Front sealing flange and oil pump drive chain, removing and installing: Installing

Install in the opposite order to removing. When installing, note the following points:

• Remove any residues of sealant on front of oil pan or engine block, if necessary.
• Clean sealing surfaces; ensure that they are free of oil and grease.
  NOTE: The front sealing flange must be installed within 5 minutes of applying silicone sealant D 454 300 A2.
  NOTE: Do not apply any sealant on sealing surface -A- of the cylinder block.
• After installing gasket on sealing surface -A-, apply a small quantity of sealant to joints between two arrows -left and right-. See Fig 1.
  Fig 1: Locating Gasket Sealing Surface -A-

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• Cut off nozzle of tube at front marking (diameter of nozzle approx. 3 mm).
  • Thickness of sealant bead: 2 to 3 mm
  NOTE: The bead of sealant must not be thicker than 3 mm, as otherwise excess sealant may enter the oil pan and block the strainer in the oil intake line.
  Fig 2: Installing Oil Intake Line

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• Make sure sealing surface is clean and then apply silicone sealant on sealing surfaceof front sealing flange, as shown in illustration. (The illustration shows where the bead of sealant is applied)
  Fig 3: Applying Silicone Sealant On Sealing Surfaceof Front Sealing Flange

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• Use installing sleeve 3202/1 to install sealing flange. Locate sealing flange in position immediately and tighten all 4 bolts in oil pan hand-tight initially.
• Tighten bolts securing sealing flange Tightening torque: Front sealing flange: M6 10 Nm, M8 20 Nm 4 bolts in oil pan: 10 Nm