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.
NOTIFICATION
Interchanged or dirty bucket tappets
- Scoring on cylinder head
- → Since the bucket tappets have been run in the fitting bores, do not interchange them.
- → Absolute cleanliness is essential.
Information
- Open connections and lines must be closed off using suitable stoppers or caps.
Information
- Photos taken with a digital camera are helpful for dealing with complicated line routing (engine wire harness).
- For details, see WM, 975219 - REMOVING AND INSTALLING ENGINE WIRE HARNESS (V6 TURBO) .
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 connections.
- Remove turbocharger.
> Removing and installing turbocharger (V8 biturbo)
- Remove both exhaust manifolds.
> Removing and installing exhaust manifold (V8 Turbo)
- Remove oil filter housing.
> Removing and installing oil filter housing (V8 biturbo)
- Remove inner heat shields -1-
and front heat shield -2-
.
Heat protection in inner V
- 5.1
Remove inner heat shields -1-
.
- 5.1.1 Unscrew screws on inner heat shields -3- .
- 5.1.2 Release and disconnect electric plug connection -4- .
- 5.1.3 Remove inner heat shields -1- .
- 5.2
Remove front heat shield -2-
.
- 5.2.1 Unscrew screw on front heat shield -5- .
- 5.2.2 Remove front heat shield -2- .
- 5.1
Remove inner heat shields -1-
.
- Remove piston spray nozzle control valve.
> Removing and installing piston spray nozzle control valve (V8 biturbo)
- Remove oil pressure switch.
> Removing and installing oil pressure switch (V8 biturbo)
- Remove oil temperature sensor.
> Removing and installing oil temperature sensor
- Remove oil/water heat exchanger.
> Removing and installing oil/water heat exchanger (V8 biturbo)
- Remove both drive belts.
> Removing and installing drive belt (V8 biturbo)
- Not for PHEV:
Remove belt tensioner for generator.
- Not for PHEV:
Remove belt tensioner for air-conditioning compressor.
> Removing and installing belt tensioner (air-conditioning compressor)
- Remove crankshaft vibration damper.
> Removing and installing crankshaft vibration damper (V8 biturbo)
- Remove generator.
> Removing and installing generator (V8 biturbo)
- Remove generator bracket -1-
.
Generator bracket
- 15.1 Unscrew screws on generator bracket -2- .
- 15.2 Remove generator bracket -1- .
- Remove air-conditioning compressor.
V8 biturbo:
> Removing and installing air conditioning compressor
V8 Hybrid:
> Removing and installing air conditioning compressor
- Remove air-conditioning compressor bracket -1-
.
Air-conditioning compressor bracket
- 17.1 Unscrew screws on air-conditioning compressor bracket -2- .
- 17.2 Remove air-conditioning compressor bracket -1- .
- Remove coolant regulator housing.
> Removing and installing coolant regulator housing (V8 biturbo)
- Remove coolant pump.
> Removing and installing coolant pump (V8 biturbo)
- Remove drive plate.
> Removing and installing drive plate
- Remove upper chain housing cover.
> 153319 REMOVING AND INSTALLING UPPER CHAIN HOUSING COVER (V8 BITURBO)
- Remove lower chain housing cover.
> WM, 153319 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LOWER CHAIN HOUSING COVER (V8 BITURBO)
- Remove coolant lines -2 and 5-
.
Coolant lines
- 23.1 Unscrew and remove screws -1- .
- 23.2 Unscrew and remove screws -3 and 4- .
- 23.3 Remove coolant lines -2 and 5- .
- Remove oil separator.
> Removing and installing oil separator (V8 biturbo)
- Remove engine wire harness.
> Refer to the appropriate service information.
- Remove tank vent valves with vent lines.
> Removing and installing tank vent valve (V8 biturbo)
- Remove vacuum line -2-
.
Vacuum system
- 27.1 Mark vacuum connections so that they cannot get mixed up.
- 27.2 Disconnect vacuum line connection -2- at the brake booster vacuum pump -1- .
- 27.3 Disconnect vacuum line connection -2- at connections -3 to 7- .
- Remove intake-air distributor.
> Removing and installing intake-air distributor (V8 biturbo)
- Remove knock sensors.
> Removing and installing knock sensor (V8 biturbo)
- Remove ignition coils.
> Removing and installing ignition coils (V8 biturbo)
- Remove spark plugs.
> Removing and installing spark plugs
- Remove upper heat insulation -1-
.
Heat insulation
- Remove both fuel lines (high-pressure pump to rail).
> Removing and installing fuel line (V8 biturbo)
- Remove high-pressure pumps.
> Removing and installing high-pressure pump (V8 biturbo)
- Remove tappets for high-pressure pumps -1-
using a magnet.
Tappets for high-pressure pump (similar to illustration)
- Remove fuel injectors.
> Removing and installing fuel injector
- Remove solenoid hydraulic valves for valve lift adjustment.
> Removing and installing solenoid hydraulic valve for valve lift adjustment
- Remove oil pan.
> Removing and installing oil pan (V8 biturbo)
- Remove oil guide housing.
> Removing and installing oil guide housing (V8 biturbo)
- Remove oil pump.
> Removing and installing oil pump (V8 biturbo)
- Remove actuators for camshaft.
> WM, 158419 REMOVING AND INSTALLING CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR (INCLUDES SETTING TIMING)
- Replace guide and tensioning rails.
> WM, 154719 REMOVING AND INSTALLING GUIDE AND TENSIONING RAILS
- Remove chain tensioner.
> Removing and installing chain tensioner
- Remove the cylinder head cover.
- Remove camshafts.
- Remove cylinder heads.
- Remove crankcase cover.
> WM, 101419 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT CRANKCASE COVER (V8 BITURBO)
- Remove piston and connecting rod.
> Removing and installing pistons
- Disassemble pistons.
> Disassembling and assembling pistons
- Remove crankshaft.
> Removing and installing crankshaft (V8 biturbo)