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Exploded view - timing chain cover — AUDI

Exploded view - timing chain cover on Audi: 15 steps, 18 torque figures, engines CABA, CABB, CABD, CADA.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

15 steps 40 engine codes 18 torque figures engine codes and torque figures merged from 40 documented variants

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A5 (8T, 2007–2016), Audi A5 Cabriolet (8F), Audi A4 B8 (8K, 2007–2015)

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

CABACABBCABDCADACAEACAEBCAEDCAKACALACALBCAMACAMBCAPACAUACCBACCLACCTACCUACCWACCWBCCZACCZCCDAACDHACDHBCDNBCDNCCDRACDSBCDTACDTBCDTCCDUCCDUDCDZACEJACESACETACEUACEUC

🔩 Torque settings

Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.

TorqueFastener / step
16 Nm (12 lb-ft)Tighten bolt (3)
22 Nm (16 lb-ft)Tighten bolts (8, 9, 10)
23 Nm (17 lb-ft)Tighten bolts (8) and (9)
4 Nm (3.0 lb-ft)1
5 Nm (3.7 lb-ft)Fit bolts (arrows) and initially tighten
5 Nm (3.7 lb-ft)Initially tighten
5 Nm (3.7 lb-ft)Pre-tighten bolts (1 … 9)
5 Nm (3.7 lb-ft)Tighten
70 Nm (52 lb-ft)Tighten bolt (6)
8 Nm (5.9 lb-ft)1
9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft)Tighten
9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft)Tighten bolts
9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft)Tighten bolts (1 … 7)
9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft)Tighten bolts and threaded pin in the sequence
9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft)Tighten bolts (arrows)
9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft)Tighten bolts for timing chain cover (left-side) in the sequence
9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft)Tighten bolts for timing chain cover (right-side) in the sequence
9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft)Tighten bolts in the sequence

ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.

📐 37 workshop diagrams for CABA

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

Exploded view - timing chain cover — CABA · diagram 1
Exploded view - timing chain cover — CABA · diagram 2
Exploded view - timing chain cover — CABA · diagram 3
Exploded view - timing chain cover — CABA · diagram 4
Exploded view - timing chain cover — CABA · diagram 5
Exploded view - timing chain cover — CABA · diagram 6
Exploded view - timing chain cover — CABA · diagram 7
Exploded view - timing chain cover — CABA · diagram 8
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📋 Procedure

  1. Renew bolts for timing chain cover (left-side).
  2. Tighten bolts in the sequence (1 ... 8) in 2 stages as follows:
  3. Tighten to 5 Nm. — 5 Nm (3.7 lb-ft)
  4. Turn 90° further.
  5. Renew bolts for timing chain cover (right-side).
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  1. Tighten bolts in the sequence (1 ... 8) in 2 stages as follows:
  2. Tighten to 5 Nm. — 5 Nm (3.7 lb-ft)
  3. Turn 90° further.
  4. Tighten bolts in 6 stages as follows:
  5. Fit bolts (arrows) and initially tighten to 5 Nm. — 5 Nm (3.7 lb-ft)
  6. Tighten bolts (1 ... 10) to 9 Nm in diagonal sequence. — 9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft)
  7. Tighten bolts (arrows) to 9 Nm. — 9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft)
  8. Tighten bolts (8, 9, 10) to 22 Nm. — 22 Nm (16 lb-ft)
  9. Tighten bolt (3) to 16 Nm. — 16 Nm (12 lb-ft)
  10. Tighten bolt (6) to 70 Nm. — 70 Nm (52 lb-ft)
Workshop diagrams

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Who makes these pages, and how

TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.

The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.

Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.