Camshaft front oil seal - exhaust (page 2 of 2)

10. Release timing belt from camshaft gears.

CAUTION: Ease timing belt off gears using fingers only. Metal levers may damage the belt and gears. Do not rotate crankshaft with timing belt removed and cylinder head fitted.

11. Remove 2 bolts securing camshaft gears to camshafts.
12. Remove tool 18G 1524 .
13. Remove camshaft gears, noting the ’IN’ and ’EX’ identification marks.

14. Remove 5 bolts securing timing belt rear upper cover.
15. Remove timing belt rear upper cover.
16. Temporarily fit camshaft gear centre bolt and remove seal using tool 18G 1476.
17. Remove camshaft gear centre bolt.

Refit

1. Clean the oil seal housing and camshaft sealing surface.

2. Fit NEW seal using tools 18G 1475 and 18G 1667.

CAUTION: Ensure sealing lip of seal is not distorted.

3. Fit timing belt rear upper cover and tighten bolts to 10 Nm.
4. Fit camshaft gears, noting the ’IN’ and ’EX’ identification marks.
5. Fit, but do not tighten, camshaft gear centre bolts.
6. Ensure timing marks are aligned.
7. Fit camshaft locking tool 18G 1524.
8. Tighten camshaft gear bolts to 65 Nm.
9. Loosen nut securing tool 18G 1524, remove tool.
10. Loosen timing belt tensioner pulley bolt sufficiently to allow tensioner pulley backplate to rotate without tipping the pulley.
11. Remove timing pin tool 18G 1523 from flywheel.
12. Rotate crankshaft 2 complete revolutions and align camshaft gear timing marks.
13. Tighten tensioner pulley bolt to 25 Nm.
14. Fit camshaft timng belt centre cover. See this section.
15. Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
16. Connect battery earth lead.