5 CRDi (D3EA) — D3EA · diagram 1
1.5 CRDi (D3EA) — D3EA · diagram 2
1.5 CRDi (D3EA) — D3EA · diagram 3

📋 Procedure

Preparation and removal

  1. Check the timing marks
  2. Remove the crankshaft pulley
  3. Remove the timing cover(s)
  4. Ensure the tensioner pulley locking pin is still in position
  5. Remove the engine support bracket
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  1. Turn the tensioner body
  2. Turn the bolt until the locking pin can be fitted
  3. Note: Avoid bending, torsion or traction
  4. Use a hexagonal wrench

Installation and checks

  1. Check the tensioner and idler pulleys; renew if necessary
  2. Check the timing marks and tension again
  3. Turn the tensioner clockwise
  4. As far as the stop
  5. Tighten the bolt
  6. Fit the crankshaft pulley
  7. Fit the ancillary drive belt
  8. Renew if necessary
Workshop diagrams

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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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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.