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Camshaft, Lifters and Push Rods: Service and Repair






Valvetrain Assembly Overview

CAUTION!
Risk of damaging valves and piston heads after working on valvetrain.

The motor must not be started for about 30 minutes after installing camshafts because the hydraulic equalization elements must seat themselves.

To ensure valves do not strike pistons when starting, carefully rotate engine at least 2 full revolutions.

Cylinder heads with cracks between the valve seats, or between the valve seat and the spark plug threads, can continue to be used without reducing the service life, as long as the cracks have a width of max. 0.3 mm, or only the first 4 threads of the spark plug threads are cracked.

The illustration shows the cylinder bank 2 cylinder head (left).





1 Sealing Plug

Install with sealant; sealant

2 Cylinder Head

Check valve guides, refer to => [ Valve Guides, Checking ] Testing and Inspection

3 Valve Stem Seal

Replacing with the cylinder head installed, refer to => [ Valve Stem Seals with Cylinder Head Installed, Replacing ] Valve Stem Seals with Cylinder Head Installed, Replacing

Replacing with the cylinder head removed, refer to => [ Valve Stem Seals with Cylinder Hear Removed, Replacing ] Valve Stem Seals with Cylinder Hear Removed, Replacing

4 Valve Spring

5 Hydraulic Adjusting Elements

Checking, refer to => [ Hydraulic Adjusting Elements, Checking ] Testing and Inspection

Mark the installation position with paint for reinstallation

Lubricate the running surfaces before installing

6 Valve Spring Plate

7 Valve Retainers

8 Roller Rocker Lever

Different versions for the intake and exhaust side, do not interchange them

Check roller for easy movement

Lubricate the running surfaces before installing

Clip to the hydraulic adjusting element - 5 - with the clip - 9 -

9 Securing Clip

Different versions for the intake and exhaust side, do not interchange them

Check for secure seat

10 Intake Camshaft

With 3 camshaft sliders

Do not disassemble

Measuring axial play, refer to => [ Camshaft, Measuring Axial Play ] Camshaft, Measuring Axial Play

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Camshafts ] Service and Repair

Radial clearance, measuring, refer to => [ Camshaft, Measuring Radial Play ] Camshaft, Measuring Radial Play

Run-out: max. 0.04 mm

11 Bolt

Replace

12 Camshaft Adjuster Actuator

13 Bolt

5 Nm

14 O-ring

Replace

15 Bearing Bracket

With integrated camshaft bearings

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Camshafts ] Service and Repair

16 Compression Ring

17 Compression Ring

18 Exhaust Camshaft

Measuring axial play, refer to => [ Camshaft, Measuring Axial Play ] Camshaft, Measuring Axial Play

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Camshafts ] Service and Repair

Radial clearance, measuring, refer to => [ Camshaft, Measuring Radial Play ] Camshaft, Measuring Radial Play

Run-out: max. 0.04 mm

19 Oil Strainer

20 Intake Valve

Do not reface, only lapping is permitted

Mark installed position for re-installation

Valve dimensions, refer to => [ Valve Dimensions ] Specifications

Check valve guides, refer to => [ Valve Guides, Checking ] Testing and Inspection

21 Exhaust Valve

Do not reface, only lapping is permitted

Mark installed position for re-installation

Valve dimensions, refer to => [ Valve Dimensions ] Specifications

Check valve guides, refer to => [ Valve Guides, Checking ] Testing and Inspection

Camshaft Guide Frame Tightening Specifications and Sequence





The illustration shows the guide frame for the left cylinder head.

- Tighten the bolts in 3 stages in the sequence - 1 to 21 -:

- Install bolts by hand as far as the stop.

The guide frame must be in contact with the entire contact surface of the cylinder head.

- Tighten to 8 Nm.

- Tighten an additional 90°.

Installed Position of Valve Spring





The tight spring coils - arrow - face toward the cylinder head.