Removing and installing camshaft adjuster (cylinder bank 1) — VW

🧭 Before you start

With the engine out, remove the bank 1 head cover, set TDC No. 1, fit clamping bolt 3242 and insert T10068 A. Remove fuel rails, lower intake manifold, coolant pipes, right engine bracket, bank 1 exhaust manifold module, chain tensioner and camshaft cover. Paint-mark the chain links opposite the B1 arrows, remove the bar and the adjusters, refit the bar, then fit each adjuster with the Hall sender wheel turned to its stop and the marks aligned. Fit new bolts hand-tight, remove the bar and torque to 60 Nm + 90° while counterholding the camshaft.

Fits: VW Passat B5 (3B)

• Timing position: the crankshaft or camshaft is set and locked during this job

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• Mark the chain link opposite each B1 arrow carefully; the copper links are not a reference.
• Turn the Hall sender wheel to its stop and hold it while fitting each adjuster.
• Camshaft grooves may not be vertical; rock the shafts with a spanner to insert T10068 A.
• Use new adjuster bolts: 60 Nm + 90°, counterholding the camshaft with a 32 mm spanner.
• Remove the camshaft bar before final torquing, not after.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

🔩 Torque settings

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

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.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove engine .
2. Remove cylinder head cover of cylinder bank 1 .
3. Position crankshaft at TDC No. 1 cylinder. Marking (1) must align with cylinder block joint (2).
4. Remove sealing plug from left side of cylinder block.
5. Screw clamping bolt3242 into hole so that crankshaft is secured against turning.

6. Insert camshaft bar T10068 A in both shaft grooves. [Note: The grooves of the camshafts might not be exactly vertical due to the function of camshaft adjusters. Therefore, move the camshafts back and forth slightly if necessary when inserting the camshaft bar T10068 A using an open jaw spanner.]
7. Remove fuel rail with injectors for cylinder bank 1 .
8. Remove fuel rail with injectors for cylinder bank 2 .
9. Remove intake manifold lower part .
10. Remove coolant pipes and .
11. Remove connection .
12. Remove right engine bracket .
13. Remove exhaust manifold/catalytic converter module cylinder bank 1.
14. Remove chain tensioner for camshaft timing chain (arrow).
15. Remove cover for camshaft cylinder bank 1.
16. There is a marking "“B1”" and an "“arrow”" on the inlet camshaft adjuster. Mark the chain link opposite the marking with paint. [Note: Marking the chain links must be carried out very carefully, because this is important for installing the camshaft adjusters.The position of copper links of the camshaft timing chain can be disregarded.]
17. There is a marking "“B1”" and an "“arrow”" on the exhaust camshaft adjuster. Mark the chain link opposite the marking with paint.
18. Remove camshaft bar T10068 A from camshafts.
19. Remove camshaft adjuster, for this counterhold camshafts with an open jaw spanner.
20. Insert camshaft bar T10068 A into grooves in both shafts again.
21. Turn Hall sender wheel (1) in (direction of arrow) to stop and hold.
22. Insert inlet camshaft adjuster in timing chain so that marking (1) and the coloured marking align.
23. Fit inlet camshaft adjuster onto camshaft. If necessary, move the camshaft back and forth slightly with an open jaw spanner.
24. Tighten new securing bolt for camshaft adjuster hand-tight.
25. Turn Hall sender wheel (1) in (direction of arrow) to stop and hold.
26. Insert exhaust camshaft adjuster in timing chain so that marking (1) and the coloured marking align.
27. Fit exhaust camshaft adjuster onto camshaft. If necessary, move the camshaft back and forth slightly with an open jaw spanner.
28. Tighten new securing bolt for camshaft adjuster hand-tight.
29. Remove camshaft bar T10068 A from camshafts.
30. Counterhold with open jaw spanner 32 mm at camshaft and tighten securing bolts for camshaft adjusters to 60 Nm + 90° (1/4 turn further). (Turning further can be done in several stages). — 60 Nm (44 lb-ft) + 90°
31. Reinstall cover .

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