Camshaft Adjuster

Camshaft Adjuster

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Socket (T40080)

• Camshaft Clamp (T10252)

• Toothed Belt Tensioner (T10020)

• Locking Pin (T10115)

• Torque Wrench (40-200 Nm) (V.A.G 1332)

Removing

- Remove the high pressure pump. Refer to => [ High Pressure Pump ] High Pressure Pump.

- Remove the cylinder head cover. Refer to => [ Cylinder Head Cover ] Service and Repair.

- Remove the coolant hoses - 1 and 2 - and the bolt - 3 - and then remove the coolant pipe from the heat shield.

- Remove the wire bracket bolt - arrow -.

- Remove the housing bolts - arrows -.

- Bring the mark on the camshaft sprocket to alignment with the mark on the toothed belt guard. The recesses - arrows - in the camshafts now point to each other vertically.

- Install the camshaft clamp (T10252) as shown and secure it - arrows -.

- Loosen the camshaft adjuster bolt using the socket (T40080).

- Compress the chain tensioner - arrow A - and secure it using the locking pin (T10115) - arrow B -.

- Remove the camshaft adjuster bolt and then remove the adjuster and the chain.

Installing

Requirements:

• The camshafts are secured using the camshaft clamp (T10252).

- Place the chain onto the camshaft adjuster.

- Hold the camshaft adjuster in front of the exhaust camshaft so that the notch - A - and pin - B - align.

- Place the chain in this position onto the chain sprocket of the intake camshaft, first at the top - arrow -.

- Slowly rotate the intake camshaft using the toothed belt tensioner (T10020) in the - direction of the arrow A - until the camshaft adjuster fits onto the camshaft.

• If the pin does not fit into the notch: Remove the chain and place the chain on again.

- Tighten the camshaft adjuster bolt to 20 Nm + 45° (1/8) additional turn. To do so, use the socket (T40080).

- Remove the locking pin (T10115) - arrow B -.

Further installation is in the reverse order of removal.

- Install the high pressure pump. Refer to => [ High Pressure Pump ] High Pressure Pump.