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4 Drain engine coolant and remove coolant hoses:
Remove expansion tank cap on radiator.
Place a
3 gallon pail beneath engine to capture coolant
Remove coolant drain plug (arrow) located on exhaust
side of cylinder
2 of engine block.
4 Drain radiator into a 3 gallon pail by removing plastic drain
plug (arrow) completely.
Use caution when draining and disposing of engine coolant.
Coolant is poisonous andlethal to humans andpets. Pets are
attracted to coolant because of its sweet smell and taste.
Seek medical
attention immediately if coolant is ingested.
NOTE-
Catch and dispose of drained coolant according to local,
state, and federal laws.
4 Remove thermostat housing:
. Disconnect electrical harness connector at thermostat
housing.
. Remove hoses from thermostat hous~ng by releasing loclts
(arrows).
Unbolt
(4 bolts) and remove thermostat hous~ng.
- On vehicles equipped with mechanical cooling fan: Remove
belt-driven cooling fan and radiator shroud as described in
170 Radiator and Cooling System.
CAUTIOI\C
32 mm radiator fan mounting nut has left hand threads. r
4 Remove fasteners (arrows) from heater bypass tube. Pull
tube out of cylinder head and set to side, leaving heater hose
connected.
- Unbolt power steering fluid reservoir and pull aside without
disconnecting hoses. Secure to fender with cord or stiff wire.
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4 Disconnect electrical harness connections at exhaust cam-
shaft position sensor and exhaust camshaft VANOS control
valve (arrows).
4 Remove banjo bolt from VANOS unit oil pressure line. Use
banjo bolt to attach
BMW special tool 11 3 450 (compressed
air fitting) to VANOS control unit.
CAUTIOI\C
Oil will drain from pressure line. Have a drain container and
rags ready Do not allow oil to run onto drive belts.
4 Cover oil hole (arrow) in VANOS unit with shop towel to cap-
ture oil which will spray when compressed air is applied.
- Connect compressed air line to air fitting. Apply air pressure
set to
2-8 bar (30-1 15 psi).
4 With compressed air line connected, rotate engine at vibra-
tion damper in direction of rotation (clockwise) at least twice,
until cylinder 1 intake and exhaust camshaft lobes face each
other (arrows) in the top dead center (TDC) position for cyl-
inder
1.
CAUTION--
Do not rotate engine counterclocltwise to reach the top dead
center position. If engine rotated beyond top dead center;
complete another two complete rotations.
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4 Oil will drain from plugs (arrows) when removed. Have a
container and rags ready. Do not allow oil to run onto drive
belts.
Pull sealing caps straight out of VANOS unit using short nee-
dle nose pliers.
NOTE-
Additional oil may drain from VANOS unit.
Remove set screws (left-hand thread) on ends of intake and
exhaust camshafts.
CAUTION-
Set screws have left-hand threads. Loosen in clocltwise di-
rection.
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< Remove exhaust camshaft impulse wheel mounting nuts
(arrows). Remove impulse wheel
(A).
4 Remove spring plate (A).
4 Remove intake camshaft sprocltet mounting nuts (arrows)
and remove spring plate (labelled
FRONT).
< Remove torx screws from exhaust camshaft sprocket
(arrows).
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< Lift off exhaust and intake sprocltets together with secondary
chain, thrust spacer
(A), and splined shafl (B).
CAUTION-
Splined shafts share the same part number for both intake
and exhaust camshafts. Used splined shafts must be
rein-
stalled in their original positions.
Remove exhaust camshaft splined sleeve
(A) and shaft (B).
Remove secondary chain tensloner mounting bolts (arrows)
and remove tensioner with retaining pin in place.
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4 Remove sprocket mounting studs (arrows) from exhaust
camshaft.
Lift primary chain sprocltet off exhaust camshaft.
sprocket from chain.
4 Place timing chain on end of exhaust camshaft Remove
4 Spline retaining screws (arrows) should
not be removed
from camshaft.
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< Turn eccentric shaft of special tool to pretension intake cam-
shaft bearing caps. Remove nuts on all intake camshaft bear-
ing caps.
- Slowly release tension on eccentric shaft and remove BMW
spec~al tools. Remove bearing caps and set as~de in order.
Remove camshaft and store safely.
- Repeat procedure for exhaust camshaft.
4 Secure hydraulic lifters in lifter bores using BMW speclal tool
11 3 250, or remove lifters using a magnetic pick-up tool.
With lifters secure or removed, lift out camshaft bearing car-
riers from cylinder head.
Use care to not let hydraulic lifters fall out as camshaft car-
rier is removed.
Hydraulic lifters should be stored
ln an uprightpositlon.
Used hydraulic lifters must be reinstalled into their orig-
inal lifter bores.
4 Remove intake camshaft position sensor (arrow) from side
of cylinder head.
4 Remove secondary chain lowerguide bolts (arrow). Remove
chain guide.
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4 Before installing camshaft carriers, examine bearing points
(arrows) on hydraulic lifter bores for signs of wear.
4 Center camshaft carrier with hydraulic lifters on pins (ar-
rows) at bearing positions 2 and 7.
Note marks on carriers: (E) for intake side and (A) for exhaust
side.
Lift timing chain and put exhaust cam onto exhaust camshaft
carrier. Place intake camshaft on camshaft carrier.