10-09-16, 09:06 PM
You do not need to remove it.
Simplest method is the remove the inlet camshaft sprocket .
With that sprocket off it gives plenty of room to remove the exhaust cam.
Mark the camshaft sprockets and chain and the crankshaft sprocket and chain with paint or tippex as it makes putting it back together easier
Before removing the tensioner I rotated the cam until I could remove the sprocket lower bolt. Then turned it back to the timing marks and loosened the upper sprocket bolt.
Then remove the tensioner, now remove the second bolt then the sprocket and then remove the inlet cam. Now remove the exhaust camshaft (rotate out on the chain) tie the chain up. When you loosen the caps about 1 mm they may need a few light taps to shift them off the dowels
Take a photograph of how the camchain side cam caps are fitted before removing them as it is easy to put them back on wrong
Simplest method is the remove the inlet camshaft sprocket .
With that sprocket off it gives plenty of room to remove the exhaust cam.
Mark the camshaft sprockets and chain and the crankshaft sprocket and chain with paint or tippex as it makes putting it back together easier
Before removing the tensioner I rotated the cam until I could remove the sprocket lower bolt. Then turned it back to the timing marks and loosened the upper sprocket bolt.
Then remove the tensioner, now remove the second bolt then the sprocket and then remove the inlet cam. Now remove the exhaust camshaft (rotate out on the chain) tie the chain up. When you loosen the caps about 1 mm they may need a few light taps to shift them off the dowels
Take a photograph of how the camchain side cam caps are fitted before removing them as it is easy to put them back on wrong