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4 Remove camshaft position sensor (A) from timing chain cov-
er. Remove bolts
(arrows) from timing chain covers and re-
move covers from right and left cylinder heads.
4 Counterhold intalte carnshaft on right cylinder head
4 Counterhold right intalte camshaft and remove sprocltet
mounting bolts
(arrows) from right cylinder head.
Remove carnshaft impulse wheel and primary chain
sprocket.
- Slide primary timing chain off sprocltet and suspend chain
with stiff wire to prevent it from dropping into lower timing
chain cover.
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4 Counterhold left intake camshaft and remove sprocket
mounting bolts
(arrows) from left cylinder head.
Remove primary chain sprocket.
Slide primary timing chain off sprocket and
supend timing
chain with stiff wire to prevent it from dropping into lower
timing chain cover.
4 Using cranltshaft center bolt, rotate engine counterclockwise
to
45" before TDC position. 45" V.OT mark on pulley will
align with boss cast on engine block
(arrow).
4 Compress secondary chain tensioners and lock (arrows)
using BMW special tool 11 3 310 or a stiff wire.
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I I Camshafts, installing, right cylinder head (M62 engine)
I
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A: / Camshafts are marked at rear. Install camshafts into cam-
shaft bearing saddles of cylinder heads.
Intake camshaft for right cylinder head
(14) is labelled
E 1-4.
Exhaust camshaft for right cylinder head (1-4) is labelled
A 1-4.
4 Rotate camshafts so that recesses in Intake and exhaust
camshafts
polnt upward 30 to 40' above seal~ng surface for
valve cover (arrows).
4 Bearing caps are marked with a code for location.
NOTE-
The camshaft caps are stamped with a code letter - "E" for
the intake side and
'N" for the exhaust side. Number code is
forposition on head, with number
7 being the front bearing
cap.
CAUTION--
Do not mix up camshafi bearing caps between cylinder
banks.
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Cylinders
1-4
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4 Secure camshafts in TDC position using BMW special tools:
Align camshafts with open-end
27 mm wrench so BMW
special tools fit on cylinder heads without gaps. Secure
tool using number 4 cylinder spark plug hole.
Do not damage the cylinder head. If
necessa& machine
open-end wrench to fit.
Left side (cyl.
5-8) camshafts, installing (M62 engine)
4 Camshafts are marked for location at rear. Install camshafts
into camshaft bearing saddles of cylinder heads, noting the
following:
Intake camshaft for left cylinder head
(5-8) is labelled
E 518.
Exhaust camshaft for left cylinder head (5-8) is labelled
A
518.
4 Rotate camshafts so that recesses in intake and exhaust
camshafts point downward 30 to 40" (arrows) from cylinder
head cover sealing surface.
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Fit sensor gear with mark (arrow) pointing upwards. Install
bolts and finger tighten.
4 Attach BMW special tool 11 7 380 to right cylinder head in
place of upper timing case cover.
Install BMW special tool
11 3 390 into 11 7 380.
Using BMW special tool 00 9 250, tighten adjustable ten-
sioner screw on
11 3 390 to 0.7 Nm (6.3 in-lb).
- T~ghten camshaft sprocket bolts in the following order:
1. Exhaust camshaft, left head.
2. Exhaust camshaft, right head.
3. Intake camshaft, left head.
4. Intake camshaft, right head.
Tightening torques Sprocket
to camshaft flange 15 Nm (I 1 ft-lb)
- Remove camshaft locking tools from both cylinder heads.
- Remove crankshaft locking tool.
4 lnstall oil lines to left and right cylinder heads.
- Remove adjustable timing chain tensioner tool and setup
block from right cylinder head.
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Replace primary timing chain tensioner O-ring (arrow) in
right cylinder head.
- lnstall right upper timing cover to engine:
Remove old gasket from right timing cover.
Clean gasket groove and install new gasket.
Apply Three Bond
12098sealant to joint between cylinder
head and timing cover. Install remaining timing cover bolts
finger tight.
lnstall left upper timing chain cover to engine:
Remove old gasket from right timing chain cover.
Clean gasket groove and install new gasket.
Insert lower cover timing chain cover retaining bolt (arrow)
to cover, then fit cover to cylinder head.
Apply Three Bond 12098 sealant to joint between cylinder
head and timing chain cover. lnstall upper timing cover
bolts finger tight.
4 Remove cylinder head cover sealing gaskets from right cyl-
inder head cover. lnstall BMW special tool 11
1 41 1 into gas-
ket groove of cylinder head cover.
lnstall right cylinder head cover with BMW special tool
11
1 41 1 to right cylinder head. Fit cylinder head cover retain-
ing nuts to cylinder head cover studs at cylinders
1 and 2
(first two cylinders on right cylinder head).
Tighten nuts uniformly in
'I2 turn steps.
NOTE-
BMW special tool 11 1 41 1 presses upper timing chain cover
to level of cylinder head.
Tightening torque Cylinder head cover nuts
10 Nm (7.5 n-lb)
- Tighten right upper timing cover retaining bolts in two passes.
Tightening torque
Timing chain cover to head
10 Nm (7.5 ft-lb)
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4 Remove cylinder head cover sealing gasltets from left cylin-
der head cover. Install BMW special tool 11 1 412 into gasket
groove of cylinder head cover.
Install left cylinder head cover. Fit cylinder head cover re-
taining nuts to cylinder head cover studs at cylinders
5 and
6 (first two cylinders on left side cylinder bank).
* Tighten nuts uniformly in 'I? turn steps.
NOTE-
BMW special tool 11 1 4 12presses upper timing chain cover
to level of cylinder head.
Tightening torque Cylinder head cover
nuts 10 Nm (7.5 it-lb)
- Tighten left upper timing chain cover retaining bolts in two
passes.
Tightening torque
Timing chain cover to head
10 Nm (7.5 ft-lb)
- Remove cylinder head covers and remove BMW special
tools 11 4 41 11412 from cylinder head covers.
- Fit new gasket to cylinder head cover without strain.
- Apply Three Bond@ 1209 sealant to joints between cylinder
head and timing cover.
4 Malte sure half-moon cutouts (A) at rear of cylinder heads fit
correctly to cylinder head sealing surface. Apply Three
Bond@ 1209 sealant at corners of half-moon cutouts (B).
- Remainder of installation is reverse of removal.
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This section covers valve removal and reconditioning, includ-
ing valve guides, seats, springs, and valve stem oil seals.
Valves, leak test
To test the valves for leakage, the cylinder head must be dis-
assembled with camshafts and camshaft carriers removed.
With valve assemblies and spark plugs installed, place the
cylinder head on a workbench with the combustion chamber
facing upward. Fill each combustion chamber with a thin non-
flammable liquid. After fifteen minutes,
check the level of the
fluid. If the fluid level in any cylinder drops, that cylinder is not
sealing properly.
Valves, removing and installing
- Remove cylinder head as described in 113 Cylinder Head
Removal and Installation.
CAUTIOI\C
(M52 TU/M54 engines only) Do not let the hydraulic lifters
fall out as the camshaft carrier is removed. Special suction
cups are available from
BMW to hold the hydraulic lifters in
place during carrier removal.
* Hydraulic cam lifters should be stored m an uprfght po-
sition. If necessary, use a magnetic tool to
aidin remov-
al of the lifters.
- Remove valves using a valve spring compressor.
CAUTIOI\C
Label each valve assembly as it is removed so it can be in-
stalled in its original position.
-
- Remove and discard valve stem oil seals from valve guides.
See Valve stem oil seals later in this section.
- Valve installation is reverse of removal. Remove carbon de- - -
posits from the valves using a wire brush or wire wheel. -
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Valve specifications are listed in Table c. Valve specifica-
tions.