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Cylinder Head, Overhaul (Cylinder Head Disassembled) - Valve Guide, Replace > < Illustration - Cylinder Head

 

 

Cylinder Head, Disassemble and Reassemble

 

Disassemble

 

Remove cylinder head.

 

See corresponding operation.

 

Lay cylinder head on two pieces of wood and unscrew exhaust manifold.

 

Unscrew thermostat housing and remove it along with thermostat.

 

 

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Remove glow plug contact rail completely.

 

 

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Remove glow plugs.

 

Remove hose for injection pump fuel return line and unscrew return line from injection nozzles.

 

 

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Remove injection nozzles.

 

Remove nozzle seal rings and corrugated washers.

 

 

Object Number: 2378516  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Remove swirl chambers.

To do this, prepare ad hoc tool as shown in accompanying illustration.

 

 

Object Number: 2378522  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Insert ad hoc tool into swirl chamber via the glow plug opening.

 

 

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Swirl Chamber, Check and Replace

 

Important:

 

When driving out the swirl chambers, take care not to damage the sealing surface of the cylinder head cover.

 

Remove combustion deposits from inside chamber.

When doing this take care not to damage chamber mounting points.

 

Important

Check inside surfaces of combustion chamber, swirl chamber aperture and treated swirl chamber surfaces for cracks and other damage.

 

If necessary, the cylinder head should be replaced.

 

 

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Check swirl chambers for unacceptable level of wear and other damage.

Replace swirl chamber if necessary.

 

Drive out heat protection sleeve with 8 mm/0.3 in. brass drift from below.

 

 

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Loosen camshaft bearing cover screws and remove bearing cover.

 

Remove camshaft.

 

 

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Pull out cup tappets with adjustment washers and lay aside in proper sequence so that when reinstalling, tappets can be matched to valves.

 

 

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Turn cylinder head and mark valves.

 

 

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Tension valve springs with Spring Tensioner KM - 348 and Adapter KM - 653 and remove valve cones.

 

Remove valve spring with upper valve head.

 

Remove valves.

Remove lower valve spring plate with rod magnet.

Remove valve stem seal with commercially available special pliers.

 

 

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Assembly

 

Insert swirl chamber positioning ball into groove in cylinder head.

 

Place a metal washer approx. 25 mm/0.98 in. thick on swirl chamber and press swirl chamber into place.

 

Important

Do not exceed a force of 2800 kp/6173 lbs. as otherwise the cylinder head will be damaged.

 

Reduce swirl chamber projecting material with a flat grinding machine.

 

After grinding, swirl chambers must be free of bumps and must not have any recess.

 

Check that swirl chambers are securely seated by gently tapping with a hammer.

 

 

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Swirl Chamber Projection, Check

 

Measure swirl chamber recess with straight edge and feeler gauge in a straight line from the first swirl chamber to the fourth swirl chamber.

Permissible swirl chamber projection: 0.0 to 0.03 mm.

 

 

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Insert heat sleeve via mounting opening for nozzle holder in cylinder head and drive in with a 15 mm/0.59 in. Æ soft drift (brass or aluminium).

 

Flush side of heat sleeve must face up.

 

New hut sleeves must always be used.

 

 

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Insert corrugated washer.

Use new washers.

 

Important

Rounded side up.

 

 

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Install injector with new seal ring.

 

Important:

When installing, the marking (1) (bore hole or green dot) of injector holder must coincide with marking (2) on cylinder head.

 

 

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Secure union nut with KM-728.

Counterhold injector holder with open wrench.

Torque: 50 Nm/37 lbf. ft.

 

Important:

Injector must not turn and markings

must coincide.

 

 

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Valve Indentation, Check

 

Insert valve in cylinder head.

 

Position dial gauge with support.

 

Place probe on sealing surface and set gauge at "0".

 

Turn support until probe rests on valve head.

 

Read measured value.

Permissible valve indentation 0.5 to 1.0 mm/0.02 to 0.04 in.

 

Remove valve.

 

 

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Lubricate inside of valve stem seal with engine oil and press onto valve guide until the inside lug catches in the valve guide groove.

 

 

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Lubricate valve stem with engine oil and slide valve in.

 

Important

Do not damage valve stem seal.

Check that valve stem seal is properly seated.

 

Insert lower spring washer.

Push valve spring with narrower threaded end pointing downwards onto spring washer.

 

Cover with upper spring washer.

 

 

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Tension valve spring with Spring Tensioner KM-348 and Adapter KM - 653 and insert valve cones.

 

Check that valve cones are seated properly at upper spring washer.

 

 

Object Number: 2384171  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Lubricate inside and outside of tappets, adjustment washers on both sides and tappet bore in cylinder head with engine oil.

 

Install tappets in valves in same order in which they were removed.

 

 

Object Number: 2378542  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Lubricate all bearing surfaces on camshaft and cylinder head with engine oil.

 

Install camshaft with positioning pin pointing upwards.

 

 

Object Number: 2378543  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Apply Sealing Compound 15 04 200 (8 983 368) to 1st camshaft bearing as shown (see illus. C 7051).

 

Be careful that no sealing compound gets onto the camshaft.

 

 

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Install bearing cover and tighten nuts in order indicated to prescribed torque.

Torque: 25 Nm/18 lbf. ft.

 

Important

Under no circumstances must cylinder head with camshaft installed be laid on mounting surface: valves will be damaged.

 

 

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Lubricate sealing lip of camshaft with engine oil and drive in seal ring with Installer KM-656.

 

 

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Install glow plugs.

Torque: 20 Nm/15 lbf. ft.

 

 

Screw on contact strip for glow plugs.

 

Fasten return hose tight on injector return line.

 

Screw on exhaust manifold with new gasket.

Torque: 25 Nm/18 lbf. ft.

Object Number: 2378514  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Screw thermostat housing and thermostat with new seal onto cylinder head.

Torque: 30 Nm/22 lbf. ft.

 

Important:

Replace single valve thermostat with double valve thermostat.

See corresponding operation.

 

Install cylinder head.

See operation "Cylinder Head, Remove and Install".

 

 

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