Before working on the valves, remove the cylinder heads, the
Rocker Arms and
Lash Adjusters and then the
Camshaft bearing caps and camshaft. Place the valve spring in Tool C-3422-B or C-3422-C Valve Spring Compressor, held in the 8519 Adapter and carefully tap the upper part of the spring to pop open the spring retainer locks. Remove both halves of the lock, always being careful with the valve spring compressor since it is quite tight. Then, lastly, uninstall the valve spring compressor, spring retainer and spring, making certain there aren't any sharp edges in the keeper grooves and that you remove any small bends in the valve stem before the valve is extracted from the cylinder head.
Valve Stem Seals may be used for either intake or exhaust, so when one is taken out, mark the valve where it would go in the correct place. Whenever you take out the valves, it's wise to inspect and test the valve springs to determine whether they are reusable. Make sure the spring is not damaged, then place the reference surface with the 40.12 mm marker over it, squish down the spring, note the torque reading when you hear a ping and double that value for the spring load at test length. Law enforcement should upgrade springs that do not adhere to the guidelines. When installing, place engine oil on the valve stem, insert it into the cylinder head and secure the valve stem seal, verifying the garter spring is unbroken and sitting securely. Place the spring and spring retainer, squeeze the spring with the compressor and put in the two retainer halves. Lift up the compressor and make sure all the retainer halves and springs are in their sockets. Apply some clean engine oil to the camshaft journal and lay the camshaft down so the sprocket dowel points to 11 o'clock on the left one and 12 o'clock on the right one. Next, fit the camshaft caps into their holes. Supports should be put in place using eight camshaft bearing cap bolts, set with 11 Nm torque in order 6-3-1-7-2-5.