Balance Shaft Chain Guide: Service and Repair

Chain guide

To remove
1. Remove Timing chain and camshaft sprocket.
2. Remove the chain's guide rails.
^ Remove the chain tensioner (A)
^ Remove the chain's guide rails (B)





To fit

Important
The color markings on the balancer shaft chain must correspond with the markings on the gears.

1. Fit the chain:
^ Start to fit the water pump pinion.
^ The silver-coloured link (B) must be fitted to the exhaust side's balancer shaft sprocket.





^ The copper-coloured link must be fitted to the intake side balancer shaft sprocket (C)
^ The silver-coloured link must be fitted to crankshaft sprocket (D).
2. Fit the chain's guide rails (E). Use Thread locking adhesive, Loctite 242.
Tightening torque 10 Nm (7 ft. lbs.)
3. Fit the chain tensioner. Load the tensioner by pressing in the plunger and turning to the right. Then secure with tool 83 96 392 Lock pin. (A)





4. Fit the chain tensioner screws (A). Use 74 96 268 Thread locking adhesive.
Tightening torque 10 Nm (7 ft. lbs.)





5. Remove the tool from the tensioner. Press the tensioner guide rail to check that backward movement of the plunger is prevented.
6. Fit Timing chain and camshaft sprocket.