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Timing belt replacement: Peugeot 106 >1996 (TUD5)

Step-by-step timing belt replacement for the Peugeot 106 >1996 (TUD5): 83 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Timing belt replacement on the Peugeot 106 1.5 D with the TUD5 diesel (VJY and VJZ versions) from 1996 is a pinned-engine job with a belt that is tensioned by gauge, not by feel. With the battery disconnected and the camshaft and injection pump locked with pins, their gearwheel bolts are slackened so the wheels turn without play. The belt goes on anti-clockwise from the crankshaft gearwheel, with the gearwheels nudged anti-clockwise to engage it. Tension is set with the gauge and the special tool, using different readings for new and used belts, the gearwheel bolts are tightened mid-slot, and the engine turned two revolutions before tension and pinning are rechecked. Locking pins that slide in cleanly at the end are the proof.

83 steps 2 engine codes

🧭 Before you start

Disconnect the battery, lock the camshaft and injection pump, remove the covers and slacken the gearwheel bolts. Fit the belt anti-clockwise from the crankshaft, set the tension with the gauge and special tool and tighten the tensioner and gearwheel bolts. Turn the crankshaft two turns, re-pin, slacken and repeat the tension setting, then check the final reading and the timing pins. Refit the covers, pulley, drive belt, splash guard and wheel.

Fits: platform codes 1.5, D

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

Don't miss

  • Use the new-belt or used-belt tension reading as appropriate; they differ.
  • Check the gearwheel bolts sit in the middle of their slots before final tightening.
  • Avoid bending, twisting or pulling the belt while handling it.
  • Turn the crankshaft clockwise only, two full turns, before rechecking tension and timing.
  • Timing is correct only when all locking pins fit freely.

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

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

TUD5(VJY)TUD5(VJZ)

📐 37 workshop diagrams for TUD5(VJY)

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

106 TUD5 >1996 — TUD5(VJY) · diagram 1
106 TUD5 >1996 — TUD5(VJY) · diagram 2
106 TUD5 >1996 — TUD5(VJY) · diagram 3
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106 TUD5 >1996 — TUD5(VJY) · diagram 5
106 TUD5 >1996 — TUD5(VJY) · diagram 6
106 TUD5 >1996 — TUD5(VJY) · diagram 7
106 TUD5 >1996 — TUD5(VJY) · diagram 8
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📋 Procedure

Preparation and removal

  1. Disconnect the battery
  2. Timing cover
  3. Camshaft gearwheel
  4. Camshaft locking pin:
  5. Lock the camshaft and injection pump with special locking pins

Installation and checks

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  1. Loosen the camshaft and injection pump gearwheels. Check that they rotate without play
  2. Fit the timing belt anti-clockwise, starting at the crankshaft gearwheel
  3. Note the following when fitting the belt:
  4. Turn the camshaft and injection pump gearwheels slightly anti-clockwise to engage the timing belt on the gearwheel
  5. Note: Avoid bending, torsion or traction
  6. Fit the tension gauge
  7. Fit the special tool
  8. Turn the tensioner anti-clockwise until the special tool reads:
  9. New belt:
  10. Used belt:
  11. Hold the tensioner pulley in this position
  12. Tighten the tensioner
  13. Remove the tension gauge
  14. Check that the camshaft and injection pump gearwheel bolts are in the middle of their slots
  15. Repeat the procedure if required
  16. Tighten the camshaft and injection pump gearwheel bolts
  17. Remove all the locking pins
  18. Turn the crankshaft clockwise 2 rotations
  19. Fit the tension gauge
  20. Loosen the camshaft gearwheel and injection pump gearwheel
  21. Loosen the tensioner
  22. Turn the tensioner anti-clockwise until the special tool reads:
  23. New belt:
  24. Used belt:
  25. Hold the tensioner pulley in this position
  26. Tighten the tensioner
  27. Tighten the camshaft and injection pump gearwheel bolts
  28. Remove the tension gauge
  29. Refit the tension gauge
  30. The tension is set if the tension gauge indicates a value between:
  31. New belt:
  32. Used belt:
  33. Remove the tension gauge
  34. Remove the locking pins
  35. Turn the crankshaft clockwise 2 rotations
  36. Fit the locking pins to check the timing
  37. The timing is set when the locking bolt(s) fit correctly
  38. Refit the timing belt covers
  39. Refit the crankshaft pulley
  40. Fit the ancillary drive belt
  41. Refit the front right splash guard
  42. Refit the front right wheel
  43. Reconnect the battery
Workshop diagrams

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.