Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Remove timing chain –  Remove the sound dampening system → Body Work; Rep. gr.50. –  Drain coolant → Chapter. –  Remove the front right wheelhouse liner → Body Work; Rep. gr.66. –  Remove V-ribbed belt → Chapter. –  Remove top timing case → Chapter. Vehicles with auxiliary heating.

–  Unscrew the screws -1 and 2- of the brackets for the coolant pipes for the auxiliary heating -3-. Continued for all vehicles

–  Release fixing screws -1- and remove bracket for coolant pipe -2-.

–  Release screw plug -arrow- at cylinder block.

–  Turn the fixing screw -T10340- up to the stop in the cylinder block.   Caution If the fixing screw -T10340 - cannot be screwed in up to the stop, the crankshaft is not in the correct position! In this case proceed as described below. –  Unscrew the fixing screw. –  Turn crankshaft 90° (1/4 turn) in direction of rotation of engine. –  Turn the fixing screw -T10340- up to the stop in the cylinder block. –  Tighten fixing screw -T10340- to 30 Nm. –  Turn crankshaft up to the stop in direction of rotation of engine. The crankshaft is locked in direction of rotation of engine with the fixing screw -T10340-.

–  Separate the hoses -1- from the non-return valve. –  Release the fixing screw -2- and pull the non-return valve out of the cylinder head cover.

–  Insert the fixing bolt -T10414- up to the stop into the cylinder head cover. –  Tighten fixing screw -1- by hand. –  Removing the oil pan → Chapter.

–  If present, remove dust cap -1-. –  Remove guide pulley -2-. –  Remove belt pulley for coolant pump, to do so counterhold the belt pulley with the water pump wrench -V.A.G 1590-. –  Remove crankshaft-belt pulley → Chapter.

–  Slacken all the fixing screws of the timing case -1- carefully remove the timing case.

–  Release chain tensioner -arrow- for timing chain. –  Mark with a felt-tip pen the direction of rotation of the timing chain.

–  Hold the camshaft sprocket with the counterholder -T10172- and slacken the fixing screw -1- of the camshaft sprocket. –  Remove the camshaft sprocket together with the fixing screw. –  Remove timing chain downwards. Install timing chain → Chapter