Opel Frontera UE. Manual - part 1415

6A–37

ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VD1 3.2L)

Camshaft

Removal

1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove crankshaft pulley.

D

Refer to removal procedure for Crankshaft Pulley in
this manual.

3. Remove timing belt.

D

Refer to removal procedure for Timing Belt in this
manual.

4. Remove cylinder head cover LH.

D

Refer to removal procedure for Cylinder Head
Cover LH in this manual.

5. Remove cylinder head cover RH.

D

Refer to removal procedure for Cylinder Head
Cover RH in this manual.

6. Remove twenty fixing bolts from inlet and exhaust

camshaft bracket on one side bank, then camshaft
brackets.

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7. Remove camshaft assembly.
8. Remove fixing bolt for camshaft drive gear pulley.
9. Remove three fixing bolts from camshaft drive gear

retainer, then camshaft drive gear assembly.

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Legend

(1) Right Bank
(2) Left Bank
(3) Timing Mark on Retainer

Installation

1. Install camshaft drive gear assembly and tighten

three bolts to the specified torque.

Torque : 10 N·m (1.0 kg·m/87 lb in)

2. Tighten sub gear setting bolt.

a. Use the 5–8840–2443–0 gear spring lever to turn

sub gear to right direction until it aligns with the M5
bolt hole between camshaft driven gear and sub
gear.

b. Tighten the M5 bolt to a suitable torque to prevent

the sub gear from moving.

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6A–38

ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VD1 3.2L)

3. Align the timing mark on the retainer and dowel pin of

the camshaft drive gear.

4. Install camshaft assembly and camshaft brackets,

tighten twenty bolts on one side bank to the specified
torque.
a. Apply engine oil to camshaft journal and bearing

surface of camshaft bracket.

b. Align timing mark on intake camshaft (one dot for

right bank, two dot for left bank) and exhaust
camshaft (one dot for right bank, two dots for left
bank) to timing mark on camshaft drive gear (one
dot).

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Legend

(1) Alignment Mark on the Camshaft Gear
(2) Alignment Mark on the Camshaft Drive Gear

014R100025

Legend

(1) Discrimination Mark for Right Bank Intake

Camshaft Gear

(2) Alignment Mark for Right Bank (One Dot)
(3) Camshaft Timing Gear for Right Bank Intake

014R100026

Legend

(1) Alignment Mark for Left Bank (Two Dots)
(2) Discrimination Mark for Left Bank Intake

Camshaft Gear

(3) Camshaft Timing Gear for Left Bank Intake

SECTION

6A–39

ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VD1 3.2L)

014R100027

Legend

(1) Discrimination Mark

LE : Left Bank Exhaust
RE : Right Bank Exhaust

(2) Alignment Mark

One Dot for Right Bank
Two Dots for Left Bank

(3) Camshaft Timing Gear for Exhaust

014R100023

Legend

(1) Timing Mark on the Camshaft Drive Gear for

Right Bank Exhaust Camshaft

(2) Timing Mark on the Camshaft Drive Gear for

Right Bank Intake Camshaft

(3) Dowel Pin

014R100024

Legend

(1) Timing Mark on the Camshaft Drive Gear for

Left Bank Intake Camshaft

(2) Timing Mark on the Camshaft Drive Gear for

Left Bank Exhaust Camshaft

(3) Dowel Pin

c. Tighten the twenty bolts in numerical order on one

bank as shown in the illustration.

Torque : 10 N·m (1.0 kg·m/87 lb in)

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SECTION

6A–40

ENGINE MECHANICAL (6VD1 3.2L)

5. Tighten the bolt for camshaft drive gear assembly

pulley fixing to the specified torque.

Torque : 98 N·m (10.0 kg·m/72 lb ft)

6. Install cylinder head cover RH.

D

Refer to installation procedure for CYLINDER
HEAD COVER RH in this manual.

7. Install cylinder head cover LH.

D

Refer to installation procedure for CYLINDER
HEAD COVER LH in this manual.

8. Install timing belt.

D

Refer to installation procedure for TIMING BELT in
this manual.

9. Install crankshaft pulley.

D

Refer to installation procedure for CRANKSHAFT
PULLEY in this manual.

10. Install accelerator pedal cable.

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