Upper Timing Chain Cover

Special Tools And Workshop Equipment Required

Torque Wrench V.A.G 1783
Open End Spanner Insert AF 10 V.A.G 1783/1

Removing

-- Only vehicles with the noise generator: Open the locking mechanism -1-, unclip the fuel lines -2- and loosen the bolt -3- on the Evaporative Emission (EVAP) canister. Move the charge air pipe aside.

Fig 1: Identifying Latch, Fuel Lines And Bolts

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-- Press the coolant hoses to the side and secure them with a cable tie.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and remove the oil dipstick guide tube from the timing chain cover.

Fig 2: Identifying Oil Dipstick Guide Tube And Bolts

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-- Remove the camshaft adjustment valve 1.

-- Remove the bolts -1 through 5- and remove the upper timing chain cover.

Fig 3: Identifying Upper Timing Chain Cover - Tightening Sequence

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Installing

-- Lubricate the seal and the O-ring with engine oil.

-- Tighten the bolts -1 through 5- by hand in sequence.

Fig 4: Identifying Upper Timing Chain Cover - Tightening Sequence

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-- Tighten the bolts to 9 Nm using the torque wrench V.A.G 1783 and the open end spanner Insert AF 10 V.A.G 1783/1.

For the correct tightening specifications, refer to TIMING CHAIN COVERS OVERVIEW .

Further installation is in the reverse order of removal.