Do
not apply engine
oil
to
this 0-ring.
Install a new 0-ring [1] to the water joint [2].
Install the water joint and two bolts [3], then tighten
them.
Install the following:
- ECT sensor (page 4-52)
02 sensor (page 4-54)
Spark plug (page 3-9)
Intake pipe (page 7-25)
Exhaust pipe/muffler (page 2-28)
Camshaft (page 10-10)
Engine (page 16-7)
Remove the throttle body (page 7-15).
Remove the tensioner screw [1] and 0-ring
[2].
Install the special tool [3] into the tensioner body and
turn the tool clockwise until it stops turning.
Hold the tensioner lifter
by
pushing the tool while
aligning the tabs of the tool with the grooves
of
the
tensioner lifter. ·
TOOL:
[3] Tensioner holder 070MG-0010100
or
07 AMG-001A100
(U.S.A. only)
Remove the bolts [4] and cam chain tensioner lifter [5].
Remove the gasket [6] from the tensioner lifter.
INSPECTION
Remove the cam chain tensioner lifter [1] (page 10-23).
Check the cam chain tensioner lifter operation:
- The tensioner shaft
[2]
should not go into the body
when it
is
pushed.
When it is turned clockwise with the tensioner holder
[3], the tensioner
s.haft
should be pulled into the
body. The shaft should protrude from the body as
soon
as
the tensioner holder is released.
INSTALLATION
Install a new gasket [1] to the cam chain tensioner lifter
[2].
Install the tensioner stopper
[3]
and turn the tensioner
shaft clockwise with it to retract the tensioner fully.
Install the tensioner lifter and two bolts
[4],
then tighten
them.
Remove the tensioner stopper.
CYLINDER HEADNALVES
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