Help, expansion gap seal has fallen into the gap! What now???? Images

Today is one of those days when it's best not to get up at all!

First, the Bosch service charges €170 so that I can definitively know that my pump is broken, then I remove a screw from the cylinder head, which I finally manage to remove after 2 hours, while I was trying to refute the diagnosis!

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And then this stupid thermal insulation falls into this gap!

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The search for the thermal seal failed! Is there any possibility that the thermal insulation ring could fall into the timing belt drive from there, or am I just unnecessarily worried?

Greetings

Manuel

Hi,

I've experienced this myself.
The sheet is not closed for the belt drive, so your only option is to remove the sealing ring. I removed the upper ZR cover and used a wire to poke around in the gap. It was a struggle, but eventually I got it out.

Good luck,
Dieter

I have already done that. I have pushed wire into every visible corner and through every opening I could find. The poetry seems to be gone??????????

I've already driven 40km today without any problems. I think I might have lost you along the way. If the engine is still cold, I will remove the timing belt cover again and check.

Otherwise, I would have to remove the timing belt and the gears in order to get the separating plate out.

Greetings

Manuel