Exhaust camshaft front oil seal

EXHAUST CAMSHAFT FRONT OIL SEAL

Service repair no - 12.13.07

Remove

1. Remove and discard camshaft timing belt. See this section.

2. Restrain exhaust camshaft gear using tool 12-182 and remove bolt and washer securing camshaft gear to camshaft.
3. Remove tool 18G 1570.
4. Remove camshaft gear.

5. Fit camshaft gear retaining bolt to camshaft.
6. Screw tool 18G 1299A into camshaft oil seal.
7. Remove oil seal by tightening centre bolt of tool 18G 1299A-1.
8. Remove bolt from camshaft.

Refit

1. Clean sealing area of head and camshaft, ensuring all traces of rubber are removed. DO NOT use a scraper as this may damage sealing surfaces.

2. Using tool 18G 1769A fit new camshaft oil seal.

NOTE: This oil seal is coloured BLACK.

CAUTION: Oil seal must be fitted dry. Do not use tool 18G 1769.

3. Clean camshaft gear.

CAUTION: If the sintered gears have been subjected to prolonged oil contamination, they must be soaked in a solvent bath and thoroughly washed in clean solvent before refitment. Because of the porous construction of sintered material, oil impregnated in the gear will emerge and contaminate a new timing belt.

4. Align camshaft gear timing marks and fit camshaft gear to camshaft.
5. Fit tool 18G 1570 to camshaft gears.
6. Fit bolt and washer securing camshaft gear to camshaft, restrain gear using tool 12-182 and tighten bolt to 65 Nm.
7. Fit new camshaft timing belt. See this section.