Separating New Conrod; Removing And Installing The Piston - Skoda Octavia III 2013 Workshop Manual

Oil spray nozzle and pressure relief valve
1 - Screw with pressure relief valve - 27 Nm
2 - Oil spray nozzle (for cooling piston)
• Fitting position: Align guide edge of the oil spray nozzle -2- to
the cylinder block surface.
Caution
Risk of damaging the oil injection nozzles.
♦ Do not bend oil injection nozzles.
♦ Check clearance of pistons from oil injection nozzles after
reinstalling the piston and nozzles.
♦ Replace the oil injection nozzles if they are bent.
4.2

Separating new conrod

On new conrods it is possible that the breaking point is not fully
separated. If the conrod bearing cap cannot be removed by hand,
proceed as follows:
– Slightly clamp the conrod in a vice provided with aluminium
protective jaws, as shown in the illustration.
Note
Only tension the conrod slightly in order to avoid damage on
♦
the conrod.
The conrod is clamped below the broken line.
♦
– Unscrew screws -arrows- by approx. 5 turns.
– Knock against the conrod bearing cap carefully with a plastic
hammer -arrow- in order to loosen it.
4.3

Removing and installing the piston

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Drift - VW 222 A-
♦ Commercially available piston ring tensioning strap
Removing
• Engine attached to engine and gearbox mount - VAS 6095-
⇒ "1.2 Securing the engine to the assembly stand", page 21
Octavia III 2013 ➤ , Octavia III 2014 ➤
1.2/63; 77 kW TSI engine - Edition 11.2014
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4. Pistons and conrods