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Timing, Adjust > < Pressure Loss, Check

Timing, Check

  Remove

Remove air cleaner housing with air intake hose and hot film mass air flow meter – see illustration "Air Ducts".

Remove upper part of toothed belt cover – see operation "Toothed Belt Cover – Upper Part, Remove and Install".

For version with AC: Remove ribbed V-belts – see operation "Ribbed V-belts, Remove and Install".

Remove V-belt – see operation "V-belt, Remove and Install".

Remove lower part of toothed belt cover – see operation "Toothed Belt Cover – Lower Part, Remove and Install".

Check toothed belt tension, adjust if necessary – see operation "Toothed Belt Tension, Check".

Remove engine vent hose from camshaft housing cover.

Remove camshaft housing cover from camshaft housing.

  Adjust

At fastening bolt (1) of toothed belt drive gear, turn crankshaft in engine rotational direction to approx. 90° (dimension I) before "1st cylinder TDC".

  Inspect

1st cylinder exhaust cam (2) must point vertically upwards.

Object Number: 2414919  Size: DEFAULT


  Install

Insert Dial gauge MKM-571-B (1) in Tool KM-661-1 (2) – arrow on KM-661-1 points towards engine timing side. Attach base (3) Ø 10 mm to dial gauge. To adjust dial gauge, left positioning pins of tool (I+II) must be seated in bores of camshaft housing. Set probe of dial gauge onto basic circle of 2nd cam (intake, 1st cylinder). Set dial gauge to "0" – ensure that the probe is not seated on the cam oil bore.

Caution

The Dial Gauge MKM-571 may be pre-tensioned by max. 0.5 mm, otherwise the resulting measurement will be incorrect.

Offset Tool KM-661-1 with dial gauge to the left. Right positioning pins (III+IV) must be seated in the bores of the camshaft housing.

Object Number: 2398738  Size: DEFAULT


At fastening bolt of toothed belt drive gear, turn crankshaft in engine rotational direction to just before "1st cylinder ignition TDC". Insert TDC Centring Pin KM-951 (3) into opening on transmission (arrow), at the same time at fastening bolt of toothed belt drive gear, further turn crankshaft in engine rotational direction until TDC centring pin engages in cylinder block or crankshaft webs to the stop.

  Inspect

In this position, mark (1) on toothed belt drive gear must align with mark (2) on oil pump.

Note:   Attach to flywheel side with the engine removed or unflanged Transmission KM-540-A.

Object Number: 2398744  Size: DEFAULT


  Install

Mark out injection pump with Marker Pin KM-6011 (2).

Caution

With open-ended spanner turn injection pump flange until recess (1) on injection pump pulley aligns with injection pump flange recess and injection pump retaining bore (arrow).

Note:   If the marker pin could not be inserted then a basic adjustment must be performed – see operation "Timing, Adjust".

Object Number: 2398739  Size: DEFAULT


  Measure

Read off value on Dial Gauge MKM-571-B.

Camshaft elevation nominal value: 0.55 mm ± 0.03 mm.

Note:   If the measured result does not agree with the nominal value, adjust timing – see operation "Timing, Adjust".

  Remove

Remove all retaining and adjusting tools.

Object Number: 2398745  Size: DEFAULT


  Install

Install camshaft housing cover with new gasket to camshaft housing – tightening torque – 8 Nm / 6 lbf. ft.

Attach engine bleeding hose to camshaft housing cover.

Install lower part of toothed belt cover – see operation "Toothed Belt Cover – Lower Part, Remove and Install".

Install V-belt – see operation "V-belt, Remove and Install".

For version with AC: Install ribbed V-belt – see operation "Ribbed V-belt, Remove and Install".

Install upper part of toothed belt cover – see operation "Toothed Belt Cover – Upper Part, Remove and Install".

Install air cleaner housing with air intake hose and hot film mass air flow meter – see illustration "Air Ducts".


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Timing, Adjust > < Pressure Loss, Check