Renewing crankshaft oil seal (timing chain end): VW Touareg I 3.0 TDI (BKS, BUN, CASA, CASB, …)
Step-by-step renewing crankshaft oil seal (timing chain end) for the VW Touareg I 3.0 TDI: 10 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Touareg I (7L, 2002–2010)
📐 9 workshop diagrams for BKS
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
- Remove drive plate (see the separate procedure).
- Lever oil seal out using lever T20143/2.
- Modify assembly sleeve T10122/2 by drilling an 8 mm ∅ hole (arrow 2) for dowel sleeve.
- Use hole (arrow 1) in washer as a drilling template.
- Clean running surface and sealing surface.
- Fit guide sleeve T10122/1 onto assembly sleeve T10122/2 and slide oil seal (A) onto assembly sleeve.
- Remove guide sleeve.
- Fit assembly sleeve with oil seal onto crankshaft.
- Press in oil seal uniformly until flush all round using press sleeve T10122/3.
- Install drive plate (see the separate procedure).
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