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11 34 715 Replacing all valve springs (N20)

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Special tools required: 

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

Place cylinder head on special tool 11 9 000 .

Align special tool 11 9 007 on particular combustion chamber.

Fig 1: Aligning Special Tool 11 9 007 On Combustion Chamber
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Position special tool 11 9 007 on cylinder head.

Push locks (1) and (2) toward inside and pre-load via eccentric shaft.

Fig 2: Pushing Locks Toward Inside
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Press down valve springs  with special tool 11 8 840 .

Fig 3: Pressing-Down Valve Springs
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Remove valve key (1) with a magnet.

Remove valve spring with spring cups.

If individual components are to be reused, they must be placed in neat order in special tool 11 4 481 .

Fig 4: Removing Valve Key
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IMPORTANT: Incorrect assembly possible.
Incorrect installation will result in valve spring breakage.
Risk of mixing up the valve springs for the inlet and exhaust valves.

Valve springs are marked in color (1).

Colors for intake valves:

Colors for discharge valves:

Install the valve spring so that the larger diameter (X) points to the lower spring cup.

Arrangement:

  1. Valve
  2. Valve stem seal with lower spring cup
  3. Valve spring
  4. Upper spring cup
  5. Valve keys
    Fig 6: Exploded View Of Intake Valve
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Assemble engine.

Check function of DME; if necessary, readjust uniform mixture distribution.