# 02 Kia Sedona Timing belt tenison

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-kia-sedona-timing-belt-tenison/147433>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 25, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-kia-sedona-timing-belt-tenison/147433 "2019-08-25T02:57:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![yancey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/aca169/32.png) [@yancey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/yancey)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-kia-sedona-timing-belt-tenison/147433/1 "2019-08-25T02:57:26Z")

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Kia Sedona 2002 I installing a new timing belt evelything look good but on the back side (the tensioner side) how much tension should be in the belt, I doing this at home so no dealship tools to check the tenison.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-kia-sedona-timing-belt-tenison/147433/2 "2019-08-25T03:19:14Z")

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The engine has a hydraulic auto-tensioner.

Once you’re sure all the slack in the timing belt is on the tensioner side, pull the pin on the auto-tensioner, start the engine and oil pressure adjusts the tension on the timing belt.

[https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/kia,2002,sedona,3.5l+v6,1377794,engine,timing+belt+tensioner+adjuster,11999](https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/kia,2002,sedona,3.5l+v6,1377794,engine,timing+belt+tensioner+adjuster,11999)

Tester