Remove sealing ring for intermediate shaft 5. Removecamshaft closure caps from cylinder · bank 1 -3. The closure ca

Remove sealing ring for intermediate shaft 5. Removecamshaft closure caps from cylinder bank 1 -3. The closure cap of cylinder Preliminary work: Remove transmission: refer to Technical Manual, bank 1 -3 is located on the flywheel side. Group 3 -Manual transmission, Service Drive awl into centre of the closure cap and No. 34 35 19 or lever off the cap. Group 3 -Tiptronic transmission, Service 6. Check basic camshaft adjustment.No. 37 01 19 If the position is not correct, remove the dowel pin and turn the crankshafta further 1. Detach thrust plate or flywheel. 3600 in clockwise direction. Fastentoothed segment 9538/1 to the right crankcase half (cylinder bank 1 -3). Detach thrust plate and remove together with drive plate. Detach and remove the flywheel. 2. Drain engine oil. Equip oil drain plug with new sealing ring and tighten. Tightening torque 50 Nm (22 ftlb.) 3. Removeengine compartment cover, rear wall lining and rear wall cover. 4. Turn crankshaft clockwise until the bore 1 OT (top dead centre) in the belt pulley is aligned with the fixing bore on the crankcase. Position 15590001 or fix with fixing pin (short) of special tool View from the flywheelside 9595. 7. Turn primary chain tensioner out of the left-handcrankcase (cylinder bank 4 -6). 8. Turn secondarychain tensioner out of the right-handcylinder head (1 -3). 497-96 15 -130 152319 Removing and installing sealing ring for intermediate shaft 99615129 Printed in Germany -38, 1999