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Timing belt replacement: Peugeot Expert 1.9D (DW8, DW8B, DW8B/D)

Step-by-step timing belt replacement for the Peugeot Expert 1.9D: 71 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

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

71 steps 5 engine codes

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 1.9, D

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

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  • Repeat the procedure if the special tools do not fit properly

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

DW8(WJZ)DW8B(WJY)DW8BDW8B/D(WJY)DW8(WJY)

📋 Procedure

Preparation and removal

  1. Crankshaft locking tool:
  2. Check that the gearwheels can rotate
  3. Disconnect the fuel lines
  4. Check the tensioner and idler pulleys; renew if necessary
  5. Fit the tension gauge
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  1. Fit the camshaft locking pin
  2. Camshaft gearwheel
  3. Crankshaft pulley
  4. Remove the timing belt lower cover
  5. Loosen the camshaft gearwheel outer bolts
  6. Loosen the tensioner pulley bolt
  7. Remove the timing belt
  8. Loosen the gearwheel bolts

Installation and checks

  1. Pre-tension the belt until the tension gauge indicates a value between:
  2. Refit the locking tools to check the timing
  3. Fit the gauge
  4. Turn the tensioner and stretch the timing belt
  5. The tension is set when the tension gauge indicates a value of:
  6. Tighten the tensioner
  7. Tighten the camshaft gearwheel
  8. Tighten the injection pump gearwheel
  9. Check the tension again
  10. The tension is set if the tension gauge indicates a value between:
  11. Remove all the locking tools
  12. Note: Repeat the procedure if the special tools do not fit properly
  13. Fit the timing belt lower cover
  14. Refit the crankshaft pulley
  15. Refit the timing belt upper cover
  16. Refit the engine support
  17. Fit the ancillary drive belt
  18. Fit the power steering pump belt
  19. Refit the inner wing splash guard
  20. Refit the front right wheel

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.