Timing Chain Covers Overview

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Vehicles built through 05.10

Fig 1: Timing Chain Covers Overview (Vehicles Built Through 05.10)

GWWA15-10565

Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

Crankshaft Shaft Seal, Transmission Side
- Replacing. Refer to CRANKSHAFT SEAL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, TRANSMISSION SIDE .
Timing Chain Cover Lower Section
- Removing and Installing. Refer to LOWER TIMING CHAIN COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Alignment Sleeve
- Quantity: 2
Bolt
- Replace
- Tightening specification and sequence, refer to Fig 3.
Bolt
- 9 Nm
Cover
O-Ring
- Replace
Bolt
- Replace
- Tightening specification and sequence, refer to Fig 3.
Left Timing Chain Cover
- Removing and Installing. Refer to LEFT TIMING CHAIN COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Seal
- Replace
Bolt
- Replace
- Tightening specification and sequence, refer to Fig 4.
Bolt
- Tightening specification: 9 Nm. .
Vacuum Pump
- Removing and Installing. Refer to VACUUM PUMP, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, 3.0L TDI ENGINE .
O-Rings
- Replace
Right Timing Chain Cover
- Removing and Installing. Refer to RIGHT TIMING CHAIN COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Seal
- Replace
Bolt
- Replace
- Tightening specification and sequence, refer to Fig 4.
Alignment Sleeve
- Quantity: 2
Seal
- Quantity: 2
Bolt
- Tightening specification and sequence, refer to Fig 5.

Vehicles built from 06.10

Fig 2: Timing Chain Cover Overview (Vehicles Built From 06.10)

GWWA15-11064

Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

Bolt
- Tightening specification and sequence, refer to Fig 5.
Sensor Wheel
- For the Engine Speed Sensor -G28-.
Crankshaft Shaft Seal, Transmission Side
- Replacing. Refer to CRANKSHAFT SEAL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, TRANSMISSION SIDE .
Timing Chain Cover Lower Section
- Removing and Installing. Refer to LOWER TIMING CHAIN COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Alignment Sleeve
- Quantity: 2
Bolt
- Replace
- Tightening specification and sequence, refer to Fig 3.
Bolt
- 9 Nm
Cover
O-Ring
- Replace
Bolt
- Replace
- Tightening specification and sequence, refer to Fig 3.
Left Timing Chain Cover
- Removing and Installing. Refer to LEFT TIMING CHAIN COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Seal
- Replace
Bolt
- Replace
- Tightening specification and sequence, refer to Fig 4.
Bolt
- Tightening specification: 9 Nm. .
Vacuum Pump
- Removing and Installing. Refer to VACUUM PUMP, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, 3.0L TDI ENGINE .
O-Rings
- Replace
Right Timing Chain Cover
- Removing and Installing. Refer to RIGHT TIMING CHAIN COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Seal
- Replace
Bolt
- Replace
- Tightening specification and sequence, refer to Fig 4.
Alignment Sleeve
- Quantity: 2
Seal
- Quantity: 2
Cover
- For the starter
Cover
- For the Engine Speed Sensor -G28-
Bolt
- Tightening specification. Refer to Special Tools .
Engine Speed Sensor -G28-
- Removing and Installing.

Left Timing Chain Cover Tightening Sequence And Torque Specification:

Fig 3: Left Timing Chain Cover Bolts

GWWA15-11174

Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

-- Tighten the bolts in 4 steps as follows:

Stage	Bolts	Tightening Specification
1.	-1-	3 Nm
2.	-2-	9 Nm
3.	-1-	9 Nm
4.	-3-	9 Nm diagonally

Right Timing Chain Cover Tightening Sequence And Torque Specification:

Fig 4: Right Timing Chain CoverBolts

GWWA15-11175

Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

-- Tighten the bolts in 4 steps as follows:

Stage	Bolts	Tightening Specification
1.	-1-	3 Nm
2.	-2-	9 Nm
3.	-1-	9 Nm
4.	-3-	9 Nm diagonally

Lower Timing Chain Cover Tightening Sequence And Torque Specification:

Fig 5: Lower Timing Chain Cover Bolts

GWWA13-10000

Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

-- Tighten the bolts in three steps and in the sequence shown:

Stage	Bolts	Tightening Specification
1.	-1 to 9-	5 Nm from the inside toward the outside and diagonally
2.	-1 to 7-	9 Nm from the inside toward the outside and diagonally
3.	-8- and -9-	23 Nm