Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals > Octavia Mk2 > Power unit | 1.4/55; 59 kW MPI engine | Engine assy,cylinder block,crankcase | Removing and installing engine

Install

Installation is performed in the reverse order, pay attention to the following points:

Note

t	When performing installation work replace the self-locking nuts.

t	Replace screws which have been tightened to a torquing angle as well as gasket rings and seals.

t	All cable straps should be fastened again in the same place when installing.

t	Secure all hose connections with corresponding hose clips.

t	Clean the drive shaft serration and hub serration on used clutch discs, remove corrosion. Apply a very thin layer of grease -G 000 100- onto the serration. Subsequently move the clutch disc up and down on the drive shaft until the hub fits smoothly on the shaft. Remove all excess grease.

–	Inspect clutch release bearing for wear, replace if necessary.

–	Slightly grease the clutch release bearing, guide bushing for clutch release bearing and serration of the drive shaft with grease -G 000 100-.

–	Check whether the dowel sleeves for centering the engine/gearbox are present in the cylinder block; insert if necessary.

–	Insert intermediate plate and push onto the dowel sleeves -arrows-.

–	When swiveling the unit, ensure clearance to drive shafts.

–	Align the engine mounting so that it is stress-free through tapping movements.

Note

Tightening torques of the unit mounting → Chapter.

–	Install drive shafts → Chassis; Rep. gr.40.

Vehicles with air conditioning

–	Install AC compressor → Chapter.

–	Install the V-ribbed belt → Chapter.

Continued for all vehicles

–	Electrical connections and proper routing → Current flow diagrams, Electrical fault finding and Fitting locations.

–	Install slave cylinder → Gearbox; Rep. gr.30.

–	Attach shift mechanism → Gearbox; Rep. gr.34.

–	To facilitate the positioning of the generator, drive the bushings for the fixing screws slightly backwards

–	Install the noise insulation → Body Work; Rep. gr.50.

–	Connect coolant hoses at radiator and at heat exchanger.

–	Top up coolant → Chapter.

For engine with identification characters BCA

–	Install engine cover with air filter → Chapter.

–	On vehicles up to 05/2005, adapt the engine control unit to the EGR valve → Vehicle diagnostic, testing and information system VAS 5051.

Continued for all vehicles

–	Adapt the engine control unit to the throttle valve control unit → Vehicle diagnostic, testing and information system VAS 5051.

–	Make a test drive and interrogate the fault memory → Vehicle diagnostic, testing and information system VAS 5051.

Tightening torques

Component		Nm
Screws/nuts	M6	9
	M7	13
	M8	20
	M10	40
	M12	70
In variation of this:
Screws for assembly bracket		→ Chapter
Engine/gearbox connecting screws → Gearbox; Rep. gr.34

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