Exhaust Camshaft Adjuster, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Place a cleaning cloth under the camshaft adjuster and the tensioning roller to catch escaping engine oil.

-- The contact points for the toothed belt, as on the camshaft sprocket, crankshaft toothed belt sprockets, tensioning roller and the idler roller must be kept free of oil.

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

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and then remove the cover from the exhaust camshaft adjuster.

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-- To reach the following bolts, the camshaft must be turned further.

-- Remove the cover from the camshaft adjuster for the exhaust camshaft.

Installing the :T10554 

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• The distance between the pins -1 and 2- from the :T10554  varies.
• The :T10554  can only be inserted in one position.

-- Guide the : T10554  between the camshaft adjuster and the engine support.

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-- Turn the :T10554  so that the : T10554  can be inserted in the holes -arrows- as shown.

-- Place the :T10554  flat on the camshaft adjuster -1-.

-- Loosen the bolt -1- one turn. Secure the exhaust camshaft adjuster from turning using the :T10554  and :T10172A  .

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-- Loosen the bolt from the intake camshaft adjuster. Refer to INTAKE CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the exhaust camshaft adjuster.