Chery Tiggo 5 (T21). Manual - part 116

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Removal

1. Turn off all the electrical equipment and ignition switch.
2. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
3. Remove the engine trim cover assembly (

See page 10-10

).

4. Remove the high-voltage cables (

See page 14-8

).

5. Remove the accessory drive belt (

See page 07-24

).

6. Remove the cylinder head cover assembly (

See page 07-46

).

7. Remove the intake/exhaust VVT control valve (

See page 06-242

). 

8. Remove the engine timing belt (

See page 07-28

).

9. Remove the exhaust camshaft phaser assembly.

a. While holding the hexagon surface on exhaust 

camshaft with an open wrench, loosen the exhaust 
phaser cover (1) with a torque wrench in the direction 
of arrow as shown in the illustration, and remove the 
exhaust phaser cover.

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(Tightening torque: 30 N·m)

1 - Exhaust VVT Control Valve

2 - Camshaft 1st Bearing Cap

3 - Camshaft 1st Bearing Cap Fixing Bolt 

4 - Intake VVT Control Valve

5 - Exhaust Camshaft Bearing Cap

6 - Exhaust Camshaft Bearing Cap Fixing Bolt 

7 - Exhaust Camshaft

8 - Exhaust Camshaft Oil Seal

9 - Exhaust Camshaft Phaser Assembly

10 - Exhaust Camshaft Phaser Assembly Fixing Bolt

11 - Exhaust Phaser Cover

12 - Intake Phaser Cover

13 - Intake Camshaft Phaser Assembly Fixing Bolt

14 - Intake Camshaft Phaser Assembly

15 - Intake Camshaft Oil Seal

16 - Intake Camshaft

17 - Intake Camshaft Bearing Cap Fixing Bolt

18 - Intake Camshaft Bearing Cap

19 - Hydraulic Lifter

20 - Rocker Arm

CAUTION

 Blow dirt and debris away from the upper surface of cylinder head cover with compressed air.
 Be sure to wear necessary safety equipment when repairing to prevent accidents.
 Try to prevent body paint surface from being scratched during removal and installation.

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b. While holding the hexagon surface on exhaust 

camshaft with an open wrench, loosen the fixing bolt 
of exhaust camshaft phaser assembly (1) with a 
torque wrench in the direction of arrow as shown in 
the illustration, and remove the exhaust camshaft 
phaser assembly. 

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(Tightening torque: 120 ± 5 N·m)

10.Remove the intake camshaft phaser assembly.

a. While holding the hexagon surface on intake camshaft 

with an monkey wrench, loosen the intake phaser 
cover (1) with the open wrench in the direction of 
arrow as shown in the illustration, and remove the 
intake phaser cover.

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(Tightening torque: 30 N·m)

b. While holding the hexagon surface on intake camshaft 

with an open wrench, loosen the fixing bolt of intake 
camshaft phaser assembly (1) with a torque wrench in 
the direction of arrow as shown in the illustration, and 
remove the intake camshaft phaser assembly.

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(Tightening torque: 120 ± 5 N·m)

11.Remove the timing belt rear cover.

a. Remove the timing belt idler pulley fixing bolt (arrow) 

and remove the timing belt idler pulley. 

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(Tightening torque: 40 + 5 N·m)

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b. Remove 6 timing belt rear cover fixing screws (arrow) 

and remove the timing belt rear cover. 

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(Tightening torque: 5 + 2 N·m)

12.Remove the camshaft. 

a. Remove 4 camshaft 1st bearing cap fixing bolts in the 

order shown in the illustration and remove the 
camshaft 1st bearing cap (arrow).

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(Tightening torque: 8 + 3 N·m)

b. Remove the intake/exhaust camshaft bearing cap 

fixing bolts separately in the order shown in the 
illustration, and place the romoved camshaft bearing 
caps in order. 

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(Tightening torque: 8 + 3 N·m)

HINT:
During removal, tighten the fixing bolts in steps in the 
order shown in the illustration. 

c. Remove the intake camshaft and exhaust camshaft. 
d. Remove the intake camshaft oil seal and exhaust camshaft oil seal separately. 

13. Remove the rocker arm and hydraulic lifter. 

a. Remove the rocker arm with hydraulic lifter assembly 

(1) in the direction of arrow as shown in the 
illustration.

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b. Remove the snap spring (1) in the direction of arrow 

as shown in the illustration, and separate the rocker 
arm and hydraulic lifter. 

Inspection

1. Check camshaft. 

a. Check appearance.

 Check if there are scratches on camshaft bearing and cam surface. If there are scratches, repair or 

replace camshaft.

 Check if there are leaking holes and cracks on camshaft bearing cap. If there are leaking holes or 

cracks, replace camshaft.

b. Check camshaft journal diameter.

Measure camshaft journal diameter with the outer 
diameter micrometer.

If camshaft journal diameter is not within the specified 
range, replace camshaft.

c. Check cam lift.

Measure cam lift with the outer diameter micrometer 
as shown in the illustration.

If camshaft cam lift is not within the specified range, 
replace camshaft. 

d. Check camshaft axial clearance.

 Reinstall the camshaft.
 Keep measuring rod of dial indicator contacting 

with front end of camshaft. Turn the dial of dial 
indicator to reset it to zero.

 Push camshaft forward and backward gently (do 

not rotate camshaft) and read the value from dial 
indicator.

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Measurement Item

Specification 

(mm)

Intake Camshaft Journal

23.947 - 23.960

Exhaust Camshaft Journal

23.947 - 23.960

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Measurement Item

Specification 

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Intake Camshaft Journal

37.65

Exhaust Camshaft Journal

37.06

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