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

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

- Remove the bolts - arrows - and remove the oil dipstick guide tube from the timing chain cover.






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

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






Installing

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

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






- Tighten the bolts 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 the correct tightening specifications, refer to => [ Timing Chain Cover Overview ] Timing Chain Cover Overview.

Further installation is in the reverse order of removal.