Valve Stem Seals With Cylinder Head Removed
Valve Stem Seals with Cylinder Head Removed
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Valve Seal Removal Tool (3364)
• Valve Stem Seal Driver (3365)
• Valve Cotters Asm/Dis-Asm Device (VAS 5161)
• Engine and Transmission Holder (VAS 6095)
• Cylinder Head Tensioning Device (VAS 6419)
Procedure
- Remove the camshafts. Refer to => [ Camshafts ] Service and Repair.
- Mark the allocation of the roller rocker lever and the hydraulic adjusting elements so they can be installed again.
- If necessary, remove the roller rocker levers with the hydraulic adjusting elements and place them on a clean surface.
- Insert the (VAS 6419) in the (VAS 6095).
- Tension the cylinder head on the (VAS 6419) as shown in the illustration.
- Connect the (VAS 6419) to compressed air.
- Slide the air cushion with the lever - arrow - under the combustion chamber onto the valve stem seals that will be removed.
- Let enough compressed air flow into the air cushion until it contacts the valve plate.
- Place the guide plate for 2.0L FSI engine (VAS 5161/19B) from the (VAS 5161) on the cylinder head.
- Secure the guide plate with the knurled screws (VAS 5161/12).
- Insert the drift (VAS 5161/3) in the guide plate and loosen the stuck valve retainers with a plastic mallet.
- Install engaging device (VAS 5161/6) with installation fork (VAS 5161/5) in guide plate.
- Slide installation cartridge (VAS 5161/8) in guide plate.
Intake Side:
- Engage the pressure fork (VAS 5161/2) on the engaging device as illustrated.
Exhaust Side:
- Engage the pressure fork (VAS 5161/2) on the engaging device as illustrated.
Continued for Both Sides:
- Press the installation cartridge down with the pressure fork.
- At the same time, rotate installation cartridge knurled screw right until points engage in valve retainer.
- Move the knurled bolt to the left and right.
• Valve retainers are pressed against each other and capture in the installation cartridge.
- Release the pressure fork.
- Remove installation cartridge.
- Unfasten guide plate and turn it aside.
- Remove the valve spring and the valve spring plate.
- Remove the valve stem seal with the (3364).
Risk of damage when installing valve stem seals.
• Place plastic sleeve - A - that is attached to valve stem seals - B - on valve stem.
- Lightly oil valve stem seal.
- Slide valve shaft seal onto plastic sleeve.
- Carefully press valve stem seal onto valve guide with (3365).
- Remove plastic sleeve again.
When the valve retainers were removed from the installation cartridge, they must be inserted in the valve retainer inserting tool (VAS 5161/18) next.
• The large diameter of the valve retainers point upward.
- Press installation cartridge from above onto valve retainer inserting tool and capture retainers.
- Insert valve spring and valve spring plate.
- Install the guide plate on the cylinder head.
- Insert installation cartridge with knurled spacer ring in guide plate.
- Press pressure fork down and pull knurled screw up, turning left and right.
• The valve retainers are inserted in this manner.
- Release pressure fork with knurled screw still raised.
- Repeat the procedure on each valve.
Assemble in reverse order of disassembling. Note the following:
- Install the camshafts. Refer to => [ Camshafts ] Service and Repair.