Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing Requirements l  Engine temperature should not exceed 35 °C, because the cylinder head could be twisted when slackening the screws. l  The pistons must not be in TDC.   WARNING Observe measures when disconnecting the battery → Electrical System; Rep. Gr.27. –  Disconnect the earth strap from the battery with the ignition off.

–  Lift the engine cover at the sides -arrows A- and pull out towards the front -arrow B-. –  Remove air filter with intake hose → Chapter. –  Remove battery and battery tray → Electrical System; Rep. Gr.27. –  Removing rear and bottom charge-air pipe → Chapter. –  Unplug connector with glow plugs. For engine with engine code AXR, BSW –  Remove pre-exhaust pipe with catalytic converter → Chapter.

–  Release screws -1- and -2- and remove bracket for turbocharger. –  Remove the vacuum hose from the vacuum unit for charge pressure control.   Note Collect any engine oil which flows out with a cloth. –  Unscrew the oil return line -3- at the cylinder block. –  Unscrew oil feed line from exhaust turbocharger and from exhaust manifold and lay it to one side. –  Drain coolant → Chapter. –  Unscrew the induction pipe from the intake manifold and lay to the side with connected hoses. –  Use hand vacuum pump with bleeder tank to extract the fuel at the return-flow hose of the tandem pump → Chapter.

–  Remove fuel hoses -1- and -4-. –  Remove coolant hose -5-. –  Remove central plug connection -2- for pump-nozzle unit. –  Disconnect plug -3- at fuel temperature sender -G81-. –  Unscrew the oil feed line on the oil filter holder, the exhaust turbocharger and brackets.

–  Disconnect coolant hose -1- from T-piece and the coolant hoses -2- and -3- from the connection fittings. –  Disconnect plug -4- from coolant temperature sender -G62-.

–  Remove the coolant hose -3- from the support -4-. –  Pull off vacuum hose -6- from tandem pump -5-. For vehicles with engine code BLS   Note Only remove the anchoring clip and the pre-exhaust pipe with diesel particle filter from the exhaust gas turbocharger. –  Remove the pre-exhaust pipe with diesel particle filter from the exhaust gas turbocharger → Chapter. –  Remove the sound dampening system → Body Work; Rep. Gr.50.

–  Disconnect plug connection at changeover valve for radiator of exhaust gas recirculation -N345--arrow-.

–  Remove the vacuum hose -2- at the vacuum unit for charge pressure control. –  Disconnect vacuum hose -3- at the cable for vacuum setting element of the recirculation flap for exhaust gas recirculation. –  Disconnect vacuum line at the tandem pump. –  Slacken changeover valve for radiator of exhaust gas recirculation -N345- at bracket. –  Lay changeover valve for radiator of exhaust gas recirculation -N345- with connected hoses to the side. –  Detach oil intake hose -1- from exhaust turbocharger. –  Remove oil feed pipe.

–  Pull the vacuum hose -arrow- off the brake servo unit.

–  Remove coolant hose -arrow- at coolant fitting. –  Disconnect the plug from the coolant temperature sender -G62 - and detach the electrical wiring.

–  Remove connection pipe for exhaust gas recirculation radiator -arrows-.

–  Release screws -1-, screw -2- and the hollow screw -3-. –  Remove support for exhaust turbocharger with oil return line. For all vehicles –  Remove coolant pump → Chapter.

–  Install supporting device -MP9-200 (10-222A)- with positioned spindles as shown and support the engine with spindle -B-. –  Carefully raise the engine with spindle -B-. –  Removing toothed belt → Chapter. –  Remove camshaft sprocket and hub → Chapter. –  Remove toothed belt tensioning pulley.

–  Screw out screw -3- and remove Hall sender -G40- from cylinder head. –  Release screws -2- and -4-.

–  Screw bracket -T10014- into the threaded holes in the area of the coolant pump in the cylinder block. Tightening torque: 20 Nm. –  Support the engine and carefully raise with spindle -A- and through this release the spindle -B-. –  Remove spindle -B-. –  Remove cylinder head cover → Chapter.

–  Slacken cylinder head bolts in the specified order and unscrew. –  Raise cylinder head and remove sideways past the toothed belt guard.   Note The assistance of a second mechanic is required to remove and install the cylinder head.