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Cylinder Head Overview

NOTE:

The illustration shows the cylinder bank 2 cylinder head (left).

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Cylinder Head
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  1. Cylinder Head Gasket
    • Removing and installing, refer to CYLINDER HEAD 
    • Identification, refer to Fig 3
    • Installation position: Parts number to cylinder head
    • After replacing, change coolant and engine oil
  2. Bolt
  3. Bolt
  4. High Pressure Pump Toothed Belt Drive Sprocket
  5. Rear Toothed Belt Guard
  6. Camshaft Seal
  7. Seals
    • Replace
  8. Banjo Bolt
  9. Fuel Rail
  10. Bolt
  11. Coolant Pipe
  12. Bolt
  13. Engine Lifting Eye
  14. M8 Bolts
    • 23 Nm
  15. M6 Bolt
    • 9 Nm
  16. Cylinder Head
    • Removing and installing, refer to CYLINDER HEAD 
    • Do not lay the cylinder head on the sealing surface with the glow plugs installed otherwise the glow plugs will protrude slightly past the sealing surface
    • Check for distortion, refer to Fig 2
    • It is not permitted to re-work the cylinder heads on TDI engines
    • After replacing, change coolant and engine oil
Fig 2: Checking Cylinder Head For Distortion
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-- Check the cylinder head for distortion with the straight edge and feeler gauge in several places.

Fig 3: Identifying Cylinder Head Gasket Identification
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  1. Holes
  2. Part number:
NOTE:

The cylinder head gaskets for the left and right cylinder head cannot be interchanged because they each have a different shape.

Fig 4: Identifying Cylinder Head, Tightening Specifications and Sequence
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NOTE:

Replace bolts which have been tightened to an additional torque.

-- Tighten the bolts in 5 steps according to the tightening sequence:

Step Bolts Tightening Torque/Additional Angle of Rotation
1. -1 through 8- Install all the way in by hand.
2. -1 through 8- 35 Nm
3. -1 through 8- 60 Nm
4. -1 through 8- Tighten an additional 90°.
5. -1 through 8- Tighten an additional 90°.