Camshaft Housing, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Remove the coolant pump. Refer to COOLANT PUMP, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the ignition coils. Refer to IGNITION COILS WITH POWER OUTPUT STAGES, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the toothed belt from the camshafts. Refer to TOOTHED BELT, REMOVING FROM CAMSHAFTS .

-- Disconnect the connector -1-.

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-- Loosen the clamp -2- and remove the hose.

-- Remove the high pressure pipe -3-. Refer to HIGH PRESSURE PIPE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Unclip and remove the cover -1- upward from the retainers -arrows-.

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Vehicles With Secondary Air System 

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-- Disconnect the air line -1 and 2- from the damper -3-. To do so, press the locking rings -arrows- together on both sides and disconnect the lines.

-- Remove the damper -1- upward from the rubber bushings -arrows-.

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-- Separate the air connection line from the connection.

Continuation For All Vehicles 

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-- Disconnect the connector -2-.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and the connection -1-.

-- Loosen the hose clamp -2- and remove the coolant hose.

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and move the coolant lines -1- to the right.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and remove the heat shield -1-.

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-- Disconnect the connector -arrow- from the Intake Manifold Sensor -GX9-.

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-- Disconnect The Connectors: 

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2 - For Camshaft Adjustment Valve 1 -N205- /Exhaust Camshaft Adjustment Valve 1 -N318-

4 - For Camshaft Position Sensor -G40- /Camshaft Position Sensor 2 -G163-

-- Remove the bolt -3-, free up the wiring harness and move it to the left side.

-- Remove the oil dipstick -1-.

-- Loosen and remove the camshaft housing bolts in the sequence -15 to 1-.

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-- Loosen and remove the camshaft housing carefully from the adhesive.

-- Mark the allocation of the roller rocker lever and lifter for installation later.

-- If necessary, remove the roller rocker levers with the hydraulic lifters and place them on a clean surface.