1992 BMW 318i crankshaft

Fig
.
44
.
Secondary
chain
sprockets
and
chain
being
installed
.
Attachsprockets
with
arrows
pointing
upand
elongated
holes
cen-
tered
.

CYLINDER
HEAD
REMOVAL
AND
INSTALLATION



113-17

Spring
17
plate
0012543

Fig
.
45
.
VANOS
spring
plate
and
thrust
washerson
later
engines
.

14
.
Insta¡¡
BMW
special
tool
no
.
11
3
390
into
primary
tim-
ing
chain
tensioner
sleeve
.
Thread
tool
in
finger
tight
until
siack
is
removed
from
chain
.

NOTE-

BMW
special
tool
no
.
11
3
390
is
a
dummy
primary
chain
tensioner
and
simulatesthe
function
of
the
ten-
sioner
.

15
.
Insta¡¡
VANOS
unit
as
described
in
117
Camshaft
Tim-

ing
Chain
.

CAUTION-

Special
ínstallation
instructions
apply
when
mounting
the
VANOS
unit
to
the
cylinder
head
.
Be
sure
to
follow
the
procedurefound
in
117
Cam-
shaft
Timing
Chain
.

16
.
Slowlyuniock
and
release
secondary
chain
tensioner
.

17
.
Preloadprimary
chain
by
tightening
BMW
special
tool

no
.
11
3390
(dummy
chain
tensioner)
to
1.3
Nm
(11
in-

lb)
.
Then
tighten
exhaust
secondary
camshaft
sprocket

mounting
bolts
in
two
stages
.

Tightening
Torque

"
Secondary
timing
chain
sprocket
to
exhaust
camshaft

(Torx
bolts)

Stage
1
.
.............
..
..
.
...



5
Nm
(44
in-lb)

Stage
2
..............
..
..
.



,
.
..
22
Nm
(17
ft-1b)

18
.
Remove
flywheel
locking
tool
from
transmission
bell-

housing
.
Remove
camshaft
locking
tool
from
rear
of

cylinder
head
.

19
.
Turn
engine
over
by
hand
at
least
two
fui¡
crankshaft
ro-

tations
.
Reinstall
camshaft
locking
tool
and
flywheel

locking
toolto
make
sure
al¡
adjustments
are
still
cor-
rect
.
lf
settings
are
correct,
remove
locking
tools
.

20
.
Remove
BMW
special
tool
11
3390
(dummy
chain
ten-

sioner)
from
side
of
cylinder
head
.

CAUTION-

Mountintake
camshaft
sprocket
so
thatcollar
side



21
.
Insta¡¡
primary
chain
tensioner
so
that
cutout
in
tension-

of
the
sprocket
faces
camshaft
.



er
piston
engages
chain
rail
.
See
Fig
.
46
.
Using'new

seals,
install
and
tighten
access
plugs
in
VANOS
con

13
.
Install
and
tighten
exhaust
camshaft
sprocket
mounting



trol
unit
.

boits
finger
tight
only
.
Tighten
intake
camshaft
sprocket

mounting
nuts
to
specified
torque
.
Tightening
Torques

"
Access
plugs

Tightening
Torque



to
VANOS
control
unit
.
..
.
.
........
50
Nm
(37
ft-Ib)

"
Intake
camshaft
sprocket



"
Primary
camshaft
timing
chain
tensioner

mounting
nuts
(M6)
..............
10
Nm
(89
in-lb)



to
tensioner
sleeve
..
...
.
.
........
50
Nm
(37
ft-Ib)

CYLINDER
HEAD,
6-CYLINDER

116-2



CYLINDER
HEADAND
VALVETRAIN

3
.
Remove
timing
chain
sprockets
and
timing
chains
from



7
.
Slowly
release
pressure
oncamshaft
bearing
capsby
camshafts
.
Remove
upper
timing
chain
guidefrom
cyl-



turningeccentric
shaft
.
Remove
bearing
caps
and

inder
head
.
See117
Camshaft
Timing
Chain
.



camshaft
.
Repeat
procedureon
remaining
camshaft
.

NOTE-

It
is
not
necessary
lo
remove
the
lower
timing
chain
cover
.

4
.
Remove
spark
plugs
and
instaf
BMW
special
tool
11
3

260
to
cylinder
head
.
Tighten
tool
retaining
bolts
in

spark
plug
holes
.
Do
not
over-tighten
bolts
.
See
Fig
.
1
.

6
.
Remove
bearing
cap
mounting
nuts
.

0013033

5
.
Turn
eccentric
shaft
on
special
tool
until
pressure
is
ap-

plied
to
camshaft
bearing
caps
.
See
Fig
.
2
.

Fig
.
2
.



Special
tool
(eccentric
shaft)
being
turned
to
apply
pressure
to
camshaft
bearing
caps
.

CYLINDER
HEAD,
DISASSEMBLYAND
ASSEMBLY

CAUTION-

Camshaft
bearing
caps
mustbe
reinstalled
intheir
original
locations
.

NOTE-

"
The
camshaft
bearing
caps
are
coded
wíth
a
letter
anda
number
.
Forexample,
"Al
"ís
the
exhaust
cam-

shaft
bearing
cap
at
the
front
of
the
engíne,
and
"El"
is
the
intake
camshaft
bearing
cap
at
the
front
of
the
engine
.

"
Camshafts
are
stamped
with
a
code
letter-`E"
for
the
intakeside
and
`A"forthe
exhaust
side
.

"
"E"
isforEinlal3,
(German
for
íntake)
and
A"
isfor
Auspuff,
(German
for
exhaust)
.

"
The
front
of
the
engine
is
at
the
front
of
thecar
.

8
.
Camshaft
installation
is
reverse
of
removal,noting
the

following
:

"
Prior
to
installation,
check
al¡
components
for
wear
as

described
below
underCylinder
Head
and
Va¡-

Fig
.1
.



Special
BMW
tool
no
.
11
3
260
.
Tool
mounting
bolts
(arrows)



vetrain,
Reconditioning
.

thread
into
spark
plug
holes
.



"
Crankshaft
must
be
at
least
45°
away
from
TDC
before

installing
camshafts
to
cylinder
head
.

"
Lubricate
camshafts
prior
to
installation
.

Tightening
Torque



"
Install
camshafts
into
cylinder
head
with
lobes
for
cyl-

"
BMW
special
tool
11
1
260



inder
no
.
1
pointing
up
and
towards
each
other
.

to
cylinder
head
.
...
.
.
...........
23
Nm
(17
ft-Ib)



"
After
installing
camshafts),observe
specified
waiting

time
for
hydraulic
cam
followers
to
fully
compress
be-
fore
bringing
crankshaft
back
to
TDC
.

116-
6



CYLINDER
HEAD
AND
VALVETRAIN

9
.
Camshaft
installation
is
reverse
of
removal,noting
the

following
:

"
Prior
to
installation,
check
al¡
components
for
wear
as
described
below
under
Cylinder
Head
and
Val-

vetrain
Reconditioning
.

"
Crankshaft
must
be
at
least
45°
away
from
MC
before

installing
camshafts
to
cylinder
head
.

"
Lubricate
camshafts
prior
to
installation
.
"
Insta¡¡
camshafts
into
cylinder
head
with
lobes
for
cyl-
inder
no
.
1
pointing
up
and
towards
each
other
.
See
Fig
.
8
.

"
After
installing
camshaft(s),
observe
specified
waiting

time
for
hydraulic
cam
followers
to
fully
compress
be-

fore
bringing
crankshaft
back
to
TDC
.

Fig
.
8
.



Camshaft
correctly
positioned
for
reassembly
so
thatcylinder
no
.
1
lobes
(arrows)
face
each
other
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Camshaft
bearing
caps
to
cylinder
head
(M7)
.
..
...
..
.
....
15
Nm
(11
ft-Ib)
"
Cylinder
head
cover
to
cylinder
head
(M6)
..
.
..........
10
Nm
(89
in-lb)

"
Primary
timing
chaintensioner
to
cylinder
head-see
117
Camshaft
Timing
Chain
"
Spark
plugs
(M12)
.............
.
.
23
Nm
(17
ft-Ib)

"
Timing
chain
sprocket
to
camshaft
flange
(M6)-see
117
Camshaft
Timing
Chain

CYLINDER
HEAD,
DISASSEMBLYAND
ASSEMBLY

Valves,
removing
and
installing

1
.
Remove
cylinder
head
as
described
in
113
Cylinder

HeadRemoval
and
Installation
.
Remove
exhaust

manifold(s)
.

2
.
Remove
camshafts
using
special
tools
as
descríbed

earlier
.

3
.
On
M42
and
al¡
6-cylinder
engines
:
Remove
camshaft

carriers
by
pulling
them
straight
up
off
mounting
studs
.

CAUTION-

"
Do
not
let
the
hydraulic
cam
followers
fa¡¡
out
as
the
camshaft
carrier
is
removed
.
Special
suction
cupsare
available
from
BMW
to
hold
the
hydrau-
lic
cam
followers
in
place
during
carrier
removal
.
Camshaft
installation
waiting
times

"
at
or
above
68°F
(20
0
C)
....
..
.
..
......
10
minutes

"
50-68°F
(10-20°C)
...
.
..
....
.
..
......
30
minutes

"
32-50°F
(0-10°C)
....
.
..
....
.
..
......
75
minutes
4
.
On
M44
engines
:
Remove
all
hydraulic
valve
adjusters
.
See
Hydraulicvalve
adjusters,
checking
and
re-
"
Reinstall
timing
chainsprockets
and
tensioner
as
spe-



placing
(M44
engine),
later
in
this
section
.
cifically
described
in
117
Camshaft
Timing
Chain
.
"
Waít
at
least
10
minutes
before
cranking
engine
over



CAUTION-
withstarter
motor
for
the
first
time
.



Hydraulic
valve
adjusters
should
be
stored
in
an
upright
position
.
lf
necessary,
use
amagnetic
tool
to
aid
in
removal
of
the
adjusters
.

"
Hydraulic
cam
followers
shouldbe
stored
in
an
upright
position
.

5
.
Remove
valves
using
a
valve
spring
compressor
.

NOTE-

"
The
M44
cylinder
head
has
recessed
valve
stems
.
This
requires
the
use
of
a
special
valve
spring
com-
pressor
tool
.

"
Label
each
valve
assembly
as
it
is
removed
so
it
can
be
installed
in
its
original
position
.

6
.
Remove
and
discard
valve
stem
oil
seals
from
valve
guides
.
See
Valve
stem
oil
seals
later
in
this
section
.

7
.
Valve
installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

"
Reinstall
exhaust
manifold(s)
with
new
gaskets
.
Use
Molycote
HSC'
5
or
equivalent
anti-seize
thread
com-
pound
on
fasteners
.

Tightening
Torque

"
Exhaust
manifold
to
cylinder
head
M7
............
..
...
....
.
...
..
20
Nm
(15
ft-Ib)

GENERAL
......
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
117-1



Camshaft
timing
chains,
removing

(6-cylinder
engines)
....
.
....
..
....
..
...
.117-7
CAMSHAFT
TIMING
CHAIN,



Camshaft
timing
chains,
installing
4-CYLINDER
....
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.......
.
...
117-2



6-clinderen
nes



117-11
Camshaft
timingchain,
removing



(



y



gi

(4-cylinder
engines)
...
..
....
..
...
...
....
117-2



VANOS
(VARIABLE
VALVE
TIMING)
.
..
117-14

Camshaft
timingchain,
installing



VANOS
system
operation,
testing
.....
.
....
117-14

(4-cylinder
engines)



...
..
...
....
..
.
.....
117-4



VANOS
control
unit,
removing
.
..
..........
117-16

CAMSHAFT
TIMINGCHAINS,



VANOS
control
unit,
installing
..
..
..........
117-17

6-CYLINDER
.
.........................
117-6

GENERAL

117
Camshaft
Timing
Chain

This
repair
group
covers
timing
chain
repair
information
for

the
4-
and
6-cylinder
engines
.

4-cylinder
enginesuse
one
double-row
chain
to
drive
the

dual
overhead
camshafts
.
See
Fig
.
1
.

Fig
.
1
.



M44
engine
valvetrain
chain
drive
.
M42
engine
is
similar
.

CAMSHAFT
TIMING
CHAIN



117-1

6-cylinder
enginesusetwo
chains
to
drive
the
camshafts
.
A

primary
chain
is
driven
off
the
crankshaft
and
drives
the
prima-

ry
sprocket
on
the
exhaustcamshaft
.
The
secondary
chain

drives
the
intake
camshaft
.
Each
chain
is
tensioned
by
a
hy-

draulic
tensioner
.
See
Fig
.
2
.

The
timing
chainsare
lubricated
by
engine
oil
and
do
not
re-`

quire
maintenance
.
A
worn
timing
chain
and
sprockets
can

lead
to
noisy
operation
and
erratic
valve
timing
.
A
faulty
ten-

sioner
can
also
cause
timing
chaín
noises
.

Primarychain

NOTE-

See
100
Engine-General
for
engine
code
and
applica-

tion
information
.

Secondary
chain
tensioner

Secondary
chain
B11115

Fig
.
2
.



Cutaway
view
of
camshaft
timing
chains
on1963
and
later
6-

cylinder
engine
with
VANOS
.

GENERAL

117-2



CAMSHAFT
TIMING
CHAIN

CAMSHAFT
TIMING
CHAIN,

4-CYLINDER

Special
BMW
service
tools
are
needed
for
timing
chain
re-
moval
and
installation
procedures
.
The
special
tools
assure

proper
timing
of
the
valvetrain
.
Precíse
marks
to
setthe
timing

on
the
camshafts
are
not
provided
for
reassembly
.
Read
the

procedures
through
before
beginning
the
job
.

CAUTION-

lf
the
camshaftsare
not
properly
timed,
the
pis-
tons
can
contact
thevalves
.

Camshaft
timing
chain,
removing

(4-cylinder
engines)
U0119-

Fig
.
3
.



Upper
timing
chain
covermounting
bolts(arrows)
.
Thermo-
1
.
Disconnect
negative
(-)cablefrom
battery
.



stat
housing
shown
removed
.
Cylinder
ídentification
sensor
(A)
also
shown
.

CAUTION-

Prior
to
disconnecting
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
front
of
this
manual
on
page
viii
.

2
.
Drain
engine
coolant
.
Drain
engine
block
byremoving
block
drain
.
Remove
radiator
cooling
fan
shroud
and
cooling
fan
.
See
170
Radiator
and
Cooling
System
..

WARNING
-

Allow
the
engine
to
cool
before
openingor
draining
the
cooling
system
.

CA
UTION-

On
cars
with
viscous-type
fan
clutch,
fan
has
left
hand
threads
.

NOTE-

The
block
drain
plug
is
located
on
the
exhaust
sideof
the
engine,
below
cylinder
no
.
4
.

3
.
Remove
cylinder
head
cover
.
See
113
Cylinder
HeadRemoval
and
Installation
.

NOTE-

Make
note
of
the
arrangement
of
the
rubber
insulators
when
removing
the
cylinder
head
cover
mounting
belts
.

4
.
Loosen
sparkplugs
.
See
120
Ignition
System
.

5
.
Disconnect
coolant
hoses
from
thermostat
housingon
front
of
cylinder
head
.
Unbolt
thermostat
housing
from
cylinder
head
.

6
.
Remove
cylinder
identification
sensor
from
upper
tim-
ing
chain
cover
.
Remove
upper
timing
chain
cover
.
See
Fig
.
3
.

CAMSHAFT
TIMING
CHAIN,
4-CYLINDER

7
.
Set
engine
to
approximate
TDC
by
rotating
in
normal
operating
direction
until
camshaft
lobes
at
cylinder
no
.

1
are
facing
up
and
toward
each
other
.
See
Fig
.
4
.

0011998
Fig
.
4
.



Engine
set
to
approximate
TDC
.
Cylinder
no
.
1
camshaft
lobes
face
in
and
sprocket
arrows
point
up
(arrows)
.

8
.
Remove
air
conditioning
drive
belt
.
Loosenand
push
aside
air
conditioning
compressor
.
Remove
air
condi-
tioning
compressor
mounting
bracket
.
See
640
Heat-
ing
and
Air
Conditioning
.

9
.
Remove
engine
drive
belts
and
coolant
pump
pulley
.
See
020
Maintenance
Program
.

10
.
Secure
crankshaft
vibration
damper
to
prevent
crank-
shaft
from
turning
.
Using
a
socket,
loosen
vibration
damper
hub
center
bolt
.

NOTE-

The
vibration
damper
center
bolt
is
very
tight
.
A
heavy
duty
holding
device,
such
as
BMW
special
tool
no
.
112
150,
should
be
used
to
hold
the
vibration
damper
hub



V
stationary
while
the
bolt
is
loosened
.
v

11
.
Usingloosened
bolt
at
vibration
damper,
turn
crank-

shaft
to
TDC
and
lock
in
position
by
inserting
BMW

special
tool
no
.
11
2
300
through
transmission
bell-



-



p

housing
.
See
Fig
.
5
.



v

O

NOTE-



I\



0011966a

"
If
necessary,
remove
plugfrom
locating
boye
in
lower
edge
of
bell
housing
.

"
Confirm
that
locatng
tool
has
been
correctlyinstalled
by
trying
to
rotate
the
crankshaft
.

Fig
.
7
.



Lower
timing
chain
cover
mounting
bolts
(arrows)
.
Bolts
A

Fig
.
5
.



BMW
special
tool
no
.
11
2300
installed
through
bellhousing



are
installed
through
hollow
locating
dowels
.

and
finto
flywheel
to
lock
crankshaft
at
TDC
(arrow)
.

CA
UTION-

Thecamshafts
mustbe
locked
in
the
MC
position
using
the
specialservice
tool
before
removing
the
timing
chain
.
The
tool
holds
the
camshafts
parallel

to
each
other
and
perpendicular
to
the
valve
cover
gasket
surface
.

12
.
Lockcamshafts
at
TDC
bymounting
BMW
special
tool

no
.
113
240
over
square
ends
of
camshafts
.
See
Fig
.
6
.

"
Check
that
tool
is
squarely
seated
on
cylinder
head

gasket
surface
.
If
necessary,
rotate
camshafts
slightly

using
an
open-end
wrench
at
hexon
camshafts
.

13
.
Remove
lower
timing
chaincover
mounting
bolts
and

carefully
lift
cover
off
.
Clean
sealing
surfaces
and
gas-

ket
grooves
.
See
Fig
.
7
.

14
.
Remove
hydraulic
chaintensioner
from
right
side
of
cyl-

inder
head
.
See
Fig
.
8
.

CAMSHAFT
TIMING
CHAIN



117-
3

Fig
.
6
.



BMW
special
tool
no
.
11
3240
installed
on
rearof
camshafts
to
position
camshafts
at
TDC
.
(M44
camshafts
shown
.
Other
engines
are
similar
.

Fig
.
8
.



Hydraulic
chain
tensionerplug
(arrow)
.

CAMSHAFT
TIMING
CHAIN,
4-CYLINDER

117-
4



CAMSHAFT
TIMING
CHAIN

15
.
Remove
mounting
bolts
from
left
and
right
camshaft



4
.
Insta¡¡
and
hand-tighten
sprocket
mounting
bolts
.

sprockets
.

16
.
On
M42
engines,
remove
upper
bolt
on
right
side
chainguide
and
unbolt
lower
timing
chainguide
below
crank-
shaft
.

17
.
Remove
camshaft
sprockets
from
camshafts
together

with
chain
and
crankshaft
sprocket
.
NoteWoodruffkey
when
removing
crankshaftsprocket
.

CA
UTION-

The
crankshaft
must
not
be
allowed
to
rotate
when
the
timing
chaín
is
removed
.
The
pistons
can
contact
the
valves
.

Camshaft
timing
chain,
installing

(4-cylinder
engines)

Inspectal¡
sprockets
for
wear
or
damage
.
Inspect
the
chain
guide
and
tensioner
rails
for
grooves
caused
by
chain
contact
.

Replace
any
partthat
is
worn
.
If
any
of
the
sprockets
are
worn,
the
chain
and
sprocketsare
replaced
asan
assembly
.

The
procedure
outlined
below
assumes
that
the
camshafts
and
the
crankshaft
arelocked
in
the
TDC
installation
positionwithspecial
tools
(shown
earlier
in
Fig
.
5
and
Fig
.
6)
.

1
.
Install
timing
chain
to
crankshaft
sprocket,
then
slide
sprocket
on
crankshaft
whílealigníng
woodruff
key
.

2
.
Place
camshaft
sprockets
on
chain,
then
place
sprock-
ets
oncamshafts
so
that
arrows
on
sprockets
point
up
and
elongatedholes
in
sprockets
are
centered
lo
tapped
holes
in
camshafts
.
See
Fig
.
9
.

.
I

Pa
-
s



~_



a

Ge
..
.

0012509

5
.
On
M42
engine
:
Install
lowerchainguide
.

6
.
On
M44
engine
:
Remove
allen-head
retaining
screw
at
left
chain-guide
.
Turn
slotted-head
of
adjusting
sleeve

so
that
sleeve
contacts
cylinder
head
.
Then
install
and

tighten'allen-head
screw
fully
.
See
Fig
.
10
.

Fig
.
10
.
Left
upper
chain
guide
adjusting
sleeve
(arrow)
.
Note
cam-
shaft
position

CAUTION-

Different
hydraulic
chaintensioners
were
used
duringmanufacture,
depending
onengíne
type
.
See
Fig
.
11
.
Note
that
the
late
style
tensioner
canbe
retrofitted
to
the
earlier
engíne,
so
be
sure
to
identify
the
versíon
of
tensioner
ínstalled
as
ínstal-
lation
instructions
vary
between
the
two
.

7
.
On
M42
engine
:
Disassemble
chain
tensioner
by
strik-
ing
outer
sleeve
against
a
solid
object
.
This
will
release
snap
ring
and
tensioner
will
separate
.
See
Fig
.
12
.

8
.
On
M42
engine
:
Clamp
chain
tensioner
piston
in
vice
(soft
jaws)
.
Slowly
compress
piston,
making
sure
de-
tent
ring
fits
into
taper
of
outer
sleeve
.
If
necessary,
press
ends
of
detent
ring
together
.
Slowly
continueFig
.
9
.



Camshaft
sprockets
correctly
installed
with
arrows
pointing



pressing
tensioner
together
until
snap
ring
audibly
upand
bores
centered
to
tapped
holes
(M44
engine)
.



clicks
into
outer
sleeve
.
Measure
overall
length
of
ten-
sionerto
confirm
correct
assembly
:
68
.5
mm
(2
.7
in
.)
.

3
.
On
M44
engine
:
Place
cylinder
position
sensor
plate
on
intake
camshaft
sprocket
so
that
arrowonsensor
plate



NOTE-
points
up
.



The
¡ate-style
tensioner
on
the
M44
engine
can
be
ret-rofittedto
the
M42
engíne
.

CAMSHAFT
TIMING
CHAIN,
4-CYLINDER

M42
Engine

CL
(EM

Fig
.
11
.
Two
versionsof
hydraulic
chaintensioners
.
Original
chain
ten-
sioner
on
M42
engine
(top)
canbe
disassembled
.
Chain
ten-
sioner
on
M44
engine
(bottom)
cannot
be
disassembled
.
Note
differences
in
outer
sleeve
.
Also,
the
M42
tensioner
de-
tent
ring
groove
is
visible
when
tensioner
is
extended
(arrow)
.

Outer
sleeve
Spring

0013024a

Detent

ring

9
.
On
M44
engines
:
Clamp
tensioner
piston
in
vice
(soft

jaws)
and
squeeze
oil
from
it
.
Slowly
compress
piston

only
up
to
end
círclip
.
Repeat
procedure
twice
to
ensure

al¡oil
is
expelled
.
See
Fig
.
13
.

10
.
Insta¡¡
hydraulic
chain
tensioner
lo
cylinder
head
.
Usea
new
sealing
washer
on
tensionerplug
when
installing
.

Tightening
Torque

"
Chain
tensioner
to
cylinder
head
....
40
Nm
(30
ft-Ib)

11
.
On
M42
engines
:
Release
early-style
chain
tensioner
by
pressing
chain
guide
against
tensioner
until
it
un-

locks
and
expands
out
.

CAMSHAFT
TIMING
CHAIN



117-
5

0012507

Fig
.
13
.
When
reinstalling
chain
tensiones,
oil
in
tensioner
piston
must

first
be
expelled
by
compressing
piston
in
vise
.
When
com-
pressing
piston,
only
compress
up
to
and
circlip
(arrow)
.

Tightening
Torque

"
Chain
sprocket
lo
camshaft
flange
(M6)
..
.
..
.............
.
..
10
Nm
(89
in-lb)

13
.
Remove
crankshaft
locking
tool
from
bellhousing
and

camshaft
locking
tool
from
rear
of
cylinder
head
.

14
.
Install
lower
timingchain
cover
:

"
Insta¡¡
new
crankshaft
oil
seal
in
cover
.

"
Use
new
gaskets
when
installing
cover
.

"
Thoroughly
clean
profile
gasketgroove
and
all
gasket

sealing
surfaces
on
lowerchaincover
.

"
Apply
a
small
bead
of
silicon
sealer
(3-Bond
1209
or
Snap



equivalent)
lo
joint
corners
where
chaincover
meets

ring



0013024



head
and
block
.
See
Fig
.
14
.

"
Tap
cover
into
position
to
engage
locating
dowels
.

Fig
.
12
.
Disassembled
early-style
chain
tensioner
usadon
M42
en-



"
Tighten
cover
mounting
bolts
alternately
and
in
stages
.

gine
.

12
.
Check
that
chain
is
now
free
of
siack
.
Tighten
down

sprocket
mounting
bolts
.



where
chain
cover
meets
head
and
block
(arrows)
.
Fig
.
14
.
Apply
sealer
(3-Bond
1209
0
or
equivalent)
to
joint
corners

CAMSHAFT
TIMING
CHAIN,
4-CYLINDER