Scania 16 litre engine. Work Description - part 6

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Renewing the upper rocker cover gasket

Removing

1

Clean around the rocker cover.

2

Remove the top part of the rocker cover.

3

Renew the rocker cover gasket.

Fitting

Tightening torques

1

Fit the upper part of the rocker cover. 
Torque tighten the screws to 18 Nm.

Screws for upper rocker cover

18 Nm

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18 Nm

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Renewing the lower rocker cover gasket

Removing

1

Clean around the rocker cover.

2

Remove the top part of the rocker cover.

Note: All the valve mechanism components 
must be refitted in their original positions. 
Therefore, mark the parts as they are removed.

3

Relieve the pressure from the valves by 
undoing the bolts on the rocker arm shaft 
alternately.

!

WARNING!

Do not lean over the engine when 
removing the shaft with rocker arms. The 
unit injector spring is pre-tensioned and 
can come loose, causing personal injury.

Note: If the spring comes loose from the unit 
injector, the unit injector must be renewed.

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4

Remove the rocker arm shaft.

4

11

5

 2

30

5

Remove the bearing bracket.

6

Detach the cables on the unit injector. The 
screws cannot be removed but unscrew them 
as much as possible.

7

Remove the lower rocker cover.

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5

7

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8

Renew the lower rocker cover gasket.

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Fitting

Tightening torques

Tools

Cable connection, unit injector

2 +/-0.2 Nm

Bearing bracket and rocker arm shaft

105 Nm

Upper rocker cover

18 Nm

Lower rocker cover

26 Nm

Number

Designation

Illustration

588 179

Torque screwdriver

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104

588 179

1

Fit the lower rocker cover. Torque tighten 
the screws to 26 Nm.

Note: If the spring has come loose from the unit 
injector, the unit injector must be renewed.

Cylinder head