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Removing And Installing Camshafts - Up To Model Year 2002: Notes

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR CAMSHAFTS (UP TO MODEL YEAR 2002)

No. Designation Qty. Removal Installation
1 Hexagon-head bolt M6 x 30 23   Tightening torque 13 Nm (7.0 ft.lb.)
2 Cylinder head cover 1 Protect sealing surface from damage Apply silicone type 1209 from the Drei Bond company on sealing surface. The pairing number of the cylinder head/bearing saddles/cylinder head cover must agree.
3 Camshaft closure cap 3   Remove emerging silicone material. Fit cap dry. Using a plastic hammer, drive in the cap as far as it will go.
4 Tensioning screw (tensioning screw is already fitted as a transport lock on new chain tensioners) 1   Remove tensioning screw once both camshaft bearing saddles have been fastened.
5 Pan-head screw M6 x 35 4 Fit holding-down device (special tool 9611) before loosening the pan-head screws. Fit holding-down device (special tool 9611) before tightening the pan-head screws.
6 Bearing saddle for exhaust camshaft 1   Observe code (A) and pairing number
7 Bearing saddle for inlet camshaft 1   Observe code (E) and pairing number
8 Pan-head screw with captive washer M6 x 95 3   Tightening torque 10 Nm (7.0 ft.lb.)
9 Tensioning element for camshafts 1 Relieve with the special tool, tensioning screw 9632, before removal of the camshafts. Remove tensioning screw 9632 only after the camshafts or tensioning element has been fastened on the cylinder head.
10 Timing chain 1    
11 Exhaust camshaft 1   Check for wear (scoring), observe identification
12 Inlet camshaft 1   Check for wear (scoring), observe identification
13 Valve tappet 12 Do not interchange; store in suitable place Check for wear (scoring)
14 Pan-head screw with captive washer M6 x 35 15    
15 Guide for valve tappets 1   Tightening sequence: tighten from the inside to the outside. Check for wear (scoring)
16 Hexagon-head bolt M6 x 16 1    
17 Shield (fitted only on cylinder head 1 - 3) 1   Fit before installing guide for valve tappets
18 Pan-head screw with captive washer M6 x 35 1   Fit before installing the shield
19 Pan-head screw with captive washer M6 x 35 3    
(20) Cylinder-head screw M10 x 234 12   Always replace, or replace by cylinder-head screw M10 x 230 (10.9)
20 Cylinder-head screw M10 x 230 (10.9) 12   Can be re-used
21 Cylinder head 1 Ensure sealing surfaces are protected from damage; use suitable pad. Compare pairing numbers with cylinder head cover and bearing saddles. Cylinder heads are identified with 1 - 3 or 4 - 6.
22 Cylinder-head gasket 1   Always replace. The gaskets are identified by Zyl. 1 - 3 or Zyl. 4 - 6 and the corresponding part number. When they are fitted, the cylinder head identification or the part number must face downward toward the exhaust side.
NOTE:
  • Magnetized tools or magnets must not be used when removing and installing valve tappets (flat-base tappets).
  • A suitable removal tool is a rubber suction cup, for example.