OEM Dodge Sprinter 3500 Camshaft

Dodge Sprinter 3500 Camshaft Parts and Q&A

• Camshaft
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  Q: How to Maintain the Left Camshaft on Dodge Sprinter 3500?

  A:

  First, remove the negative Battery Cable and then take off the engine cover to service the left camshaft. First, locate TDC using the vibration damper bolt, then pull away the main engine harness retainers at the rear of the cylinder head and later remove the EGR Valve and charge air inlet tube. Take advantage of the 9539 Pliers to separate the fuel line hoses from the Fuel Rail and high-pressure pump. Then, separate the fuel hoses at the left cylinder head and set the fuel pipe bundle aside. After that, get rid of the oil filter housing support bracket and also the cylinder head cover. When looked at from the front camshaft seal, the left exhaust camshaft gear alignment mark should be at the bottom of its valley, the left intake camshaft gear mark on the outside of the tooth and the camshaft pin should be at about 12 o'clock. Spin the engine past TDC using the vibration damper bolt, then get to the lower camshaft drive gear bolt and take it out. After that, turn the engine back to TDC to verify that the camshaft gears are in place. After taking out the Timing Chain Tensioner, mark the chain close to where it touches the gear and then strap it to the drive gear. After that, take away the last few camshaft drive gear bolts to disconnect the drive gear from the camshaft gear, followed by loosening both camshaft retainers and pulling out the left cylinder head camshafts.
• Camshaft
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  Q: How to Service and Repair a Camshaft for Left on Dodge Sprinter 3500?

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  To work on the left camshaft, you have to clean all the mating faces and lubricate the camshafts with Mopar Engine Oil Supplement or its alternative. Install the camshafts very carefully onto the cylinder head journals, ensure that camshaft gear timing marks align. Put the camshaft retainers in place and torque all the retaining bolts to 9 Nm (80 in. lbs.). Once installed, inspect end play of camshafts using dial indicator and left exhaust camshaft gear alignment mark is in the gear tooth valley and left intake camshaft gear mark is on the outside of the tooth, alignment marks will be touching and exhaust camshaft drive gear alignment pin should be at about 12 o'clock when viewed in front of camshaft seal. Ensure that gears alignment marks on the camshaft are properly aligned and supercede the camshaft driven gear on the exhaust camshaft alignment dowel and then two bolts on the drive gears should be tightened to 18 Nm (13 ft. lbs.). Bear in mind that the Timing Chain has to be squared up to the paint or scribe marks on the drive gear prior to parting with the tie strap. Install the third camshaft drive gear bolt by turning the engine by the vibration damper bolt, tighten to 18 Nm (13 ft.lbs.) and turned the engine back to TDC, and check the position of the camshaft gears. Replacement of cylinder head and the cylinder head cover should be done in case of the camshaft endplay is not within specification. Install the Timing Chain Tensioner, the left-front and rear camshaft oil seals with all sealing surfaces clean and inspected, not smearing engine sealant on camshaft journals. Coat the underside of the cylinder head cover with 1/8 in bead of Mopar engine RTV Gen II sealant, carefully place the cover in position and put the bolts back in original position with a hint that the cylinder head cover bolts are of different sizes to prevent damaging the engine. Cranking in order torque the cylinder head cover down to 4 Nm (35 in. lbs.) in jump, and then 8.4 Nm (75 in. lbs.). Fit the EGR Valve replacing the sealing washers on the Fuel Injectors then do not put on any lubricant on the nozzles of the fuel injectors. Fit the fuel injectors, to a torque of 7 Nm (5 ft. lbs.) on the injector retaining claw holding bolt, and further 180 o. Relocate/hookup the engine harness, and bolt in the left Fuel Rail (to 11 Nm (8 in. lbs.) on the fuel rail bolts. Manual and tie the fuel lines back to the injectors, plug the fuel injector electrical connectors and fit the left rear engine cover bracket. Install the high- pressure fuel lines on the fuel rail to the injectors and tighten the line ends to 27 Nm (20 ft. lbs.) and also install the fuel line on the high- pressure pump to the left fuel rail and tighten the retaining bolt to 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.). Both fuel lines are connected at the high-pressure pump, the air filter housing and tube are installed and negative Battery Cable is attached. Crank over, warm up, shut off engine, and check for leaks then place the engine cover and reconnect the negative battery cable. Lastly, turn the engine on, warm it up, turn it off, and check to find out the presence of leaks.