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Left and Right Timing Chain Covers






Left and Right Timing Chain Covers

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Hand drill with plastic brush attachment

Protective eyewear

Sealant

Removing

During installation, all cable ties must be re-installed at the same location.

- Pull rear engine cover off - arrows -.





- Drain coolant. Refer to => [ Cooling System, Draining and Filling ] Procedures.

- Remove left coolant pipe. Refer to => [ Left Coolant Pipe ] Left Coolant Pipe.

- Remove right coolant pipe. Refer to => [ Right Coolant Pipe ] Right Coolant Pipe.

- Remove oxygen sensors.

- Remove secondary air injection combination valve. Refer to: Left => [ Secondary Air Injection Left Combination Valve ] Secondary Air Injection Left Combination Valve, right => [ Secondary Air Injection Right Combination Valve ] Secondary Air Injection Right Combination Valve.

- Remove rear coolant pipe. Refer to => [ Rear Coolant Pipe ] Rear Coolant Pipe.

- Remove bolts - 1 to 8 - and remove left timing chain cover.





- Remove bolts - 1 to 8 - and remove right timing chain cover.





Installing

Tightening specifications => [ Left timing chain cover, tightening specifications and sequence ] Timing Chain Covers Assembly Overview, => [ Right timing chain cover, tightening specifications and sequence ] Timing Chain Covers Assembly Overview.

Replace M6 bolts and O-rings.

Secure all hose connections with hose clamps appropriate for the model.

During installation, all cable ties must be re-installed at the same location.

CAUTION!
Risk of contaminating lubricating system.

Cover open parts of engine.

CAUTION!
Risk of eye injury.

Wear safety glasses.

- Remove sealant residue on timing chain covers and cylinder head, e.g. with a rotating plastic brush.





- Clean sealing surfaces so they are completely free of any oil or grease.

- Cut tube nozzle at front marking (nozzle dia. approximately 2 mm).





- Drive left coolant intermediate pipe - 2 - out of timing chain cover with a drift.





- Replace O-rings - 1 - at coolant intermediate pipe - 2 -.

- Insert coolant intermediate pipe in left timing chain cover.

CAUTION!
The lubrication system could be plugged with excess sealant.

Do not apply sealant bead thicker than indicated.

- Apply sealant bead - arrows - on clean sealing surfaces of left timing chain cover, as shown in illustration.

Thickness of sealant bead: 2.5 mm.

Timing chain covers must be installed within 5 minutes after applying sealant.

- Position left timing chain cover and tighten bolts => [ Left timing chain cover, tightening specifications
and sequence ] Timing Chain Covers Assembly Overview





- Drive right coolant intermediate pipe - 2 - out of right timing chain cover with a drift.





- Replace O-rings - 1 - at coolant intermediate pipe - 2 -.

- Insert coolant intermediate pipe in right timing chain cover.

CAUTION!
The lubrication system could be plugged with excess sealant.

Do not apply sealant bead thicker than indicated.

- Apply sealant bead - arrows - on clean sealing surfaces of right timing chain cover, as shown in illustration.

Thickness of sealant bead: 2.5 mm.

- Position right timing chain cover and tighten bolts => [ Right timing chain cover, tightening specifications
and sequence ] Timing Chain Covers Assembly Overview





The rest of the installation is in reverse order of removal, note the following:

- Install rear coolant pipe. Refer to => [ Rear Coolant Pipe ] Rear Coolant Pipe.

- Install secondary air injection combination valve. Refer to: Left => [ Secondary Air Injection Left Combination Valve ] Secondary Air Injection Left Combination Valve, right => [ Secondary Air Injection Right Combination Valve ] Secondary Air Injection Right Combination Valve.

- Install oxygen sensors (G39) and (G108).

- Install left coolant pipe. Refer to => [ Left Coolant Pipe ] Left Coolant Pipe.

- Install right coolant pipe. Refer to => [ Right Coolant Pipe ] Right Coolant Pipe.

- Fill with coolant => [ Filling ] Procedures.