11 37 040 Removing And Installing/Replacing Right Eccentric Shaft Sensor (N62/N62TU)

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(cylinder bank 1 to 4)

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove right cylinder head cover . See 11 12 006 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/SEALING RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD COVER (N62/N62TU) .

Unfasten screws.

Remove eccentric shaft sensor (1).

Fig 1: Identifying Eccentric Shaft Sensor And Screws

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Installation:

Read out fault memory of control unit of Digital Motor Electronics (DME).

Check stored fault messages.

Rectify faults.

Now clear the fault memory.