Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster

• To tighten VANOS central valve (1), use reversible ratchet (2) from special tool 0 496 855  with special tool 2 450 487 .

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• Tighten VANOS central valve (1) of the exhaust camshaft adjuster.
  TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
  
  

  VANOS central valve to camshaft
  M20 x 1.5	1. Joining torque	10 Nm
  	2. Joining torque	30 Nm
  	3. Joining torque	50 Nm
  	4. Angle of rotation	35°

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Follow-up work 

• Refer to DISASSEMBLING ALL SPECIAL TOOLS .
• Refer to INSTALLING CHAIN TENSIONER .
• Refer to CHECKING THE TIMINGS OF THE CAMSHAFT .