1995 BMW 318i crankshaft bolt

113-14



CYLINDER
HEAD
REMOVAL
AND
INSTALLATION
29
.
Remove
mounting
nuts
from
front
of
exhaustcamshaft

sprocket
.
Remove
secondary
sprockets
together
with

timing
chain
from
front
of
camshafts
.

CAUTION-

The
crankshaft
must
not
be
allowed
to
rotate
once
the
camshaft
timing
chain
is
removed
.
The
pistons
can
contact
thevalves
.

NOTE-

Do
not
remove
the
sprockets
from
the
chain
unless
these
parts
are
being
replaced
.
Wire
tie
each
sprocket
to
the
chain
to
keep
the
sprockets
timed
to
each
other
.

30
.
Unbolt
secondary
timing
chain
tensioner
from
top
of

cylinder
head
.

31
.
Remove
primary
timing
chaintensioner
from
side
of

cylinder
head
.
See
Fig
.
37
.

Fig
.
37
.
Primary
timing
chain
tensioner
(arrow)
.

WARNING
-

Remove
tensioner
slowly-¡t
ís
under
spring
pres-
sure
.

32
.
Remove
timing
chainguíde
(Tono
E8
socket)
.
See
Fig
.
38
.

33
.
Lift
primary
chain
sprocket
off
exhaust
camshaft
.
Re-
move
sprocket
from
chain
.
Suspend
chainusing
stiff
wire
.

Cylinder
head
assembly,
removing

34
.
Remove
two
mounting
bolts
holding
cylinder
head
to
lower
timing
chaincover
(Torx
E8
socket)
.
See
Fig
.
39
.

CYLINDER
HEAD,
6-CYLINDER

Fig
.
38
.
Timing
chain
guide
mounting
bolts
(arrows)
.
M50
engine
shown
.

Fig
.
39
.
Cylinder
head-to-timing
chain
covermounting
boits(arrows)
.
(Bolt
A
also
retains
secondary
chain
tensioner
.)

35
.
Using
BMMI
special
tool
no
.
11
2
250
or
an
equivalent

tool,
loosen
cylinder
head
bolts
in
several
stages
.
See
Fig
.
40
.
Discard
head
boits
.

CAUTION-

Torx-type
cylinder
head
bolts
should
not
be
re-
used
.
Theyare
stretch-type
bolts
and
must
atwaysbe
replaced
whenever
loosened
.

NOTE-

Cylinder
head,
installing

(6-cylinder
engine)

CAUTION-

If
the
camshafts
were
removed
and
installed
while

the
cylinder
head
was
off,
a
minimum
waiting
time

is
required
after
ínstalling
the
camshafts
.
When

the
camshaftsareremoved,
the
hydraullc
lifters

can
expand
.
This
expansion
can
cause
increased

valve
lift
when
the
camshafts
are
bolted
down,
re-

sulting
in
open
valves
.

Cylinder
head
installation
waiting
times

"
68°F
(20°C)
and
higher
.
.
.
..
..........
10
minutes

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

"
32-50°F
(0-10
°C)
.........
...
........
75
minutes

CYLINDER
HEAD
REMOVAL
AND
INSTALLATION



113-
1
5

1
.
Clean
cylinder
head
and
gasket
surfaces
of
cylinder

block
and
al¡
timing
chain
covers
.

"
Remove
all
foreign
matter
and
any
¡¡quid
from
bolt

holes,
then
clean
with
a
thread
chaser
.

CA
UTION-

Do
not
use
ametal
scraper
or
wire
brush
to
clean

the
aluminum
cylinder
head
or
pistons
.
If
neces-
sary,
use
a
hard
wooden
or
plastic
scraper
.
Also

available
are
abrasive
discs
to
be
used
in
conjunc-
tion
with
an
electric
drill
.
Be
sure
to
use
the
correct
disc
for
the
typeof
metal
being
cleaned
.

2
.
Check
gasket
surface
of
cylinder
head
and
cylinder

block
for
warpage
using
a
straight
edge
.

NOTE-

Fig
.
40
.
Cylinder
head
bolt
loosening
sequence
.



If
the
cylinder
head
has
been
machined,a
special
0
.3

mm
thickergasketshould
be
installed
.
The
thickergas-

ket
is
available
from
an
authorized
BMW
dealer
.

BMW
special
tool
no
.
112250
is
a
thin-walled
Torx
E12

socket
wíth
anextended
reach
.
The
cylinder
head
bolts



3
.
Place
new
cylinder
head
gasket
on
cylinder
block
.

are
recessed
finto
the
head
below
the
camshaft
towers



Check
that
two
locating
dowels
are
correctly
positioned

wíth
liffle
working
space
.



in
block
and
arenot
damaged
.

36
.
Remove
crankshaft
locking
tool
(BMW
special
tool
no
.



NOTE-

11
2
300)
.
Using
the
crankshaft
vibration
damper
bolt,



The
word
"OBEN",
printed
on
the
gasket,
should
face

turn
engine
opposite
its
normal
direction
of
rotation



up
.Thecylinderheadgasketwillfitcorrectlyinonlyone

(counterclockwise
asviewed
from
the
front)
approxi-



orientation
.

mately
45°
.
This
prevents
accidental
contact
between

valves
and
pistons
during
installation
.



4
.
With
camshafts
locked
in
TDC
positionwith
BMW
spe-

cial
tools
as
described
earlier,
set
cylinder
head
in
po

NOTE-



sition,
guiding
primary
chain
through
cylinder
head
Guide
cam
chain
to
keep
it
from
jamming
when
turning



opening
.

the
crankshaft
.
CA
UTION-

"
The
camshafts
must
be
locked
in
the
MC
posi-

tion
at
the
rear
of
the
cylinder
head
with
BMW

special
tool
no
.
113240
before
installing
the
cyl-

inder
head
.

"
Make
sure
the
crankshaft,
which
had
been
rotat-

ed
approximately
45°
opposite
thedirection
of
engine
rotation,is
still
in
that
position
before
low-
ering
the
cylinder
head
into
position
.

5
.
Lightly
lubricate
new
cylinder
head
bolts
.
Loosely
instan
bolts
and
their
washers,
then
thread
them
in
until
they

are
finger
tight
.
Install
cylinder
head-to-lower
timing

chaincover
boitsfinger
tight
.

CAUTION-

Tonc-type
cylinder
head
bolts
should
not
be
re-

used
.
They
are
stretch-typebolts
and
must
always
be
replaced
whenever
loosened
.

CYLINDER
HEAD,
6-CYLINDER

113-16



CYLINDER
HEAD
REMOVAL
AND
INSTALLATION

NOTE-

Check
that
all
washers
for
the
cylinder
head
bolts
are
in
place
before
installlng
the
bolts
.
Some
of
the
washers
may
be
staked
to
the
cylinder
head
.

6
.
Tighten
cylinder
head
bolts
in
correct
sequence
.
See
Fig
.
41
.

Fig
.
41
.
Cylinder
head
bolt
tightening
sequence
for
M50
engine
.

Fig
.
42
.
Protractor
and
pointer
being
used
to
tighten
bolts
to
specified
torque
angle
.

WARNING
-

The
bolts
should
be
tightened
in
three
stages
as
list-
ed
below
.
The
final
stages
require
the
use
of
aspe-
cial
tool
(BMW
tool
No
.
11
2
110)
ora
suitable
protractor
to
tighten
the
bolts
to
a
specified
torque
angle
.
See
Fig
.
42
.

CYLINDER
HEAD,
6-CYLINDER

7
.
Install
and
tighten
cylinder
head-to-lower
timing
chain

cover
bolts
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Cylinder
head
to
engine
block(Torx
El
2
Ml
0
bolts)

Stage
1
.........
..
.
.
.
...
.
...
..
30
Nm
(22
ft-Ib)

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



+90°

Stage
3
...
.
.....
..
.
.
.
...
.
...
..........
.+90°

"
Cylinder
head
lo
lower
timing

chaincover
.......
..
..
..
...
.
....
10
Nm
(89
in-lb)

8
.
Carefully
rotate
crankshaft
in
direction
of
engine
rota-tion
and
lock
it
at
TDC
by
inserting
BMW
special
tool
no
.
11
2
300
through
transmission
bellhousing
.
Guide
primary
timing
chain
to
keep
it
from
jamming
on
crank
gear
.

9
.
Mount
primary
chain
sprocketto
primary
chain
so
that

arrowon
sprocket
faces
up
.
Mount
sprocket
to
exhaust
camshaftso
tapped
holes
in
camshaft
are
on
left
most
side
of
elongated
holes
in
sprocket
.
See
Fig
.
43
.

Fig
.
43
.
Primary
chain
sprocket
correctly
afgned
to
exhaust
cam-
shaft
.
Camshaft
holes
should
be
on
left
most
sideof
sprocket
holes
.

10
.
Install
timing
chain
guide
and
secondary
chain
tension-er
.
Tighten
mounting
bolts
.

11
.
Install
asan
assembly,
secondary
chain
sprockets
and
chain
so
that
arrow(s)
on
sprockt(s)
are
pointing
up
.
Centermounting
holes
in
sprockets
tobolt
holes
in
camshafts
.
See
Fig
.
44
.

12
.
Install
thrust
washers
and
spring
plate
(if
applicable)
to
sprockets
.
See
Fig
.
45
.

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
.

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