View Showing Cam Followers Held By Magnets - Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual

SECTION EA
a
EA.5.
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CAMSHAFTS
Page
7
.
To Remove
1
.
Remove upper section of belt guard(Section
EA .7
.)(front engined can only)
2.
Remove the camshaft covers (Section
EA .4.)
3 . Check a l l valve clearances(Secti0n
EA
.6 .)noting any which require adjustment.
Remove the timing be1 t (Section
EA
.8 .)
On engines equipped with air
4 *
iniection, remove the air injection
mil
from the cylinder head.
5 .
Insert small bar magnets across each of two cam followers, to hold the cam followers
i n their respective bores. Note: Use magnets only for removal.
Fig.
1
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View showing cam followers held by magnets
6 . Remove the ten nuts and washers (release the nuts diagonally inwards from the
outside) securing the camshaft housing. Care MUST be taken to avoid drbpping
any nuts or washers down the inside front of the camshaft housing. Remove the
housing and discard the gasket.
(if
fitted).
O n Turbo engines, i t i s necessary t o remove the socket head access plugs and then
to use 'Torx' socket TOOT0443 on the cam housing bolts.
7.
Repeat the process for the other housing. On front engined cars, release the
cooling system header tank before removing the exhaust
cum
haft housing.
On engines equipped with an air pump, remove the air pump belt guard and
be1 t before removing the exhaust camshaft housing.