VW CEXB — 3L Engine
3L · 241 hp
Engine overview
Torque figures by job
From the step-by-step procedures for this engine — each figure sits in the step that uses it.
- 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) — ⚠ Risk of injury when feeling for "“TDC”" hole with finger
- 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) — Pretension right camshaft chain sprocket to
- 15 Nm (11 lb-ft) — Pretension left camshaft chain sprocket to
- 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) — While turning in this direction, lock crankshaft (1) with locking pin3242
- 5 Nm (3.7 lb-ft) — Tighten bolts for camshaft chain sprocket to approx
- 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) — ⚠ Risk of injury when feeling for "“TDC”" hole with finger
- 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) — Pretension right camshaft chain sprocket to
- 15 Nm (11 lb-ft) — Pretension left camshaft chain sprocket to
- 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) — While turning in this direction, lock crankshaft (1) with locking pin3242
- 5 Nm (3.7 lb-ft) — Tighten bolts for camshaft chain sprocket to approx
- 35 Nm (26 lb-ft) — Tighten to
- 60 Nm (44 lb-ft) — Tighten to
- 5 Nm (3.7 lb-ft) — Tighten bolts (1 … 9) to
- 9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft) — Tighten bolts (1 … 7) to
- 22 Nm (16 lb-ft) — Tighten bolts (8) and (9) to
- 9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft) — Tighten retaining frame bolts to final torque in the sequence (1 … 18)
- 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) — ⚠ Risk of injury when feeling for "“TDC”" hole with finger
- 5 Nm (3.7 lb-ft) — Fit upper part of sump and tighten bolts (1…4) in diagonal sequence to
- 9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft) — Tighten bolts securing front sealing flange (arrow) in diagonal sequence and in stages
- 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) — ⚠ Risk of injury when feeling for "“TDC”" hole with finger
- 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) — ⚠ To avoid any risk of injury, do not rotate crankshaft while feeling for TDC hole with…
Engine codes in the same family
The same code prefix usually means the same block with a different output, fuel or model year. Procedures are often shared — check the code on the engine plate.
Workshop procedures for this engine
Step-by-step procedures from the workshop database, carrying 104 torque figures.
- Removing camshaft timing chains from camshafts · 16 torque figures
- Removing and installing balancer shaft · 14 torque figures
- Assembly overview - crankshaft · 15 torque figures
- Removing and installing camshaft timing chains · 9 torque figures
- Assembly overview - cylinder head · 13 torque figures
- Removing and installing lower part of sump · 5 torque figures
- Removing and installing front sealing flange · 6 torque figures
- Removing and installing timing chain covers · 3 torque figures
- Removing, installing and checking ceramic glow pin plugs · 5 torque figures
- Checking fuel pressure of fuel pumps V276/V277
- Checking radial clearance of conrods · 5 torque figures
- Installing high-pressure lines · 3 torque figures
- Removing and installing charge air cooler · 2 torque figures
- Removing and installing toothed belt for high-pressure pump (engine codes CARA, CEXA, CEXB) · 1 torque figures
- Removing and installing chain for balancer shaft and oil pump · 2 torque figures
- Removing and installing rear coolant pipe
- Renewing camshaft oil seal · 2 torque figures
- Removing and installing left coolant pipe
- Removing and installing upper left coolant pipe
- Removing and installing exhaust gas recirculation cooler
- Removing and installing coolant temperature sender G62 · 1 torque figures
- Removing and installing drive chain for valve gear
- Removing and installing injectors (piezo injectors)
- Removing and installing fan support · 2 torque figures
- Checking fuel delivery rate of supplementary fuel pump V393
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