Lower Timing Chain Cover, Removing And Installing: Removing

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2015 Audi A7 Quattro and 2014 Audi A7 Quattro. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Vehicles with a turbocharger: Remove the transmission, refer to Transmission Park Selector SwitchF305, Removing and Installing .

-- Remove the drive plate, refer to DRIVE PLATE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove turbocharger:

Vehicles with a turbocharger, refer to TURBOCHARGER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, VEHICLES WITH A TURBOCHARGER .

-- Remove the upper timing chain covers, refer to TIMING CHAIN GUARD UPPER SECTION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the left and right exhaust manifold, refer to EXHAUST MANIFOLD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Vehicles with A Turbocharger

Fig 1: Identifying Bolts And Bracket

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and remove the bracket -1- for the Turbocharger.

-- Loosen and remove the bolts in the following sequence: -24 to 1-.

Fig 2: Identifying Bolts

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-- Carefully loosen the lower timing chain cover from the bond and remove it.

-- Press the transmission side of the crankshaft shaft seal out of the lower timing chain cover.