Genuine 2002 Volkswagen Cabrio Cylinder Head

2002 Volkswagen Cabrio Cylinder Head Parts and Q&A

• Q: How to remove the Cylinder Head on 2002 Volkswagen Cabrio?

  A: To remove the engine, one must first choose a flat and stable surface to the vehicle and also make sure that there is plenty of room to move around. To start with, detach the hood and disconnect the negative battery contact, but remember to have the anti theft activation code in case there is one. Empty the engine oil and cooling system and take off the drivebelt(s) and position the engine to TDC on cylinder No. 1. Remove the radiator hoses, expansion tank and heater hose and may want to remove the lock carrier to access better. Disconnect the oxygen sensor, unscrew the spark plug wires, and on multi-point fuel-injected, loosen throttle body, upper intake manifold section, fuel rail and injectors. In 1.8L engines, the throttle body airbox should be removed then throttle body. The second step is to take off the camshaft cover, timing belt outer covers, and release the timing belt of the camshaft sprocket. Unscrew the inner timing belt cover(s) and unplug the wiring of the coolant temperature sensor, and disconnect the exhaust downpipe to the manifold. Disconnect the warm-air intake hose (where fitted), the dipstick tube bolt and the engine harness connector bracket. Tighten the cylinder head bolts gradually, and one should not connect any part to the block before gradually lifting the head off the block and seek some help, as needed. Take the gasket out, recording the dowels and store it as an identification. To separate the manifolds, take out the intake manifold and exhaust manifold, reclaim the gaskets and clean the mating surface before replacing them with new gaskets. Installation Preparation Cleaning The mating surfaces of the block and cylinder head, inspecting are to be checked, and the cylinder head bolts should be in good shape. Install the cylinder head with a new gasket making sure that the crankshaft is positioned at any position except at TDC and then installing it correctly on the dowels. Grease the bolts and tighten them to required torque values in stages then angle-tighten where needed. Install the timing belt inner cover again, position the engine at TDC and re-visit the installation steps in reverse order and align all parts of the cover and make sure that the level of fluids is correctly maintained during the process.