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Camshaft Timing Chain
4 Install oil seal puller (BMW special tool 11 2 380) and screw
in body of puller until it contacts seal. Tighten center screw to
draw seal out of cover.
4 Coat new seal with oil and position in timing chain cover. Use
BMW special tool
11 3 280 and crankshaft center bolt to draw
seal in flush with timing case cover.
4 Align hub with keyway and tap into place. Insert new center
bolt with washer shoulder
(arrow) facing hub.
CAUTION-
Inspect woodruffl
- Reinstall cranltshaft holder tool.
NOTE-
Be careful while aligning locator pin hole in special tool 1 I 2
410 with vibration damper locator pin.
- While counterholding cranltshaft, tighten crankshaft center
bolt.
Tightening torque Vibration damoer hub
to crankshaft 410 Nm (302 ft-lb)
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Camshaft Timing Chain
lnstall vibration damper mounting bolts. Note hub locating
dowel (arrow).
Tightening torque
Vibration damper to crankshaft hub
(ME) 22 Nm (16 ft-lb)
- Installation is reverse of removal noting the following:
Installing drive belts. See 020 Maintenance.
Install cooling fan. See 170 Radiator and Cooling Sys-
tem.
Crankshaft oil seal, replacing
(M52 TU and M54 engines)
The crankshafl front seal IS located in the lower timing cover,
behind the
vibrat~on damper.
- Disconnect negative (-) cable from battery.
Disconnecting the battery may erase fault
code(s) storedin
control module memoy Checlc for fault codes using spe-
cial
BMW diagnostic equipment.
Prior to disconnecting the battery, read the battery dis-
connection cautions given in
001 General Cautions
and Warnings.
- Remove splash guard from beneath engine
- Remove engine cooling fan assembly. See 170 Radiator
and Cooling System.
NOTE- Cooling fan nut
(32 mm wrench) has left-hand threads.
- Remove drive belts. See 020 Maintenance
NOTE-
Mark direction of belt rotation if reusing belt.
- Install crankshaft holding tool (BMW special tool 11 8 19011 1
8 200). Make sure tool locks into place in openings in damper
assembly. While counterholding crankshafl with special tool,
remove crankshaft center bolt.
CAUTIOI\C
Do not use flywheel locling tool to hold crankshaft station-
ary to loosen or tighten
cranl(shaft hub center bolt. Use
only the special tools specified, or equivalent hub holding
tool.
Use care when removing
damper/hub assembly, as ~t is
easy to damage the radiator
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NOTE-
The crankshaft hub center bolt is torqued to 410 Nm
(300 ft-lb).
- Install crankshaft damper puller (BMW special tool 11 8 21 0)
to
11 8 200. Use bolt to remove damper from crankshaft.
- Oil seal replacement:
4 Install cap (BMW special tool 11 2 383) on end of crankshaft.
Install seal guide (BMW special tool
11 2 385) over end of
crankshaft. Be sure to align groove with
lteyway on crank-
shaft (arrow).
4 Install oil seal puller (BMW special tool 11 2 380) and screw
in body of puller until it contacts seal. Tighten screw in center
of tool to draw seal out of cover.
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4 Coat new seal with oil and position in timing chain cover. Use
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4 Coat new seal with oil and position in timing chain cover. Use
BMW special tool 11
3 280 and crankshaft center bolt to draw
seal in flush with timing case cover.
- Align vibration damper assembly with keyway and tap into
place. Insert new center bolt with washer.
CA
UTIOG
Inspect woodruff key for damage before installing hub
assembly.
- Install crankshaft holding tool malting sure tool locks into
place in openings in damper assembly. While counterholding
cranltshaft, tighten crankshaft center bolt.
- Attach special tools 11 8 20011 1 8 190 to damper assembly.
Counterhold damper with 11 8 190 while tightening center
bolt.
Tightening
torque
Vibration damper hub to crankshaft 410 Nm (302 it-ib)
- Installation is reverse of removal noting the following:
Install drive belts. See 020 Maintenance.
Install cooling fan. See 170 Radiator and Cooling Sys-
tem.
Crankshaft oil seal, replacing
(M62 and M62 TU engines)
- Disconnect negative (-) cable from battery
CAUTIOG
Disconnecting the battery may erase fault code(s) storedin
control module memory. Check for fault codes using spe-
cial BMW diagnostic equipment.
* Prior to disconnecting the battery, read the battery dis-
connection cautions in
001 General cautions and
warnings.
- Remove splash guard from beneath engine
- Remove engine cooling fan assembly. See 170 Radiator
and Cooling System.
NOTE
-
Cooling fan nut (32 mm wrench) has left-hand threads.
- Remove drive belts. See 020 Maintenance.
NOTE-
Marlc direction of belt rotation if reusing belt.
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< Remove all vibration damper perimeter mounting bolts (ar-
row) and remove vibration damper.
4 Install crankshaft holding tool (BMW special tool 11 2 450)
and remove and discard crankshaft center bolt.
NOJE-
Be careful to align hub locator pin to hole (arrow) in special
tool
11 2 450.
- If needed, use a puller (BMW 11 8 219) to remove hub from
end of crankshaft.
4 Install end cap (BMW special tool 11 2 383) on end of crank-
shaft.
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< Install seal removing tool (BMW special tool 11 2 380) and
screw in body of puller until it makes firm contact with seal.
Tighten center screw in end of tool to draw out seal.
4 Coat new seal with oil, and use BMW special tool 11 1 220
and crankshaft center bolt to draw seal in flush with timing
case cover.
- Install damper hub and tighten new center bolt finger tight
4 Install angle gauge BMW special tool 11 3 460 as shown.
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Tighten exhaust camshaft sprocket mounting bolts (arrows)
alternately in two stages.
Tightening torques
Secondary timing chain sprocltets to camshafts
Stage
1
Stage 2
5 Nm (44 in-lb)
22 Nm (17 ft-lb)
- Remove crankshaft locking tool and camshaft locking tool
set.
- install camshaft gear bolt access plugs using new sealing
washers and tighten.
- Remove timing chain tensioning tool from side of cylinder
head. Install primary chain tensioner with new sealing wash-
er and tighten.
Tightening torques
Access plugs to VANOS control unit 50 Nm (37 ft-lb)
Primary timing chain tensioner
plug to 70 Nm (52 ft-lb)
tensioner sleeve
- Check adjustment VANOS system, see VANOS timing,
checking and adjusting
(M52 engine).
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4 With crankshaft at TDC position, remove vibration damper
bolts (arrows) and remove vibration damper.
< Mount crankshaft holding tool (BMW special tool 11 2 150
and
11 2 410) to crankshaft hub. Counter hold crankshaft and
loosen crankshaft hub retaining bolt.
Crankshaft hub retaining bolt is torqued to
410 Nm (300 ft-lb).
Do not use flywheel
locliing tool to hold cranl(shait stationary
to loosen or tighten crankshaft hub center bolt. Use only the
special tools specified, or equivalent hub holding tool.
- Remove crankshaft hub.
- Remove cylinder cover mounting fasteners and remove cyl-
inder head cover.
NOTE-
The cylinder head cover mounting bolt insulators and gas-
lets should be reinstalled in their original positions. Make
note of their arrangement during removal.
- Drain engine oil, remove oil pan. See 119 Lubrication Sys-
tem.
Remove primary timing chain tensioner (arrow).
CAUTION-
Timing chain tensioner is under spring tension. I
- Remove VANOS control unit. See VANOS control unit, re-
moving
(M52 engine).
- Remove fasteners from intake and exhaust camshaft
sprocket.