Timing Chain Guard Upper Section, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Remove the plenum chamber bulkhead, refer to Bulkhead .

-- Remove the respective cylinder head cover, refer to Removing .

Timing Chain Guard Upper Left Section, Vehicles with A Turbocharger 

-- Remove the particulate filter:

-- Remove bolts -2- and then remove the heat shield.

Fig 1: Identifying Bolts

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Timing Chain Guard Upper Right Section, Vehicles with A Turbocharger. 

Fig 2: Removing Screws

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-- Remove the bolts -2 and 3-.

-- Loosen the air guide pipe -1- and remove the coolant hose.

-- Press the air guide pipe downward.

Timing Chain Guard Upper Right Section, Vehicles with Two Turbochargers 

Fig 3: Identifying Bolt

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-- Remove bolt -1- in the intermediate pipe.

-- Loosen the clip -3- and remove the air guide hose.

Fig 4: Identifying Bolts And Intermediate Pipe

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

-- Remove the right guide pipe from the bypass valve, at the same time remove the intermediate pipe -1- from the turbocharger.

-- Move the guide pipe to the side.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and the bracket -1-.

Fig 5: Identifying Bolts And Bracket

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-- Loosen bracket -1- and remove Bypass valve -2-.

Fig 6: Identifying Bracket And Bypass Valve

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Continued for Both Sides 

Fig 7: Upper Left Timing Chain Cover, Tightening Specifications and Sequence

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-- Loosen the bolts in sequence -7 to 1-.

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