Cylinder head removal & torque: Mercedes-Benz model 210 3.0 CDI (606.912)

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 300, DIESEL, -T

• Opens: fuel
• Timing position: the crankshaft or camshaft is set and locked during this job
• Special tools named: locking tool

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• Mark the timing chain and camshaft gearwheels to each other with paint

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📐 17 workshop diagrams for 606.912

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

📋 Procedure

Preparation and removal

1. Disconnect the battery earth cable
2. Remove the fan and viscous coupling
3. Remove the inlet manifold bracket
4. Remove the bolt
5. Remove the air inlet manifold

6. Remove the injection lines
7. Disconnect the vacuum hoses
8. Lock the crankshaft
9. Remove the camshaft bearing caps
10. Note: Check the bearing cap marks
11. In several stages
12. Stage 1:
13. Vehicles with automatic transmission
14. Disconnect the fuel lines
15. Disconnect the engine wiring loom
16. Remove the oil filter
17. Remove as shown
18. Remove the fuel filter
19. Remove the cylinder head bolts
20. Remove the cylinder head gasket

Installation and checks

21. Fit the cylinder head
22. In the order shown
23. Cylinder head torque settings - Refer to 'Adjustment data/Torque settings'
24. Vehicles with automatic transmission
25. Reconnect the fuel lines
26. All vehicles:
27. Fit the camshafts
28. Align the marks
29. Refit the camshaft bearing caps
30. Note: Check the bearing cap marks
31. In several stages
32. Type 2:
33. Stage 2:
34. Mark the timing chain and camshaft gearwheels to each other with paint
35. Fit the exhaust camshaft gearwheel with the timing chain
36. Fit the chain tensioner
37. Remove the crankshaft locking tool
38. Stage 2:
39. Refit the valve cover
40. Refit the inlet manifold
41. Refit the bolt
42. Refit the inlet manifold bracket
43. In the reverse order to that shown
44. Refit the fan and the viscous coupling
45. Refit the engine cover
46. Reconnect the battery earth cable

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