Upper Timing Chain Cover

Upper Timing Chain Cover

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque Wrench (V.A.G 1783)

• Open End Spanner Insert AF 10 (V.A.G 1783/1)

Removing

- Remove the engine cover. Refer to => [ Engine Cover ] Engine Cover.

- If equipped with a noise generator, open the clip - 1 -, unclip the fuel lines - 2 - and loosen the bolt - 3 - on the Evaporative Emission (EVAP) canister. Move the charge air pipe aside.






with a EVAP Canister Inside the Engine Compartment

- Disconnect the vent line - 1 -, unlock the EVAP canister - A - and remove it - B -. Move the EVAP canister to the side.






Continuation for All

- Remove the coolant pipe bolts - arrows - from the intake manifold.






- Press the coolant hoses to the side and secure them with a cable tie.

- Remove the camshaft adjustment valve 1.

- Remove the bolts - 1 through 5 - and remove the upper timing chain cover.






• Remove the lower bolts - 3 and 5 - with an open end wrench.

Installing

- Coat the seal and the O-ring with engine oil.

- Place the cover on the engine making sure the seal fits correctly.

- Tighten the bolts in sequence - 1 through 5 - hand tight.






- Tighten the bolt to 9 Nm using the torque wrench (V.A.G 1783) and the open end spanner insert AF 10 (V.A.G 1783/1) for bolts - 3 and 5 -.

- Install the camshaft adjustment valve 1. Refer to => [ Camshaft Adjustment Valve 1 N205 ] Service and Repair.

- Tighten the bolts - arrows - for the guide tube.






• If the attachment points do not line up, check whether the guide tube is inserted all the way into the lower timing chain cover.

• For the correct tightening specifications, refer to => [ Timing Chain Cover Overview ] Timing Chain Cover Overview.

Further installation is in the reverse order of removal.