Renewing inlet camshaft seal: VW Golf IV / Bora 1.6 (BAD)

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Golf IV / Bora (1J)

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📋 Procedure

1. Turn the camshaft adjuster central bolt (left-hand-hand thread) into the camshaft onto stop (arrow).
2. Unscrew inner part of oil seal extractor3203 out of the outer part until 3 threads remain in the outer part and lock in position with knurled screw.
3. Oil threaded head of oil seal extractor.
4. Screw oil seal extractor3203 forcibly as far as possible into oil seal.
5. Loosen knurled screw and turn inner part against camshaft until oil seal is pulled out.

6. Lightly oil sealing lip of oil seal.
7. Slide seal (A) (from conical side) evenly over guide sleeve of oil seal fitting tool3083.
8. Guide press sleeve3348/2 and oil seal fitting tool3083 and guide sleeve, including oil seal, on central bolt (B).
9. Screw central bolt carefully several threads into the camshaft housing (left-hand thread).
10. Slide press sleeve3348/2 and oil seal fitting tool3083 and guide sleeve with oil seal on to camshaft housing so that the seal is positioned evenly.
11. Press oil seal into camshaft housing to stop using central bolt (A), press sleeve3348/2 and oil seal fitting tool3083.
12. Install camshaft adjuster .

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