1.8T Jetta camshaft part 2, removing valve cover. Moon seal , Flat seal and Cam seal

[kevomxracer]

After you stripped one bolt, why didn't you think to stop and get the right size and a good quality tool for the job.

[joceromero]

1.8T Jetta camshaft part 2, removing valve cover >>> do you have part 3

[brontoe]

@joceromero uuhh there is no part three.... well what do u want to see in a  part 3?

[ern5002]

Hey, I was wondering, since I am changing the cam chain tensioner gasket...

1. What is the tool needed and.... when you decompress the tensioner(I guess its what it is called) to where you can lift and replace the half moon and gasket..2. when compressing it back, do you keep turning clockwise and it will just pop up back to the compressed state or turn the tool opposite (counter clockwise?) thanks.

[brontoe]

@ern5002

I think its called, a Cam Clamp, or timing Clamp? i found something on ebay that may be simliar. Search this or simliar. "K-D Tools 3981 4 pc. Single Cam Clamp Holder Set" I wish i would have known about this item sooner. This is the best i can do for u.

[joceromero]

@brontoe 1.8T Jetta camshaft part 2, removing valve cover >>> do you have part 3

[thunderdfl]

Alright, thanks for fast reply.

[thunderdfl]

Great vid, thanks. I like to see a vid with replacement on a timing belt and water pump. R u going to make a vid on a timing belt and water pump on this egine soon?

Thanks

[brontoe]

@thunderdfl No i am not going to make a vid on the timing belt and water pump. those are delicate procedures, i just had the vw dealer do that for me. i paid like 1,000. (including thermostat, serpentine belt, and coolant flush) there are some things i just won't touch due to the amount of work that has to be done and once you screw up, thats end of your car. I am unqualified too to do so.

[execct]

I find it helps to make sure that you use the chains *exactly* as the picture shows in the Bentley. Which means that the first pin should on the right side of an outer link, and the last pin should be on the inside of an outer link. I will do this, walk away, and check again later.

An important note: The Bentley is wrong on the V6.

[execct]

This is because the tensioner arms can be moved up and down in relation to the tensioner, which essentially will shorten the chain up top while lengthening it below, or vice versa.

So the task is to bring the exhaust cam up to the TDC mark, and then install the chain and count links. This means that the distance between the cams will be correct for the startup point on the tensioner, and the car will run correctly.

[execct]

Changing the cam chain tensioner or replacement of valves requires the cam chain that connect the intake and exhaust cams together to be removed. After doing this, you need to re-time them. There is a mark on each cam, a square cutout, and a mark on each cam cap, an arrow. These don't mean shit to us. The reason these marks are unimportant is that the distances between the cams can be shifted with the chain on. The tensioner does this either by design ( AWM ) or be default ( ATW, AEB ).

[execct]

You can't "adjust the cams" so the marks are perfectly aligned and keep them that way. Read the following from an audi tech

"When you remove the cams for any reason, you need to retime them. Cam timing is really two different issues with our cars: Cam to crank correlation ( This is the relationship between the cams and the crank, set by the timing belt connected to the exhaust cams ) and cam to cam correlation. I will discuss cam to cam here".... cont'd.

[pappaal]

Did you know your diverter valve is on the wrong way?

[brontoe]

@pappaal

Doesn't matter which way the diverter valve goes on. it increases the turbo sound by having it backwards.

[pappaal]

@brontoe Where the hell did you get that information? So your telling me that you would rather divert the air back into your discharge pipe instead of your intake system?????!!! Why is the hell would you do that? That's worse than running a blow off valve... I have an autotech CAI with a k04 and it sounds like a stage 3+ kit... Sound is all in the intake and diverter valve. Installing the DV the wrong way only leads to boost problems especially creating your car to run lower boost pressure.

[brontoe]

@pappaal U need to take a better look at the DV and understand how it works. Pick up your old DV and play around with it. Especially the way i have it. The Air pressure from the Tiny valve on top of the DV and the yellow spring prevents air from being released into the intake. The Dv is open at idle anyhow, thus, putting air into charge pipe anyhow. When i press on the gas, it closes the DV, preventing air from escaping back into the intake. Running a Blow off is still the worst.

[pappaal]

@brontoe You can keep your turbo "sound" and your CEL, and I'll keep my 24psi...

[pappaal]

@brontoe You can keep your so called "turbo" noise. I'll keep my 24psi...

[brontoe]

@pappaal Lol ur boosting 24PSI? i hope not a stock turbo! U were right, having the DV on backwards does cause a minor boost leak. I played around with it some more. I put my DV on the right way again. The extra turbo noise only works with a the green spring backwards DV, untuned ECU....

[pappaal]

@brontoe I have a k04-02x making almost 250 at the wheels. Unitronic tuned. Technically a stock turbo...

[execct]

OMG, this is wrong on so many levels. You need to set the engine to TDC (the marks on the valve cover and camshaft). You do this by using a 19mm 12 point socket on the crankshaft pulley bolt. Trying to move the car and stop at exactly the right positiion is crazy.

Rotating the cams and then removing the tensioner tools does not set the cam timing. You need to count the # of links in between - 16.

[brontoe]

@execct

lol u don't have to remind me.... I suggest not taking out the cams. I know i am wrong, i was just hoping someone to correct my problem. WELL, i was able to set the timing exhuast cam at TDC but not the intake cam. The intake cam is not lined up. The little window is oFF by a millimeter

[MrPorscheuk]

if anyone trys to set engine timing like this guy surgests... good luck with the valves staying straight!

[thepokemario100]

where did u purchase the vw tool

[brontoe]

@thepokemario100

you can get it on ebay or rent it at blau parts

product number is GH29000 on blau parts website, just google their site.

[jogaserbia]

read the thread on vwvortex. did you fix the problem with the CEL (align those little marks on the chain)? Also, when replacing the valve cover gasket, is there anything I should know about the sealent application (RTV).

Nice.

[brontoe]

@jogaserbia

nope i didn't fix it. It is just best NOT TO REMOVE THE CAMSHAFT. I am stuck with a CEL forever, i just keep clearing it out with my APR erase. its only a fraction of an error so not much to worry about. about it.

[brontoe]

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