Remove camshaft housing — VW

🧭 Before you start

• Timing position: the crankshaft or camshaft is set and locked during this job
• Special tools named: T10094

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• Lock the screwed connections on the high-pressure pump and on fuel rail when unbolting the union nuts with a spanner.
• The bolt (item 9) (below the high-pressure pump) remains in the camshaft housing.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove control housing .
2. Position crankshaft at TDC for cylinder No. 1. Then turn crankshaft against D.O.R. 45° of engine and remove camshaft sprockets with the control chain .
3. Remove exhaust gas recirculation valve N18 and remove camshaft sealing caps.
4. Pull connector (1) off Hall sender G40 and connector (2) off inlet camshaft control valve 1N205.
5. Unscrew earth cable (3) from camshaft housing.

6. Disconnect connector (4) from high-pressure pump.
7. Remove ignition coils. To do this use extractor T10094.
8. Disassembling the wiring with wiring harness from the camshaft housing.
9. ⚠ The fuel line is under pressure! Wear protective glasses and protective gloves to avoid injuries and skin contact. Before loosening fuel pipes, wrap a cloth around the connection. Then release pressure by carefully removing the hose. — Pull connector and fuel supply line (arrows) off the high-pressure pump.
10. Remove cable guide (2) and remove clip (4) from the high-pressure line. [Note: Lock the screwed connections on the high-pressure pump and on fuel rail when unbolting the union nuts with a spanner.]
11. Unscrew union nuts (3) and (1) of the high-pressure line.
12. Remove dipstick.
13. Remove fuel rail .
14. Unscrew the left lifting eye.
15. Unscrew camshaft housing bolts in the sequence (15 … 1). [Note: The bolt (item 9) (below the high-pressure pump) remains in the camshaft housing.]
16. Carefully lift camshaft housing off.

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