Toothed Belt, Removing From Camshafts: Removing

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-- Remove the noise insulation. Refer to NOISE INSULATION .

-- Remove the resonator for the intake air scoop. Refer to INTAKE AIR SCOOP RESONATOR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the air duct pipe. Refer to AIR DUCT PIPE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the turbocharger connection. Refer to TURBOCHARGER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Release and disconnect the connector -1-.

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-- Free up the lines -2- on the coolant expansion tank.

-- Release the retainers with a screwdriver in direction of -arrow- and move the coolant expansion tank to the side.

-- Disconnect the connector couplings from the fuel hose and from the hose to the EVAP canister.

-- Remove the upper toothed belt guard. Refer to TOOTHED BELT GUARD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Position the engine in the "TDC position for cylinder 1". Refer to VALVE TIMING, CHECKING .

CAUTION:

- Never use the camshaft positioning tool as a counterholder.

-- If the toothed belt is to be reused, mark the running direction with chalk or a felt-tip pen for reinstallation.

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-- Place the :T10499A on the tensioning roller eccentric pulley -2-.

-- Loosen the bolt -1- with the :T10500 .

-- Use the :T10499A , release the tension on the tensioning roller at the eccentric pulley -2-.

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NOTE:

There is a risk of destroying the toothed belt by bending too sharply. The toothed belt is made out of a fiberglass cord webbing, that can be damaged by bending to sharply.

Never bend the toothed belt with a radius less than 25 mm.

The bend radius -r - on the toothed belt -2- must for this reason not be under 25 mm (approximately half the diameter of the toothed belt -1- on the crankshaft).

-- Remove the toothed belt from the camshaft sprockets.

CAUTION:

- Do not turn the crankshaft out of TDC.