1997 BMW 528i Tightening torque

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4 Insert and secure VANOS sealing plugs (arrows) with new
sealing O-rings.
Tightening torque Sealing
plug to VANOS 50
Nm (37 ft-lb)
4 Install coolant pipe fasteners at base of cylinder head and
tighten fasteners (arrows).
NOTE-
Use new sealing O-ring on coolant pipe.
- lnstall VANOS oil line banjo bolt with new seals. Attach oil
line to VANOS unit.
Tightening torque Oil line to VANOS unit
(banjo bolt) 32
Nm (24 ft-ib)
- Remove adjustable timing chain tensioner tool and reinstall
chain tensioner.
Tightening torque Primary chain tensioner cylinder to
cylinder head 70
Nm
(52 fi-ib)
- Remove flywheel locking tool from transmission bell housing.
Replace special tool bore sealing plug.
- Remove camshaft locking tools from cylinder head
4 lnstall intake camshaft cover and cylinder head cover.
0 Check for correct seating of half-moon seals (A) in back of
cylinder head cover.
Use a small amount of Three Bond
1209 8 or equivalent
sealant at corners
(B) of half-moon cutouts.
Seat gasket and seal corners in front of cylinder head at
VANOS unit.
Tightening torque
Cylinder head cover to cylinder head
(M6) 10 Nm (89 in-lb)

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- Install exhaust manifolds using new gaskets and nuts. Coat
manifold studs with copper paste prior to installing nuts.
Tightening torque Exhaust
maniiold to cylinder head (M7)
20 Nm (15 ft-lb)
- Install electrical harness connectors for oil pressure sender
and coolant temperature sensor before installing
intalte man-
ifold.
7 Install intake manifold:
1. Manifold mounting nuts: tighten to 15 Nm (1 1 ft-lb)
2. Fuel pipe bracltet
3. Fuel pipe bracltet
4. Vacuum pump bracltet
5. Manifold mounting bracltet
6.
Tank venting valve bracltet
7. Mounting bracket to manifold bolt (M6)
8. Mounting bracket to cylinder block nut (MIO), tighten to
47 Nm (33 fi-lb)
Intake manifold installation is reverse of removal, noting the
following:
* Use new fuel injector seals.
Carefully
check intake manifold gasket and replace if nec-
essary.
Inspect O-ring seal between mass air flow sensor and air
filter housing. To facilitate reassembly, coat seal with
acid-
free grease.
Use new fuel injector seals.
Carefully check intake manifold gasket and replace if
necessary.
CA UTIOPI-
When reattaching throttle assembly harness connector, con-
nector is fully tightened when arrows on connector
andplug
line up.
Tightening torque
lntalte manifold to cylinder
head (M7)
15 Nm (1 1 it-lb) ~ ~- Mounting bracket to cylinder bloclt (M10) 47 Nm (33 ft-lb)
Mounting bracket to intake manifold (MI?) 10 Nm (89 in-lb)

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I Cvlinder Head Removal and Installation
- Installation of the remaining parts is reverse or removal, not-
ing the following:
- Refill cooling system as described in 170 Radiator and
Cooling System.
Change engine oil and filter as described in
020 Mainte-
nance.
If necessary, adjust accelerator cable.
a Reconnect battery.
CAUTION- To prevent damaging the engine electronic systems, installall
ground wire previously removed, including the ground wires
for the
ionition coils.
Tightening torque Coolant drain
pluq to cylinder bloclc 25 Nm (1 8 ft-lb)
Radiator cooling fan to coolant pump 40 Nm (30 ft-lb) -
Radiator drain screw to radiator 2.5
Nm (22 in-lb)
spark plug to cylinder head 25
Nm (1 8 ft-lb)
CYLINDER MEAD REMOVAL AND
INSTALLATION (M62 ENGINE)
This procedure covers cylinder head removal and installation
for the
M62 V-8 engine. Procedures forthe M62 TU VANOS
engine are not covered in this manual.
Intake manifold, left cylinder head, and right cylinder head re-
moval and installation are written as separate procedures.
The intake manifold must be removed before the cylinder
heads can be removed.
WARNING
-
Due to risk of personal injuv be sure the engine is cold be-
fore beginning the removal procedure.
Cylinder head removal and installation requires multiple spe-
cial service tools. Read the entire procedure before beginning
the repair.
Intake manifold, removal and installation,
M62 engine
- Disconnect negative (-) battery cable.
CAUTION- Prior to disconnecting the
batterj read the baitery discon-
nection cautions
in 001 General Cautions and Warnings.

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< Using a torque angle gauge, tighten cylinder head bolts to
specified torque angle in stages
2 and 3.
Tightening torques
Stage I 30 Nrn (22 ft-lb)
Stage II +80°
Stage Ill +80°
4 If possible, confirm oil return pipe at bottom of separator is
correctly seated
(arrow).
NOTE-
Photo shows lower timing case cover removed.
< Remove old O-ring and install new O-ring (arrow) in angle
section.
- Press oil separator into angle section and install guide rail re-
taining screws.
4 Tighten allen screw (arrow) just until it makes contact with
crankcase vent tube angle section without play.
NOTE-
Allen screw secures crankcase vent tube in place. Do not
torque down.

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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation
4 Lock crankshaft in TDC position with BMW special tool 11 3
200 (arrow).
NOTE-
Boss for special tool 11 3 200 located at rear of engine oil
pan.
4 Working at left cylinder head (driver's side) fit primary sprock-
et and chain to camshaft flange, centering threaded bores.
Insert bolts (arrows) and hand tighten.
?-I I 4 Install BMW special tool 11 3 390 into right timing case cover.
NOTE-
BMW special tool 00 9 250 is a flexible shaft torque wrench.
I - Tighten sprocket retaining bolts in the following order:
All bolts on left cylinder head exhaust camshaft
3 accessible bolts on right cylinder head exhaust camshaft
All bolts on left cylinder head
intake camshaft
3 accessible bolts on right cylinder head intake camshaft r"".."..7n
Tightening torques
Sprocltet bolts to camshait flange
15 Nm (11 ft-lb)
- Remove camshaft and crankshaft locking tools from engine.
- Using crankshaft center bolt, turn engine clockwise to access
remaining sprocket retaining bolts of right cylinder head cam-
shafts. Tighten remaining bolts.
Tightening torques Sprocket bolts to camshaft flange 15 Nm
(11 ft-lb)

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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation
- Remove adjustable timing chain tensioner tool from timing
case cover and install primary timing chain tensioner with
new sealing washer.
Tightening torque Chain tensioner cylinder to timing cover
65 Nm (48 ft-lb)
4 Install oil supply lines and mounting nuts (arrows) to both
heads.
Tightening torque
Oil supply line nuts 10 Nm (7.5 ft-lb)
- Remove old gasket from lefl timing cover, and clean gasket
surface.
4 Apply Three Bond 1209 8 sealant to joint between cylinder
head and timing cover (arrows).
Using a new gasket, install lefl timing cover with lower inner
fastener inserted in cover (arrow). Position cover in place
and tighten cover fasteners finger tight.
NOTE-
It is not possible to install lower inner fastener after cover is
in place.

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4 Remove left cylinder head cover gasket and install spacing
tool (BMW
11 1 412) in place of gasket.
- lnstall lefl cylinder head cover fasteners and tighten uniformly
in
'I2 turn steps.
Tightening torque Cylinder head cover nuts
10 Nrn (7.5 it-lb)
- Tighten left upper timing cover retaining bolts in two passes.
Tightening torque
Timing chain cover to head 10 Nrn (7.5 ft-lb)
- Remove lefl cylinder head cover and BMW special tool 11 4
412.
4 Reinstall cylinder head covers to left and right cylinder heads
using new gaskets.
Check for correct seating of half-moon seals
(A) in back of
cylinder head cover.
Use a small amount of Three Bond 1209
03 or equivalent
sealer at corners
(6) of half-moon cutouts.
- Install left cylinder head cover fasteners and tighten uniformly
in
'I? turn steps.
- Install exhaust manifolds using new gaskets and fasteners.
See
180 Exhaust System.

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- Remainder of installation is reverse of removal, noting the fol-
lowing:
Use new gaskets when mounting intake
manifold. Tighten
nuts finger tight first, then torque to specification in stages
working diagonally from center out.
Be sure to reinstall ignition coil ground straps at cylinders
no.
3 and no. 7. See 120 Ignition System.
Reinstall cooling fan and shroud. See
170 Radiator and
Cooling System.
Refill and bleed cooling system as described in
170 Radi-
ator and Cooling System.
Change engine oil and filter as described in
020 Mainte-
nance.
CA UTIOG
To prevent damaging engine electricalsystems, be sure to in-
stall all ground wires previously removed.
Tightening torques
Camshaft sprocket to camshaft 15
Nm (11 H-lb)
Coolant manifold to cylinder head 10 Nm (7.5 H-lb)
Cylinder head cover nuts 10 Nm (7.5 ft-lb)
Exhaust manifold to head 22 Nm (17 ft-lb)
Engine mounts to subirame 42 Nm (30 ft-lb)
Spark plugs to cylinder head 22 Nm (17 ft-lb)
Right cylinder head, removing, M62 engine
- Remove left side exhaust manifold. See 180 Exhaust Sys-
tem.
- Remove intake manifold. See Intake manifold, removal
and installation,
M62 engine.
- Drain engine coolant. See 170 Radiator and Cooling Sys-
tem.
WARNING-
Use extreme caution when draining and disposing of engine
coolant.
Coolanl is poisonous andlellial lo liumans andpels.
Pets are
altracled to coolant because of 11s sfieet smell and
fasle. Seelc medcal anenfion immed~alely if coolant is ingesl-
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< Remove engine coolant manlold mo~nlng fasreners and
carei~lly remove manifo d.
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NOTE
Engine 8s slioivn removed lor clarify