Preliminary Work
- Remove all engine compartment covers. → Removing front trim (engine compartment)
- Remove engine. → Removing engine
- Remove transmission.
- 3.1. For vehicles with manual transmission, see: → Removing transmission
- 3.1.1. Remove flywheel. → Removing flywheel (dual-mass flywheel)
- 3.2. For vehicles with automatic transmission, see: → Removing transmission
- 3.2.1. Remove drive plate for torque converter. → Removing drive plate for torque converter on DFI engines
- Remove intake-air distributor. → Removing intake-air distributor
- Remove cylinder head cover. → Removing cylinder head cover
- Remove the timing-case cover at the top and bottom. → Removing timing-case cover
- Set crankshaft to compression TDC for cylinder 1 → Checking the timing