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Timing belt replacement: Mazda 2 DY 1.4 CiTD (F6JA)

Step-by-step timing belt replacement for the Mazda 2 DY 1.4 CiTD (F6JA): 109 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

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

109 steps 1 engine code

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 1.4, CITD

  • Opens: coolant
  • Timing position: the crankshaft or camshaft is set and locked during this job
  • Special tools named: locking pin, locking tool

Don't miss

  • Always check the timing marks before timing belt removal
  • The arrows on the belt show the direction of rotation
  • Do not touch the outer sensor ring
  • Remove the power steering fluid reservoir but do not disconnect
  • Until the pointer is aligned with the mark

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

F6JA

📐 23 workshop diagrams for F6JA

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

2 (DY) 1.4 CiTD (F6JA) — F6JA · diagram 1
2 (DY) 1.4 CiTD (F6JA) — F6JA · diagram 2
2 (DY) 1.4 CiTD (F6JA) — F6JA · diagram 3
2 (DY) 1.4 CiTD (F6JA) — F6JA · diagram 4
2 (DY) 1.4 CiTD (F6JA) — F6JA · diagram 5
2 (DY) 1.4 CiTD (F6JA) — F6JA · diagram 6
2 (DY) 1.4 CiTD (F6JA) — F6JA · diagram 7
2 (DY) 1.4 CiTD (F6JA) — F6JA · diagram 8
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📋 Procedure

Preparation and removal

  1. Always check the timing marks before timing belt removal
  2. Check the tensioner and idler pulleys; renew if necessary
  3. Check the belt(s) for cracks, fraying, wear and oil contamination
  4. Jack up and support the front of the vehicle
  5. Disconnect the cooling hose from the expansion tank
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  1. Remove the coolant expansion tank and place it aside
  2. Note: Avoid bending, torsion or traction
  3. Disconnect the wiring loom from the timing belt cover
  4. Remove the timing belt upper cover
  5. Detach the power steering hose from the holder
  6. Remove the ancillary drive belt
  7. Flywheel locking pin:
  8. Fit the flywheel locking tool
  9. Remove the crankshaft pulley centre bolt
  10. Remove the crankshaft pulley
  11. Remove the flywheel locking tool
  12. Disconnect the wiring loom from the timing belt cover
  13. Remove the timing belt lower cover
  14. Refit the crankshaft pulley bolt
  15. Note: Do not touch the outer sensor ring
  16. Lower the vehicle
  17. Turn the camshaft clockwise
  18. Check that the camshaft locking pin can be fitted
  19. Camshaft locking pin:
  20. Fit the camshaft locking pin
  21. Engine support bracket:
  22. Support the engine with a lifting jack
  23. Note: Place a wooden block on the jack
  24. Remove the timing belt guide
  25. Loosen the tensioner pulley bolt
  26. Remove the crankshaft gearwheel
  27. Note: Do not touch the outer sensor ring
  28. Remove the power steering fluid reservoir but do not disconnect
  29. Remove the engine support
  30. Remove the engine support bracket
  31. High-pressure pump gearwheel locking pin:
  32. Fit the high-pressure pump gearwheel locking pin
  33. Check that the camshaft locking tool can be fitted
  34. Raise and support the vehicle with the front wheels suspended

Installation and checks

  1. Fit the tensioner pulley with bolt finger-tight
  2. Note: The arrows on the belt show the direction of rotation
  3. Remove the camshaft locking tool
  4. Refit the engine support
  5. Refit the power steering reservoir
  6. Align the gearwheel
  7. Check that the position is correct as shown
  8. Refit the crankshaft gearwheel
  9. Pre-tighten the crankshaft pulley centre bolt slightly
  10. Note: Do not touch the outer sensor ring
  11. Crankshaft locking pin:
  12. Fit the crankshaft locking pin
  13. Note: Do not touch the outer sensor ring
  14. Lower the vehicle
  15. Turn the tensioner anti-clockwise to tension the timing belt
  16. Until the pointer is aligned with the mark
  17. Tighten the tensioner pulley bolt
  18. Jack up and support the front of the vehicle
  19. Remove the crankshaft locking pin
  20. Note: Do not touch the outer sensor ring
  21. Refit the timing belt guide
  22. Turn the engine 10 revolutions by hand
  23. Fit the camshaft locking pin
  24. Fit the crankshaft locking pin
  25. Fit the high-pressure pump gearwheel locking pin
  26. Note: Repeat the procedure if the special tools do not fit properly
  27. Remove the locking pins
  28. Note: Do not touch the outer sensor ring
  29. The timing is set when the special tool(s) fit correctly
  30. Repeat the procedure if the tension is incorrect or the locking tools do not fit properly
  31. Remove the crankshaft pulley centre bolt
  32. Remove the crankshaft gearwheel
  33. Note: Do not touch the outer sensor ring
  34. Refit the timing belt lower cover
  35. Fit the flywheel locking tool
  36. Renew the crankshaft pulley bolt
  37. Tighten the crankshaft pulley centre bolt
  38. Remove the flywheel locking tool
  39. Turn the tensioner clockwise
  40. Refit the ancillary drive belt
  41. Refit the timing belt upper cover
  42. Reconnect the wiring loom to the timing belt cover
  43. Reconnect the fuel temperature sensor
  44. Refit the expansion tank
  45. Refit the water hose to the expansion tank
  46. Refit the expansion tank ventilation hose
  47. Refill the cooling system
  48. Reconnect the battery earth cable
Workshop diagrams

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.