Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Notes:

• ◆ The cylinder head can be removed with engine in situ.Valve adjustment is not required if an exchange cylinder head with camshaft already fitted is installed.
• ◆ The contact surfaces between the tappets and cam surfaces should be lubricated and coolant should be renewed.
• ◆ Checking compressions=>page 15-7 .

• Oil filler cap
• Cylinder head cover
• Reinforcement strip
• 10 Nm

• Cylinder head cover gasket
• ◆ Renew
• Cylinder head bolt
• ◆ Follow installation instructions; tighten and loosen in proper sequence, see cylinder head.Installation =>page 15-5
• Oil deflector plate
• ◆ 8/85 ▸
• Sealing plug
• ◆ Renew
• Camshaft sprocket
• ◆ Watch position when installing toothed belt =>page 13-13
• Upper toothed belt guard
• ◆ ▸7/87 metal version
• ◆ 8/87 ▸ as illustrated
• Toothed belt
• ◆ Installation =>page 13-13

• Toothed belt guard
• ◆ With plastic version of toothed
• 45 Nm
• Tensioner
• ◆ Turn clockwise to tighten using spanner, e.g. Matra -V 159- =>page 13-13
• 25 Nm
• Cylinder head gasket
• ◆ Install in correct position
• ◆ The word "OBEN" must point toward cylinder head
• ◆ When renewing: renew coolant
• Alternator bracket
• ◆ For engines with toothed rack for adjusting V-belt tension =>page 13-17

• Cylinder head
• ◆ Checking for distorsion =>fig.1
• ◆ Installation =>page 15-5
• ◆ When renewing: renew coolant
• 10 Nm
• ◆ With metal version of toothed belt guard only
• Plug
• ◆ With metal version of toothed belt guard only
• Allen bolt, 30 Nm
• ◆ With metal version of toothed belt guard only
• ◆ Secure with -D6-
• 20 Nm
• ◆ 30 Nm with metal version of toothed belt guard

→ Fig.1     Checking cylinder head for distortion

• ◆ Maximum permissible distortion: 0.1 mm