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Camshaft Housing, Removing And Installing: Installing

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-- Cover the open engine components with a clean cloth.

Fig 3: Cleaning Sealing Surfaces Of Oil And Grease
GWWA17-0097Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC
CAUTION:

Risk of injuring the eyes from sealant residue.

- Wear protective eyewear.

-- Using a rotating plastic brush, remove any remaining sealant from the cylinder head and the camshaft housing -1-.

Fig 4: Cleaning Sealing Surfaces
GWWA17-10940Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

-- Clean any oil or grease off the sealing surfaces.

-- Cut the tube nozzle at the front marking (nozzle diameter: approximately 1.5 mm).

-- Apply a sealant bead -arrow- to the clean sealing surfaces on the camshaft housing as shown.

Fig 5: Identifying Sealant Bead
GWWA15-11307Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

-- Install the camshaft housing within five minutes of applying the sealant.

-- Carefully place the camshaft housing on the cylinder head pay attention to the alignment pins while doing so.

-- Tighten the bolts for the camshaft housing. Refer to Figure.

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

-- Install the emissions control module. Refer to EMISSIONS CONTROL MODULE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Install the camshaft shaft seal. Refer to CAMSHAFT SEAL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Install the cylinder head cover. Refer to CYLINDER HEAD COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Install the toothed belt (adjust valve timing). Refer to Installing (Adjusting Valve Timing) .

CAUTION:

Risk of damaging the valves and piston crowns by performing procedures on the valvetrain.

- Only start the engine 30 minutes after installation of the camshaft so that they do not contact the hydraulic lifters.

- To ensure valves do not strike pistons when starting, carefully rotate the crankshaft at least two turns.