Removing the intake camshaft of cylinder bank 1
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WARNING:
Hot surfaces
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Risk of burning!
Risk of burning!
- Perform all work only on components that have cooled down.
Preliminary work
- Refer to DEACTIVATING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT AND RIGHT UNDERSHIELD (TANK COVER) .
- Refer to REMOVING THE REAR LEFT AND RIGHT TENSION STRUT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR DIFFUSER .
- Refer to REMOVING THRUST FIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING EXHAUST SYSTEM .
- Refer to REMOVING THE FRONT UNDERBODY PROTECTION .
- Refer to REMOVING THE ACOUSTIC COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING LEFT OXYGEN CONTROL SENSOR (LEFT FRONT OXYGEN SENSOR) .
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT OXYGEN CONTROL SENSOR (RIGHT FRONT OXYGEN SENSOR) .
- Refer to REMOVING INTAKE SILENCER HOUSING .
- Refer to REMOVING THE TOP LEFT COVER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT and REMOVING THE TOP RIGHT COVER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT .
- Refer to REMOVING UPPER CROSS CONNECTION .
- Refer to REMOVING THE TENSION STRUT AT THE SHOCK TOWER ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE REAR TOP CROSS CONNECTION .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT UNFILTERED-AIR DUCT .
- Refer to REMOVING FAN COWL .
- Refer to DRAINING THE COOLANT FOR THE LOW-TEMPERATURE COOLANT CIRCUIT .
- Refer to RELEASING LEFT CHARGE AIR LINE PARTIALLY .
- Refer to PARTIALLY RELEASING THE RIGHT CHARGE AIR LINE .
- Refer to REMOVING LEFT CLEAN AIR PIPE .
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT CLEAN AIR PIPE .
- Refer to REMOVING THE COOLANT EXPANSION TANK FOR THE LOW-TEMPERATURE COOLANT CIRCUIT .
- Refer to REMOVING DRIVE BELT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE BELT PULLEY ON THE TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPER .
- Refer to REMOVING LEFT CHARGE AIR COOLER .
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT CHARGE AIR COOLER .
- Refer to REMOVING GUIDE TUBE FOR OIL DIPSTICK .
- Refer to REMOVING COVER FOR THE RIGHT DME CONTROL UNIT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE RIGHT UNFILTERED-AIR DUCT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE RIGHT OXYGEN SENSOR MONITOR .
- Refer to RELEASING THE HEAT PROTECTION WIRE RING OF THE LEFT OXYGEN SENSOR MONITOR .
- Refer to REMOVING THE RIGHT-HAND ENGINE VENTILATION LINE AND THE CRANKCASE VENTILATION INTAKE PIPE .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT ENGINE VENTILATION LINE .
- Refer to REMOVING UPPER HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to RELEASING SCREW BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR CYLINDERS 5 TO 8 .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT EXHAUST TURBOCHARGER and REMOVING THE RIGHT EXHAUST TURBOCHARGER .
- Refer to REMOVING THE IGNITION COILS OF CYLINDERS 1 THROUGH 4 .
- Refer to REMOVING THE IGNITION COIL FROM CYLINDER 5 .
- Refer to PARTIALLY UNDOING WIRING HARNESS FROM RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT RAIL .
- Refer to REMOVING FUEL DELIVERY LINE .
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP .
- Refer to REMOVING FRONT HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING THE INJECTORS FOR CYLINDERS 1 TO 4 .
- Refer to REMOVING VANOS SOLENOID ACTUATOR, EXHAUST OF CYLINDER BANK 1 .
- Refer to REMOVING THE VANOS SOLENOID ACTUATOR INTAKE OF CYLINDER BANK 1 .
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING THE SEALING CAP ON THE CYLINDER HEAD OF THE CYLINDER BANK 1 .
- Refer to MOVING THE CRANKSHAFT TO THE INSTALLATION POSITION TO ADJUST THE TIMINGS .
- Refer to CHECKING THE VANOS ADJUSTER OF CYLINDER BANK 1 .
- Refer to RELIEVING THE CHAIN TENSIONER AT CYLINDER BANK 1 FOR CHECKING OR SETTING THE VALVE TIMINGS .
- Refer to REMOVING HYDRAULIC CHAIN TENSIONER OF CYLINDER BANK 1 .
- Refer to PRELOADING THE TIMING CHAIN OF CYLINDER BANK 1 .
- Refer to FIXING THE ENGINE IN THE INSTALLATION POSITION ON CYLINDER 1 (SET VALVE TIMINGS) .
- Refer to REMOVING BOTH RIGHT VANOS ADJUSTERS .
- Refer to REMOVING SPECIAL TOOL FOR FIXING CAMSHAFTS ON BANK 1 .
- Refer to REMOVING THE SPECIAL TOOL TO PRETENSION THE TIMING CHAIN AT CYLINDER BANK 1 .
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD .
- Refer to REMOVING THE RIGHT INTAKE PLENUM (engine or cylinder head removed).
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT VALVETRONIC SERVOMOTOR (CYLINDER HEAD REMOVED) .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE CYLINDER HEAD OF CYLINDER BANK 1 ON THE ASSEMBLY JIG .
- Refer to REMOVING TORSION SPRINGS .
- Refer to REMOVING THE SLIDING BLOCK OF CYLINDER BANK 1 .