Installing Oil Guide Housing

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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.

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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 the sealing faces of the new oil guide housing.

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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).

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   Nozzle on tube

4. Pull off dowel sleeves -1-  .

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   Dowel sleeves on oil guide housing

5. Apply sealant to the lower chain housing cover.
   1. 5.1 Apply a bead of sealing compound -1-  .
   2. 5.2 Apply sealant at the joints between the crankcase and lower chain housing cover -2-  .

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   Sealant on lower chain housing cover

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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. 
6. 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.

7. 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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   Observe specified tightening sequence.

8. Screw in and tighten screws -1 to 19-  in ascending sequence.

   > 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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   Observe specified tightening sequence.

9. Screw in and tighten screws -20 to 21-  in ascending sequence.

   > Initial tightening 3 Nm (2 ftlb.) 

   > Final tightening + 90° 

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   Screws behind flywheel

10. Install electric wire harness -2-  (-arrows-  ).
    1. 10.1 Install electric wire harness -2-  (-arrows-  ).
    2. 10.2 Plug in electric plug connection -1-  until it engages securely.

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    Electric wire harness for oil guide housing

11. Install oil intake tube -1-  .
    1. 11.1 Replace seal.
    2. 11.2 Install oil intake tube -1-  on oil pump.
    3. 11.3 Screw in and tighten screw -2-  .

       > Initial tightening 8 Nm (6 ftlb.) 

       > Final tightening + 90° 

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    Oil intake tube

12. Install pipe for shaft.
    1. 12.1 Press pipe for shaft through the oil guide housing until it ends flush with the oil guide housing on both sides of the engine.
13. Install shaft cover on both sides of the engine.
    1. 13.1 Fit new O-ring, position shaft cover and fit screws.
    2. 13.2 Tighten screws to > Tightening torque 9 Nm (6.5 ftlb.)  .