Timing marks on the VAZ 2109

Aligning the timing marks is a very important step when performing many repair or adjustment work on the VAZ 2109. For example, this procedure is required when adjusting the valve drive clearances... It is quite simple to do this, but it is worth giving this material a separate article in order to show everything more clearly and in detail.

To carry out this work, we need a few simple tools:

• 10 wrench or ratchet head
• thin flat screwdriver
• jack

So, the first step is to raise the right front of the car with a jack so that the front wheel is in suspension. In the photo below, an example is shown on Kalina, but there is no difference between the engines, so you should not pay attention to this:

Next, you need to open the hood of the car and remove the casing, under which is the star of the VAZ 2109 gas distribution mechanism. Usually it is fastened with a pair of bolts from the end:

And one on the side:

Next, we remove the protective casing, taking it slightly to the side, as it is more clearly shown in the picture below:

Now you need to put the gearshift lever in the 4th speed position and rotate the front wheel by hand, while looking at the camshaft pulley. It is necessary that the mark on the gear coincides with the protrusion on the cover:

That's not all. Now, with a thin screwdriver, we pry on the protective plug, which is located in the gearbox housing, next to the engine joint, and in this window the mark on the flywheel must also coincide with the mark on the body:

If your marks do not match, then you need to adjust them in order to set them clearly. To do this, first we achieve the coincidence of the mark on the flywheel. If at this moment the risks on the camshaft do not coincide, then it is necessary to throw off the timing belt from the star and scroll it until the marks are aligned. Throw the belt back on and then you can already do all the work that is necessary.