Timing cover cap
Timing cover cap |
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Remove the air cleaner with mass air flow sensor and hoses from the turbocharger and camshaft cover.
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Remove the rear centre nut securing the front exhaust pipe to the turbocharger.
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Raise the car, remove the lower engine cover, the cover in the right-hand wheel housing and the front right wheel.
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Relieve the tension on the belt tensioner by turning it anticlockwise (towards the rear of the car) with a 19 mm spanner and lift off the belt.
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Remove the belt tensioner.
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Remove the front part of the exhaust pipe from the turbocharger and lower the car.
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Place a jack with a wooden block on top under the oil sump and carefully lift the engine to take the weight off the right-hand engine mounting.
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Remove the right-hand engine mounting from the engine and the body and raise the engine higher.
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Remove the bolts on the cover, carefully insert a spatula behind the cover and prise it off.
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To fit |
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Cover the opening in the timing cover with a lint-free cloth and remove any remains from the old gasket from the sealing surface. Clean also the sealing surface on the cap.
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Apply a string of silicone sealant about 2 mm thick on the cap, remove the cloth from the timing cover and fit the cap.
Tightening torque: 6 Nm (4.5 lbf ft). |
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Fit the right-hand engine mounting to the engine.
Tightening torque: 47 Nm (35 lbf ft). Carefully lower the engine and remove the jack. |
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Make sure the engine is suspended evenly and tighten the right-hand engine mounting.
Tightening torque: 47 Nm (35 lbf ft). |
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Apply Molycote 1000 on the turbocharger studs.
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Raise the car and position the front part of the exhaust pipe with a new gasket and mount new nuts.
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Tighten the joints in the front exhaust pipe loosely making sure the exhaust pipe is not under strain at any point and then tighten it to the turbocharger.
Tightening torque: 25 Nm (18.5 lbf ft). |
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Fit the belt tensioner, tightening the top bolt first.
Tightening torque: 42 Nm (31 lbf ft). Tighten the bottom bolt. Tightening torque: 23 Nm (17 lbf ft). |
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Fit the multigroove V-belt on all the pulleys. Relieve the tension on the belt tensioner by turning it anticlockwise (towards the rear of the car) with a 19 mm spanner and fit the belt on its pulley. Make sure the belt is positioned correctly on all the pulleys.
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Refit the lower engine cover, the cover in the right-hand wheel housing and the wheel.
Tightening torque, wheel 110 Nm (81 lbf ft). Lower the car to the floor. |
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Tighten the last nut between the turbocharger and the front exhaust pipe.
Tightening torque: 25 Nm (18.5 lbf ft). |
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Refit the air cleaner with mass air flow sensor and hoses.
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