M274 camshaft removal and install question
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M274 camshaft removal and install question
anyone familiar with the removal and installation of the camshaft on the M274.920 engine?
im in the process of installing a new camshaft due to a P001685 code that another member has seemed to solve but he seems to be inactive on here so hasn't replied to my questions.
upon removal, i noticed the camshaft and camshaft positioners have a hole for what i assume would be a pin or something to keep the positioner from spinning freely but i did not see one on the previous cam when i took off the positioner. now im wondering if i lost it. otherwise i don't understand how the camshaft positioner will stay put and not just spin freely since it has a sprocket on it and is attached to the chain.
anyone have any insight on this?
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im in the process of installing a new camshaft due to a P001685 code that another member has seemed to solve but he seems to be inactive on here so hasn't replied to my questions.
upon removal, i noticed the camshaft and camshaft positioners have a hole for what i assume would be a pin or something to keep the positioner from spinning freely but i did not see one on the previous cam when i took off the positioner. now im wondering if i lost it. otherwise i don't understand how the camshaft positioner will stay put and not just spin freely since it has a sprocket on it and is attached to the chain.
anyone have any insight on this?
https://photos.app.*******/5a2A5j1wxPab9ZGT9
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i guess there is no pin. I put everything together and rotated the crank a few times and both sprockets spun and rested at tdc every time. strange how that works. now i gotta figure out how to find a green o-ring on the center base of the head that seems to be pretty worn. mercedes parts catalog isn't very detailed.
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@RebornS14 The O-ring that goes between the head and the valve cover/? Send me you VIN.
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@RebornS14 The O-ring that goes between the head and the valve cover/? Send me you VIN.
have you tackled a P001685 yourself on one of these engines?
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@RebornS14 I've tackled more timing jobs that I would like to. Before changing parts, did you verify that the timing was actually out of time?? The camshaft reluctor wheels are known to move out of position.
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@RebornS14 I've tackled more timing jobs that I would like to. Before changing parts, did you verify that the timing was actually out of time?? The camshaft reluctor wheels are known to move out of position.
i thought maybe a loose connector but i made to sure it was in and locked. can't even pull it out. but this one isn't setting off the CEL...yet.
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@RebornS14 I've tackled more timing jobs that I would like to. Before changing parts, did you verify that the timing was actually out of time?? The camshaft reluctor wheels are known to move out of position.
