Install
- Make
- Aston Martin
- Model
- V8 Vantage Factory Workshop Manual
- Year
- 2005–2010
- Section
- Valve Train › Install
03 EngineInstall
- Remove the special tool (refer to Figure 1 - Right side shown).
- Collect the spacer (303-530/04) if used.
- Loosen the bolts that attach the ten intake camshaft bearing caps gradually in steps (refer to Figure 2 - Right side shown).
- Record the installed direction and positions and remove the five right intake bearing caps.
- Remove the right intake camshaft (refer to Figure 3 shown..
Install
- Apply clean engine oil to the items that follow:
- The camshaft journals
- The camshaft lobes
- The bearing surfaces on the cylinder head
- The bearing caps.
- Install the right intake camshaft.
- Install the five bearing caps in their initial positions.
- Install and torque the ten bolts in the sequence specified as shown in Figure 4.
- Install the Torx bolt to attach the sprocket to the camshaft.
- Rotate the camshaft as necessary and measure and record each valve clearance.
- Do steps 4 to 6 again.
- Calculate the necessary tappet grade for each valve.
Tighten the bearing cap bolts gradually in a diagonal sequence to correctly seat the camshaft bearing caps.
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