Renault Clio: Camshaft: Removal - Refitting

D4F, and 740 or 742 or 764

REMOVAL

I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION

• Position the vehicle on a two-post lift (see Vehicle: Towing and lifting) (MR 392, 02A, Lifting equipment).
• Disconnect the battery (see Battery: Removal - Refitting) (MR 392, 80A, Battery).
• Remove:
  • the air filter unit (see 12A, Fuel mixture, Air filter unit: Removal - Refitting, 12A-17),
  • the intake distributor (see 12A, Fuel mixture, Inlet distributor: Removal - Refitting, 12A-45),
  • the ignition coil (see 17A, Ignition, Coils: Removal - Refitting, 17A-2),
  • the front bumper (see Front bumper: Removal - Refitting) (MR 393, 55A, Exterior protection),
  • the accessories belt (see 11A, Top and front of engine, Accessories belt: Removal - Refitting, 11A-5),
  • the crankshaft accessories pulley (see 11A, Top and front of engine, Crankshaft accessories pulley: Removal - Refitting, 11A-31),
  • the right-hand suspended mounting support (see 19D, Engine mounting, Right-hand suspended engine mounting: Removal - Refitting, 19D-22),
  • the timing belt (see 11A, Top and front of engine, Timing belt: Removal - Refitting, 11A-48),
  • the rocker cover (see 11A, Top and front of engine, Rocker cover: Removal - Refitting, 11A-183).

• Remove:
  • the camshaft pulley mounting bolt using the (Mot.799-01),
  • the camshaft pulley.

• Position the (Mot. 1381) (2).

• Tighten the bolt (3) of the (Mot. 1381).
• Remove the lip seal.

• Remove the camshaft seal cap.

II - OPERATION FOR REMOVAL OF PART CONCERNED

• Remove:
  • the camshaft mounting bolts,
  • the camshafts.

• Mark the camshaft bearing caps with an indelible marker pen.

• Remove:
  • the mounting bolts (4) from camshaft bearing cap no. 5,
  • the camshaft bearing caps.

• Remove the camshaft.

REFITTING

I - REFITTING PREPARATION OPERATION

• Apply:
  • two beads (5) of RHODORSEAL 5661 with a width of 2 mm on cylinder head bearing no. 5,
  • two drops (6) of RHODORSEAL 5661 to cylinder head bearing no. 1.
• Apply a blob of oil to the camshaft bearings.

II - REFITTING OPERATION FOR PART CONCERNED

• Refit:
  • the camshaft,
  • the camshaft bearing caps.

• Torque tighten the mounting bolts of camshaft bearing cap no. 5 (9 N.m).

• Refit the camshafts, positioning:
  • the rails in relation to the tappets,
  • the marks (7) on the flywheel end.

• Pretighten in order and to torque the mounting bolts of the camshaft bearing caps (5 N.m).
• Loosen the mounting bolt (1).
• Torque and angle tighten the camshaft bearing cap mounting bolt (7 N.m + 50

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