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Valve gear - exploded view
   
Valve gear - exploded view
1 - Exhaust valve
q   Do not machine, only grinding-in is permitted
q   Valve dimensions → Fig.
q   Checking valve guides → Chapter
2 - Cylinder head
3 - Valve guide
q   Checking → Chapter
4 - Valve stem oil seal
q   Renewing → Chapter „Renewing valve stem oil seals with cylinder head installed“ → Chapter „Renewing valve stem oil seals with cylinder head removed“
5 - Valve spring
6 - Valve spring plate
7 - Valve cotters
8 - Hydraulic compensation element
q   Do not interchange
q   Lubricate contact surface
9 - Exhaust camshaft
q   Removing and installing → Chapter
q   Check radial clearance with Plastigage (roller rocker fingers removed)
q   Radial clearance: 0.024 ... 0.066 mm
q   Runout: max. 0.04 mm
10 - Cylinder head cover
q   With integrated camshaft bearings
q   Clean sealing surface; machining not permitted
q   Remove old sealant residues
11 - O-ring
q   Renew
q   Lubricate with engine oil
12 - Actuator for variable valve timing
13 - Bolt
q   5 Nm
14 - O-ring
q   Renew
q   Lubricate with engine oil
15 - Sealing plug
16 - Bolt
q   Renew
q   Slackening → Fig.
q   Tightening sequence → Fig.
17 - Inlet camshaft
q   Removing and installing → Chapter
q   Check radial clearance with Plastigage (roller rocker fingers removed)
q   Radial clearance: 0.024 ... 0.066 mm
q   Runout: max. 0.04 mm
18 - Inlet valve
q   Do not machine, only grinding-in is permitted
q   Valve dimensions → Fig.
q   Checking valve guides → Chapter

   
Loosening cylinder head cover
–  Loosen cylinder head cover bolts in the sequence 1 ... 6.
  A15-10557
Tightening sequence for cylinder head cover
–  Renew bolts.
1.  Fit bolts in the sequence -1 ... 6- and hand-tighten in several stages.
2.  Tighten bolts in the sequence -1 ... 6- to 8 Nm using torque wrench.
3.  Turn 90° further in the sequence -1 ... 6- using a rigid wrench.
  Note
Take care to keep cylinder head cover straight.
  A15-10558
Valve dimensions
  Note
Inlet and exhaust valves must not be machined. Only grinding-in is permitted.
  A15-0326
DimensionInlet valveExhaust valve
Ø amm33.85 ± 0.1028.0 ± 0.1
Ø bmm5.98 ± 0.015.96 ± 0.01
cmm104.0 ± 0.2101.9 ± 0.2
α∠°4545

   

Removing and installing camshafts > < Valve gear