Camshaft, Removing And Installing: Installing

-- If the crankshaft was turned in the meantime, bring the piston for cylinder 1 to TDC and then turn the crankshaft back again slightly.

-- Remove any sealant residue from the groove on the cylinder head cover as well as on the sealing surfaces.

-- Sealing surfaces must be free of oil and grease.

-- Lubricate the running surfaces of both camshafts.

-- Place the exhaust camshaft in the cylinder head. Turn the cam lobes of cylinder 4 -arrows- upward.

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-- Check if the valve lifters for the cam adjustment actuators are retracted.

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-- Only slide back and forth the intake camshaft spacers in the normal area of the window

-- Insert the intake camshaft in the cylinder head cover.

• The spacers must be pushed away from the chain sprocket -arrows-.

-- When the intake camshaft is inserted the front and the rear sliding bar end pairs must be pushed together -arrows-.

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-- Align the intake camshaft in the "TDC" point.

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• The marking -arrow A- must align with the locating tab -arrow B- on the cylinder head cover.

-- Apply sealant to the clean sealing surfaces of the cylinder head cover -arrows- as shown.

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• Sealant bead thickness: 2 to 3 mm.

-- Secure the camshaft and place the cylinder head cover with the camshaft on the cylinder head.

-- Lightly push on the cylinder head cover by hand and while doing so turn the camshaft slightly until the cylinder head cover lays >>free of tension<< on the cylinder head.

-- Replace the cylinder head cover bolts.

-- Tighten the bolts in several steps. Refer to Figure for the tightening sequence.

-- Turn the intake camshaft with the : T40266  in the direction of the arrow -A- until the marks -1 and 2- align. Push the : T40271/2  in the chain sprocket splines -B-.

-- Turn the exhaust camshaft with the : T40266  in the direction of the -arrow A- until the marks -1 and 2- align. Push the : T40271/1  in the chain sprocket splines in direction of -arrow B-.

-- Turn the crankshaft on the hex fitting to the "TDC point". In the "TDC point" the flat area -1- is upward.

-- Complete the cylinder head in reverse order.

-- Reposition the extractor.

-- Remove the engine mount and the engine support.

-- Install the camshaft timing chain. Refer to CAMSHAFT TIMING CHAIN, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .