Removing Valve Lifters (Hydraulic Tappets)

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The hydraulic tappets are fitted as bucket tappets on the outlet side and as switching tappets for valve lift switchover on the intake side.
Switching tappets and bucket tappets cannot be interchanged.
The hydraulic tappets have a twist lock for the cylinder head.

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If the hydraulic tappets are to be re-used, they must be marked according to installation position using a water-resistant felt-tip pen and set aside in such a way that they cannot be mixed up!
If the hydraulic tappets are to be re-used, they must be installed at the same position!

Fig 1: Camshafts Components Location - Cylinder Bank 1 To 4

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Camshafts, cylinder bank 1 to 4

1	Camshaft (outlet)
2	Camshaft (intake)
3	Hydraulic valve for variable valve lift control
4	Screw, M5 x 12
5	Switching tappet (oil with engine oil)
6	Flat-base tappet (oil with engine oil)
7	Stopper
8	Mounting saddle 1 to 4
9	Stopper
10	Bearing locations (oil with engine oil)
A	Direction of travel

Fig 2: Camshafts Components Location - Cylinder 5 To 8

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Camshafts, cylinders 5 to 8

1	Switching tappet (oil with engine oil)
2	Flat-base tappet (oil with engine oil)
3	Camshaft (intake)
4	Hydraulic valve for variable valve lift control
5	Screw, M5 x 12
6	Camshaft (outlet)
7	Stopper
8	Mounting saddle, cylinders 5 to 8
9	Stopper
10	Bearing surfaces (oil with engine oil)
A	Direction of travel

Pull the hydraulic tappets out of the cylinder head one after the other > Hydraulic tappets and set them aside in such a way that they cannot be mixed up > Putting components down without mixing them up (cylinder bank 5-8 shown here as an example) .

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Hydraulic tappets

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Putting components down without mixing them up (cylinder bank 5-8 shown here as an example)

E	Intake side
A	Outlet side
5 bis 8	Cylinders