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4- cylinder injection engine(1.4 1 direct inction. turbocharger)

Removing and installing pistons

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Special tools and workshop equipment required

Drift -VW 222 A-

Piston ring clamp, commercially available

Removing

  • Removing cylinder head → Chapter
  • Remove sump upper part → Chapter.
  • Mark piston installation position and corresponding cylinder number.
  • Mark installation position and matching of cylinder and conrod bearing cap to conrod → Item.
  • Remove conrod bearing cap and withdraw piston and conrod upwards.
Note

If the piston pin is difficult to move, heat the piston to approx. 60 °C.

  • Remove circlip from piston pin eye.
  • Drive out piston pin using drift -VW 222 A-.

Installing

Installation is carried out in the reverse order; note the following:

Note

Renew bolts that are tightened with specified tightening angle.

  • Oil running surfaces of bearing shells.
  • Install piston with commercially available piston ring clamp, noting installation position → Fig..
  • Install conrod bearing cap, noting installation position → Item.
  • Installing cylinder head → Chapter.
  • Remove upper part of sump → Chapter.

Specified torques

→ Chapter „Assembly overview - pistons and conrods“
Removing and installing pistons

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