1.4 TSI engine (EA211) · Cylinder head, valve gear · Cylinder head

Removing and installing camshaft housing

Removing

  • Unscrew bolts -arrows-.
  • Swivel coolant lines -1- to side.
  • Unscrew bolts or nuts -arrows-.
  • Unclip wiring harness for lambda probe from heat shield -1-.
  • Remove heat shield -1-.
  • Release and pull off connector -arrow- on intake manifold sender - GX9-.
  • Release connectors and pull them off.
  • The number of connectors varies.
  • 1 For cam actuators - N583/ N587/ N591/ N595-
  • 2 For Hall sender - G40- and Hall sender 3 - G300-
  • 4 For camshaft control valve 1 - N205- and exhaust camshaft control valve 1 - N318-
  • Unscrew bolt -3- and lay wiring harness to one side.
  • Pull out dipstick -5-.
  • Loosen bolts for camshaft housing in the sequence -15 to 1- and unscrew.
  • Carefully detach camshaft housing from adhesive bond and remove it.
  • Mark allocation of roller rocker fingers and compensation elements for reinstallation.
  • Remove roller rocker fingers together with compensation elements and place them on a clean surface.

Installing

NOTICE

Risk of damage to valve gear caused by axial movement of the camshafts.

  • Never move camshafts in axial direction when turning them.
  • Check, if all roller rocker fingers are seated properly on valve stem end and if their clipped into the respective compensation element.
  • Fit seal with oil strainer -2- into cylinder head -1-.
  • Fit gasket onto dowel pins -arrows-.
  • Screw 2 studs -items 2, 4- (e.g. -T10288/4- ) into cylinder head.
  • Carefully lower camshaft housing -3- vertically onto studs in cylinder head.

Continue installation in reverse order of removal. The following should be observed:

Torque settings