Rear Timing Cover
Rear Timing Cover
Removing
- Relieve the fuel system pressure. Refer to => [ Fuel System Pressure Release Procedure ] Service and Repair.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable.
- Remove the timing belt. Refer to => [ Timing Belt ] Timing Belt.
- Remove the camshaft sprockets. Refer to => [ Camshaft Sprocket ] Camshaft Sprocket.
- Remove the rear timing belt cover bolts (1,2 , 3 and 5).
- Remove the rear cover (4).
• The rear timing belt cover has O-rings to seal the water pump passages to the cylinder block. Do not reuse the O-rings.
- Remove and discard the O-ring seals (1) from the rear of the rear timing belt cover (2).
Installation
- Clean rear timing belt cover O-ring sealing surfaces and grooves.
- Lubricate the new O-rings (1) with Volkswagen genuine parts dielectric grease or equivalent.
- Install the new O-rings (1) on the cover (1).
- Position the rear timing belt cover (4) to the engine block.
- Tighten the rear timing belt cover bolts (1, 2 , 3 and 5) to :
• M10 bolts to 54 Nm (40 ft lbs).
• M8 bolts to 28 Nm (21 ft lbs).
• M6 bolts to 12 Nm (106 in lbs).
- Install the camshaft sprockets. Refer to => [ Camshaft Sprocket ] Camshaft Sprocket.
- Install the timing belt. Refer to => [ Timing Belt ] Timing Belt.
- Connect the negative battery cable.