Installing Oil Guide Housing

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• The bead of sealant must not be thicker than the specified thickness because if it is, excess sealant can get into the oil pan and block the strainer in the oil pump. 
• Sealant bead thickness: 3.0 mm. 
• Components must be installed within 5 minutes of applying the sealant. 

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To prevent dirt from getting into the lubrication system, open parts of the engine must be covered.

1. Remove old sealant and residual sealant from the grooves and sealing faces on the oil guide housing and crankcase. Use a rotating plastic brush, for example, to do this > Cleaning sealing faces using a plastic brush  .

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   Cleaning sealing faces using a plastic brush

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   Sealing faces must be free of oil and grease.

2. Clean sealing faces of the oil guide housing and crankcase.

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   Check best-before date on the new sealant.

3. Cut off the nozzle on the tube at the front marking (nozzle diameter is approx. 2.5 mm) > Nozzle on tube  .

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   Nozzle on tube

4. Apply sealant to the lower chain housing cover.
   1. 4.1  Apply a bead of sealing compound -1-  .
   2. 4.2  Apply sealant at the joints between the crankcase and lower chain housing cover -2-  .

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      Sealant on lower chain housing cover

5. Apply a bead of sealant -Arrow-  to the clean sealing face of the oil guide housing.

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   Sealant on oil guide housing

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   The help of another person is required.

6. Carefully fit oil guide housing and position it at an angle from below on the sealing face on the crankcase and lower timing chain cover.

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   Replace aluminium screws with steel screws.

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7. Observe specified tightening sequence.
8. Screw in and tighten screws on oil guide housing in the sequence -1 to 19-  .

   > Initial tightening 3 Nm (2 ftlb.) 

   > Final tightening + 90° 

   Fig 1: Oil Guide Housing Screws Tightening Sequence

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   Oil guide housing screws

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   Replace aluminium screws with steel screws.

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   Observe specified tightening sequence.

9. Screw in and tighten screws securing lower chain housing cover to oil guide housing -1 and 2-  .

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   Screws securing lower chain housing cover to oil guide housing

   1. 8.1  Screw in and tighten screws -1-  .

      > Initial tightening 3 Nm (2 ftlb.) 

      > Final tightening + 90° 

   2. 8.3  Screw in and tighten screws -2-  .

      > Initial tightening 3 Nm (2 ftlb.) 

      > Final tightening + 90° 

10. Install electric wire harness -2-  .

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    Electric wire harness for oil guide housing

    1. 9.1  Position electric wire harness -2-  and clip in line clips -Arrows-  .
    2. 9.2  Connect and lock electric plug connection -1-  .
11. Install oil intake tube -1-  .

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    Oil intake tube

    1. 10.1  Replace seal on oil intake tube.
    2. 10.2  Fit oil intake tube -1-  on oil pump.
    3. 10.3  Screw in and tighten screw on oil intake tube -2-  .

       > Initial tightening 8 Nm (6 ftlb.) 

       > Final tightening + 90°