Disassembling Engine
- Risk of squashing
→ Wear personal protective gear.
→ Get someone to help if necessary.
- Risk of squashing or crushing
→ Secure components to prevent them from falling down.
- Scoring on cylinder head
→ Since the bucket tappets have been run in the fitting bores, do not interchange them.
→ Absolute cleanliness is essential.
Information
- Have a collection pan and cloths ready before starting to work on the engine.
- Close off open connections using suitable stoppers.
- Residual fluid can leak out.
Information
For many components, it is only necessary to partially disassemble the engine. The extent of disassembly depends on the damage and scope of repairs to be carried out.
- Have suitable stoppers ready for closing off the line connections.
- Mark vacuum hoses so that they cannot get mixed up.
- Remove turbocharger.
V6 monoturbo:
→ Removing and installing tank vent valve (V6 Monoturbo)
V6 Biturbo:
- Remove high-pressure pump.
→246319 REMOVING AND INSTALLING HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP (V6 TURBO)
- Remove upper chain housing cover.
→153319 REMOVING AND INSTALLING UPPER CHAIN HOUSING COVER (V6 TURBO)
- Remove ignition coils.
- Remove spark plugs.
- Remove oil mist separator.
- Remove oil filter housing.
V6 Monoturbo:
→172919 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OIL FILTER HOUSING (V6 MONOTURBO)
V6 Biturbo:
→172919 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OIL FILTER HOUSING (V6 BITURBO)
- Remove oil/water heat exchanger.
- Remove piston spray nozzle control valve.
→172519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING PISTON SPRAY NOZZLE CONTROL VALVE (V6 TURBO)
- Remove fuel collection pipe.
→243019 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FUEL COLLECTION PIPE (V6 TURBO)
- Remove injector valves (injectors).
- Remove solenoid hydraulic valves for valve lift adjustment.
→155519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING SOLENOID HYDRAULIC VALVE FOR VALVE LIFT ADJUSTMENT (V6 TURBO)
- Remove tank vent valve.
V6 Monoturbo:
→ Removing and installing tank vent valve (V6 Monoturbo)
V6 Biturbo:
→ 202319 REMOVING AND INSTALLING TANK VENT VALVE (V6 BITURBO)
- Removing drive belt.
- Remove the air-conditioning compressor.
→ WM, 873419 REMOVING AND INSTALLING AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR
- Remove the generator.
- Remove air-conditioning compressor support -5-
.
- 19.1 Remove tensioning roller -3-
.
- 19.1.1 Carefully lever off the dust cap -1- with a suitable tool.
- 19.1.2 Unscrewing screw on tensioning roller -2- .
- 19.1.3 Remove tensioning roller -3- .
- 19.2 Unscrew the screws of the air-conditioning compressor support -4- .
- 19.3 Remove air-conditioning compressor support -5- .
Air-conditioning compressor support (shown on V6 Monoturbo)
- 19.1 Remove tensioning roller -3-
.
- Remove the generator support -1-
.
- 20.1 Unscrew screws -2- .
- 20.2 Remove generator support -1- .
Generator support
- Remove deflection roller -1-
.
- 21.1 Carefully lever off the dust cap -2- with a suitable tool.
- 21.2 Unscrew screw on deflection roller -3- .
- 21.3 Remove deflection roller -1- .
Deflection roller for drive belt for generator
- Remove crankshaft vibration damper.
→ 137519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING CRANKSHAFT VIBRATION DAMPER (V6 TURBO)
- Removing flywheel
- Remove hall-sender rotor.
- Remove oil pressure control valve.
→ 172619 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OIL PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE (V6 TURBO)
- Remove intake distributor.
→ WM, 244619 REMOVING AND INSTALLING INTAKE-AIR DISTRIBUTOR (V6 TURBO)
- Only for vehicles with all-wheel drive:
Remove final drive, four-wheel drive.
→ WM, 398819 REMOVING AND INSTALLING ALL-WHEEL FINAL DRIVE (V6)
- Remove shaft cover -1-
on both sides of the engine.
- 28.1 Unscrew screws on shaft cover -2- .
- 28.2 Remove shaft cover -1- .
Shaft cover
- Remove pipe for drive shaft -1-
.
- 29.1 Remove O-ring -2- on both sides of the engine.
- 29.2 Press pipe for drive shaft -1- through from one side using a suitable tool and guide it out on the opposite side.
Pipe for drive shaft
- Remove oil pan.
- Removing oil guide housing.
→ 174619 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OIL GUIDE HOUSING (V6 TURBO)
- Remove oil pump.
- Remove oil windage tray -2-
.
- 33.1 Unscrew screws for oil windage tray -1 and 3- .
- 33.2 Remove oil windage tray -2- from cylinder block.
Oil windage tray
- Remove lower chain housing cover.
→ 153319 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LOWER CHAIN HOUSING COVER (V6 TURBO)
- Remove crankcase cover.
- Remove coolant pump.
- Remove coolant regulator (thermostat insert).
→ 195819 REMOVING AND INSTALLING COOLANT REGULATOR (THERMOSTAT INSERT) (V6 TURBO)
- Remove the coolant switching valve -3-
.
- 38.1 Pull off vacuum hose -1- .
- 38.2 Unscrew screws on coolant switching valve -2- and pull coolant switching valve -3- off the coolant pipe -4- .
Coolant switching valve
- Remove coolant flanges on left and right cylinder bank.
- 39.1 Unscrew screws -1 to 3- .
- 39.2 Remove coolant flanges.
Coolant flanges
- Remove brake booster vacuum pump.
- Remove control chain.
- Remove chain tensioner.
- Remove guide and tension rails.
→ 154719 REMOVING AND INSTALLING GUIDE AND TENSIONING RAILS (V6 TURBO)
- Remove both cylinder head covers.
- Remove camshafts from the cylinder head covers.
- Remove both cylinder heads.
- Disassembling cylinder heads.
- 47.1 Remove valve lifters (hydraulic tappets).
→ 155920 REMOVING AND INSTALLING VALVE LIFTERS (HYDRAULIC TAPPETS)
- 47.2 Remove valves.
- 47.3 Remove valve-stem seals.
- 47.1 Remove valve lifters (hydraulic tappets).
- Remove balance shaft.
- Remove crankshaft.
- Remove pistons and connecting rods.
→ Removing and installing piston (V6 Turbo)
- Remove piston spray nozzles -2-
.
- 51.1 Unscrew screws on piston spray nozzles -1- .
- 51.2 Remove piston spray nozzles -2- .
Piston spray nozzles on cylinder block
- Remove knock sensor.
→ WM, 287219 REMOVING AND INSTALLING KNOCK SENSOR (V6 TURBO)