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Timing Chain Covers Assembly Overview






Timing Chain Covers Assembly Overview






1 Bolt

2 Crankshaft Shaft Seal, Transmission Side

Replacing, refer to => [ Crankshaft Seal, Transmission Side ] Service and Repair.

3 Alignment Bushing

2 pieces

4 Left Cylinder Head Gasket

5 Bolt

6 Left Timing Chain Cover

Removal and installation, refer to => [ Left and Right Timing Chain Covers ] Left and Right Timing Chain Covers

7 O-ring

Replace

8 Left Coolant Intermediate Pipe

Drive out with suitable drift

9 O-ring

Replace

10 Bolt

11 Right Timing Chain Cover

Removal and installation, refer to => [ Left and Right Timing Chain Covers ] Left and Right Timing Chain Covers

12 O-ring

Replace

13 Right Coolant Intermediate Pipe

Drive out with suitable drift

14 O-ring

Replace

15 Right Cylinder Head Gasket

16 Alignment Bushing

2 pieces

17 Lower Timing Chain Cover

Removal and installation, refer to => [ Lower Timing Chain Cover ] Lower Timing Chain Cover

Left Timing Chain Cover, Tightening Specifications and Sequence





- Tighten bolts to 9 Nm in the sequence - 1 to 8 -.

Right Timing Chain Cover, Tightening Specifications and Sequence





- Tighten bolts to 9 Nm in the sequence - 1 to 8 -.

Lower Timing Chain Cover, Tightening Specifications and Sequence





- Replace M6 bolts - 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 - and - arrows -.

- Tighten bolts in 6 stages as follows:

- Pre-tighten the bolts - arrows - to 5 Nm.

- Tighten the bolts - 1 to 13 - in a diagonal sequence to 8 Nm using a torque wrench.

- Tighten bolts - arrows - to 8 Nm.

- Tighten M8 bolts - 2, 4, 8, 9, 10 - in a diagonal sequence to 22 Nm.

- Tighten the M6 bolts - 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 - an additional 90° in a diagonal sequence.

- Tighten the bolts - arrows - an additional 90°.