Part 2 Changing Timing Belt Hyundai Accent 1.6L 

I just finish my wife's 05 accent timing belt. It took me 3 hours and I couldn't have done it without your video. Thank you for using your time to help people out.

Hi John, Me again. I just wanted to say thank so much. It took a while (I lost the tension bolt), but with your video I finally finished the timing belt, and guess what? It works. I have been going through an unimaginable life storm for 3 years, and I kid you not when I say that this has been the 1st positive sign of accomplishment. Thanks so much.

Just finished changing the timing belt on my 2002 Hyundai Accent, all working fine. Thanks for the info. John. I had an idea how to do it but your video gave me the confidence and knowledge to do it right. Love the down to earth way you explain things. thanks again for all your help.

Hey! Mr. John....I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge and work with everyone. Even do you did everything including the recording, it was great....God bless you too sir!!!

Many thanks John. Appreciate the time and effort you put in to making the videos. I live down here in Australia and will soon be doing my granddaughter's 1.6L Hyundai Getz ( which looks very much like an US Accent). Thanks again, it always helps to watch someone do the job before finding the snags out for yourself. Cheers.

I want to thank you for this video. because I need to change the time belt of my accent. I started to hear a noise and uncovered the lid of the balvulas and I noticed that the time belt is coming out of the top pulley. so look for information .. and I want to tell you that your video explains very well. thank you for taking the time to explain everything in detail .. thank you and I hope you get more videos of mechanics like this ...

Thanx for a great video. I've done my '99 Accent twice (60k and 120k) and you know what your doing! I do auto repairs at my synogogue for people who otherwise can't afford it at no charge for labour. When they tell me they don't have the money to replace the timing belt(or other maintenance) I tell them ''wait 'till the timing belt breaks. Then you REEEAAAAALLLLY won't have the money! ($2500 for an engine) Usually after hearing that, they find the money to get it done.Thanx again! G-d bless.Shep

Thanks a lot for the video, I found that except for reinstalling the water pump/power steering pulleys, it wasn't really necessary to separate the engine mount. I just did my first timing belt change on my 2003 Accent, it had 161,000 miles on it, the original belt was in pristine condition....I was AMAZED LOL.

Thank you very much for taking the time and effort to make these videos, they really helped me understand how to make these repairs! The Hanyes/Clymers manuals don't give any of the details you really need to know as you do here, so without seeing a demonstration, I'm sure I'd wouldn't have made my belt changes properly. After I made my replacements I took a trip from MN to Idaho-over 4000 miles both ways with no troubles at all.

I needed to change the belt but I only dared when I found your video! I and a friend did it on a 05. It took 4h and we had 0 experience. This was a 2 person job for amateurs but its really possible for anyone thanks to you! Because of you I decided to do it myself. Instead of paying 650$ and wait 3 hours with a eh coffee I spent 150$ (includes gas, the belt and the tensioner and a 12pack of expensive beer and meals) so I saved 500$ and I had a blast doing it with a friend! Really, many thanks.

Thank you Robert, I have to do this on my hyundai accent 2003 soon (80000 km since the last 1), maybe its a little bit different, but not that much i hope. Thanks for the detailed description and emphasis on the important things. Love the idea of being selfsufficient! thats my goal 2. Rock on!

Thank you so much for your excellent tutorial and your willingness to spread knowledge, so clearly. Fully understood even from a non native english speaker, like me. God bless you too.

Had the front wheel bearings replcd around 80k at the dealership in 2009 and where covered by the waranty. On the invoice timing belt did not require to be changed...Great video...

Thanks John for a job well done. Your effort, and great video are appreciated!

thanks for the video! gunna tackle this job next weekend and this forsure will help me!

Great video. I just bought my friends 2005 Accent for 200$ and he skipped time while driving it. Just pulled the cylinder head off and am replacing the valves and needed to replace the timing belt. Thanks for the video, helped alot.

thank u sir,, can't imagine how happy i am to find this video,, thanks again for u patience & effort to share it to us.

John: Watched before I started, didn't finish as I need to replace the idler pulley and can't get one till tomorrow. I got the old belt off and discovered the one I got at Autozone was wrong. Turns out the box was right with the wrong belt inside. Any way I didn't need to take off the motor mount or jack up the engine. Your video sure helped me get my ducks in a row. THANKS ! ! !

Thank you so much for this video it was extremely helpful and also saved me a fortune. I hope you continue to make videos.

Thanks man. Glad to be able to help you. God bless. John

It can't hurt to change it while you are in there. Some even replace there water pump, too. Glad that i could help. God bless. John

I am glad that I was able to help. God bless. John

Awesome work man! Thanks.

Hi John, Great video; you basically did it with one hand while a kitty wanted o steal some of the secrets. I also have a 1.6 2001 Accent, MI car just moved o FL) with 108K miles on it. Never changed the timing belt. Removed the cover and appears to be in excellent order for what I can see. Mine is a California model and the manual does not say that the timing belt needs to be replaced...just inspected.

Thanks for this instructional video. I am thinking about doing this myself.

@BudgieMetalworks Glad to be able to help you. God bless. John

That , my friend is why I like posting these. God bless.

Thanks for uploading! Great video!

Great vid. I’ll be doing this this weekend

nervermind Jhon i got it back to the good spot!!.. ty for your nice video!!! It was very helpfull!

Thanks John, Good Job, well done.

Thank u very much for ur video..yestarday i chanched in my car an accent 1300 2004 model......it wasn t the same way but ur video was very helpfull .......thanks again and greedings from Greece

Thanks again for the vid. Good job

Thank you so much, You are God send! God Bless you John!

how did yu take the belt off when taking crank bolt out. i got the crank bolt out but i have no idea how to get the belt off.. there seems to be a tensioner pully on that belt but the bolt in thw back juat come loose nothing more

Thank you very much sir. I have the same car and u just made up my day.

Great video sir

very nice explain ty for ur time ...keep the good job :)

That is a great ministry. Building up rewards in Heaven for sure. God bless you. John

Thanks ! You are a good Coach !

Glad to do it.

Hi Jhon, i missed the part of make sure that your timing belt is in good enough condition to turn the blet to align the crank shaft at zero position,, My belt broke when i tryed to turn my crank shaft, i know my cam shaft dint turn. so here is my question: is it possible to just turn slowly both shafts with my new belt on to replace my crank saft since it hasnt moved alot from is original position? ty for your help..!! Best regards

You are quite welcome. God bless. John

So thankful to you great man

@theophany1770 Glad you liked it. God bless. John

Thank you for the video.

thank mr.... your a ledgend

thanks for the video sir ,now is my turn i got a change the timing belt on my 2010 hyundai accent!!1 au revoirn bye

very nice video quality

Mr, John I got a Question sir.I own a 02 Accent 1.6 bought it new it has around 170000 on it I replaced the belt 2 times already but on my way home a couple days ago It shut off and when I tried to start it I heard a bunch of clanging so I pulled it home and tore it apart to Find that the Tensioner pulley for the Timing belt actually broke off,(NOT A GOOD THING) anyway I took it all apart took the valve cover off to make sure #1 valves were closed and slowly turned the Crank not Feeling any resistants at all Im hoping I didnt bend any valves but before I pull the head Im gonna slap a belt and Tensioner on to see now my Question is as long as #1 valves are closed and the marks are lined is the cams set right and as Far as the Crank it is lined up also but as long as it is on the mark as well that would mean Number 1 piston is TDC correct so I can put the belt on????????

great vid thankyou ? wife's got an 09 rio got about 50 grand on it and am getting the t belt done next week im wondering should I go ahead and do the hydraulic belt tensioner aklong with the water pump now . and what belt kits do you recommend gates or goodyear? thanks for taking the time to make these vids.

I have a 2004 Hyundai accent and my cars leaking water if it's the water pump do I have to change timing belt or anything idk

@ nmp11110 Yes it is the same. I will be doing one for that engine when my shoulder heals.

I discovered when I was trying to break the bottom pulley bolt that I cracked the upper cam shaft spindle. In removing it to replace it I accidentally moved the whole spindle. I also noticed the the bottom is not set on top dead center. When lining these top and bottom spindles up to the top dead center marks what precautions should I take? As I understand these are intervention engines. So I am a bit concerned about the right direction to turn the spindles, and if I can turn then individually?

That is why you remove the motor mount. After the engine is raised, you have enough space to work on the pulleys. Make sure to use a piece of wood on the floor jack plate. Raise up the engine at the oil pan. God bless. John

Thanks, this was very helpful. I am doing everything, changing all belts since I have to replace the cat. It got red hot and actually boiled the oil. Have you had any problems with the cat. I've come across some internet buzz that the wrong spark plugs will damage the cat. I am am getting new plugs recommended for the car.

God bless you too John!

@hyper4000 Glad to. God bless. John

I know that the engine does not like the fancy plugs. Just use the ones designed for the car. You must have been misfires that caused raw fuel to be dumped into the CAT. That causes it to get hot. God bless, John

does my 1999 accent have a hydaulic tensioner? and i turned the spindles individually so their not in sync, but they are in line with the marks. Did I mess up

Thanks Just replaced the timing belt on a 2004 Accent. I bought it recently at 150,000 km's and the timing belt had never been done before.

My gf also delivers mail out of her accent 03 model hatchback . 198k so far I've replaced both axles , both lower joints , both tie rods , alternator , radiator , battery , both battery terminals , cup holders , all the door handles , timing belt , all accessory belts , both 02 sensors , spark plugs and wires , window washer fluid pump

Hi, Great video! Is this a G4ED engine please? Thanks

Yes. You only remove the engine mount so that you can jack up the engine to make it easy to remove pulleys. God bless. John

Because the labor for getting to it is paid for when you get to the timing belt. I have not replaced mine on either Accent. 2001 with 245,000 miles or 200 with 147,000 miles

So when putting the idler tensioner back in place you apply no extra pressure other than what the spring is providing? Also I decided that I might as well replace the water pump while I'm at it, do you have any advice about changing that out? Thank you for the video and any help that you can provide.

Thank you, your vid very helpful. Thanks to utube ive saved thousands

Hello snaponjohn100. Had a question for you. On the last pully that has to be taken off so that the bottom cover can be removed I can get that bolt to budge. I've sprayed it twice with on blast. I don't have any air tools doing all this by hand. My accent is an 02 but everything is the same. Any suggestions John or anyone? Thanks.

I can't seem to set the timing othe belts. Can't get the hole to line up with the red dot or the bottom one. The old belt has missing teeth

That is great! God bless. John

how long did it take you to do the entire job thanks

Hey John, I need some help. Is the Crank Pully bolt; Left or Right hand threads (normal or not). I am using a impact wrench and it won't move. Thank you, Randy

@gnnlt76 No problem my friend.

Thank u for the vid!!

if it helps i work at hyundai and what you'll have to do it remove the whole knuckle assemby, meaning you need to removed the balljoint, strut, axe and tierod end from the knuckle than proceed to go to a shop and ask them to press out the bearing and pressin in the new one, unless of course you own your own press

John; Have you ever had to change the belt tensioner? Great video I'll be doing the belt on a 2003 I recently bought 58K on the engine, I'm guessing original belt. I will check out your other videos ! THANKS

Wheel bearings are a pain. You have to press the old ones out. Then press in the new ones.

Thanks! Now I know to wait till night for magical harmonic pulley elves come out of the woods and loosen the bolt. That was a big help......

@snaponjohn Hi John, very great video. I had a timing belt break and it ate a exhaust valve. It is a 2002 1.5 Hayundai Accent. Is there a valve adjustment on this model? I dont see anywhere what it could be. Any help at all would be appreciated.

Dear John why you haven't change the tensioner pulley?

I HAVE A 08 HYUNDAI ACCENT I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY BELT BROKE NOW IT WONT START IDK WHATS WRONG HELP

I have an '05 Hyundai Accent. Is the crankshaft position sensor located near the belts? I've been told it is on the left front side of the engine or it's on the back of the engine.

If you are lucky, all you have to do is replace the belt. Most likely (especially if you cranked the engine over trying to start is) the engine is destroyed. God bless and say a prayer. John

How do you remove the harmonic balancer pulley with a impact gun if it keeps spinning

Would changing a timing belt on a 09 accent be any different. The outsides of the timbelt areas look very similar

That is great.

Wow impressive work and video! I have an 01 accent with 79000 mi. I hope my timing belt will last at least 100000+ miles. It,s my first brand new car I bought and luckily I only did some minor maintenance/repair on it. Did you replace your front wheel bearings yet on your accent? Do have any tips or vid. On how to get it done? I,ve been seArching on RU-vid. But nobody post anything about front wheel bearing replacement for our Hyundai accent 01. Any advice from you will be fine...and

Hi John, and wow! Thanks for the videos. I was driving (down a hill) and the car lost all pressure and cut off immediately. From the symptoms and watching your video (part 1 and 2), I know it is the timing belt. My question is: Is there possibility that the pistons and valves didn't collide, causing engine damage since the car lost power and cut off right away? And is there any way to check without going through this whole process?

I can't figure out just from watching this video why the engine had to be lifted up. Is it just to make more space?

Why do the dots have to be lined up before the belt is changed?, seems like if you didn't move anything, it should work just fine?

tanks sr.

all that work,and going by the rust on the car I would of changed the idler and bearing ,so new belt ,your choice, and Hyundai are great little cars I've had my 2000 GS accent for 10 years and only had to change tyres,trimming belt but I brought a kit,and just done the struts and bushings 290.000km,have u ever heard of have a problem with a clunking noise after have a alignment, it seems the eccentric bolt have been adjusted 1 side neg camber pos on other side I think this is my noise,

snaponjohn100 Hey! Thanks for the super helpful guide. It's definitely super thorough and helpped me with my friend to change my belt. However we ran into an issue after the belt had been changed. I was just getting off of the freeway and was on low RPM's for the engine when it just cut out. We quickly found out the timing belt had snapped. My friend said it was pretty much 100% sure the engine was dead. So we got the part to try it anyways, changed it and the engine started right up. He had not put the other two belts onto the engine yet, but it was running and shortly after he revved the engine only to hear a sharp crack and the engine died. When we tried to restart the engine, the belt wouldn't move, yet the part on the bottom pulley was spinning. Is it possible that something on that bottom pulley broke and it's an easy fix? Or would it mean the engine is dead dead?

How do i set timing if my belt ripped? Just gonna see if im lucky if the engine survived

John its me again. I ran into a problem. What is the trick to getting that power steering/ water pump pulley back on? I cant see where to line the holes up and there is barely any room to move my hands. I got the engine jacked up but the water pump still isn't high enough to clear that fender well. How far will that thing jack up before damage the other mounts? Can you jack it high enough where the pump clears the fender well? I jacked until I started hearing creaking noises.

Snapjohn100 you have very detailed and excellent information. Thank you. I did not like the camera work or editing. Almost made me nauseous watching. Maybe a small tripod would help. Anyway since I didn't see anyone else comment wanted to give you this feedback despite you probably being well aware.

What could be the cause of the trunk light on the dashboard on permanently, can you help with that issue, please? I also have a 2000 Hyundai Accent, just like yours......thanks

Thnx alot

Hey John, I have a 2002 hyundai accent 1.6L and I'm trying to remove the crank bolt and it simple won't budge. What did you use to take it out and what way does it turn cause I've tried everything and cannot even make it budge.

nice vid, you should have turned the engine two revolutions before putting everything together though