Removing both left VANOS adjusters

Remove the slide rail of cylinder bank  2 (remove/install/replace the VANOS adjusters) 

• Loosen screw (1).
• Loosen screw (2).
• Remove the slide rail of cylinder bank 2 (3).

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• Loosen the VANOS central valve (1).

  Make sure the exhaust camshaft adjuster and the intake camshaft adjuster are not pulled off of the camshafts. 

• Remove the VANOS central valves (1).

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• Feed out and remove the VANOS adjusters (1).

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