180 BMW 525i 2001 E39 User Guide

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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation 1 --
< Remove complete air filter housing assembly with mass air
flow sensor:
Loosen
intalte duct hose clamp (A) at throttle assembly.
Loosen clamp and remove idle control line from intake duct
(B) and disconnect idle speed control valve electrical har-
ness connector.
Disconnect electrical harness connector
(C) from mass air
flow sensor.
Remove air filter housing mounting screw
(D).
Disconnect vent tube (E).
. Loosen air intalte duct clamp (F).
Carefully lifl air filter housing, mass air flow sensor, and in-
take duct hose out of engine bay.
4 Disconnect positive battery cable and remove intake rnani-
fold cover:
Remove protective cover from positive (+)jumper post.
Loosen and remove battery lead mounting nut (A).
Remove lead and push down through intake manifold.
* Remove trim covers (arrows) from fuel injector cover.
Remove cover hold down fasteners and lifl off cover.
4 Worlting above engine, disconnect the following:
Vent line from cylinder head cover. To remove, pinch clips
(arrows).
Electrical harness connector from VANOS solenoid valve
(A).
- Remove oxygen sensors and exhaust manifolds. See 180
Exhaust System.
CAUTION-
Remove oxygen sensors before removing exhaust mani-
fold to prevent damage.
Label oxygen sensor harness connectors so that they
can be reassembled correctly Do not interchange con-
nectors.
NOTE-
Front exhaust manifold must be removed before rear
manifold.

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I Cvlinder Head Removal and Installation
4 Install secondary chain tensioner on cylinder head (arrows).
Keep tensioner compressed using BMW special tool 11 3
291 or suitable pin.
< Install exhaust camshaft splined sleeve. Confirm that gap in
sleeve splines aligns with corresponding gap in
camshaft
splines (arrows).
Slide splined shaft onto exhaust camshaft. Be sure that locat-
ing tooth of shaft fits into spline gaps of camshaft and splined
sleeve
(arrows).
- Push splined shaft in further to rotate splined sleeve until the
three threaded holes in primary chain sprocket are centered
in the small slots of the splined sleeve.
4 Place intake and exhaust sprockets in BMW special tool 11 6
180. Position spline gap on intake sprocket (arrow) as shown
and place secondary chain on sprockets.

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Remove chain and sprockets from tool and slide sprockets
on camshafts. Confirm that gap in intake sprocket splines
lines up with corresponding gap in camshaft splines (arrow).
CAUTIOI\C
Do not alter position of sprockets with respect to chain when
removing
from special tool 11 6 180.
< Align locating tooth of splined shaft with gaps on camshaft
and sprocket. Slide splined shaft onto intake camshaft until
approx.
1 mm (0.04 in) of splines (arrows) are visible.
4 Install intake camshafl spring plate so that FRONT mark is
visible. Install mounting nuts (arrows) finger tight.
Insert sprocket mounting bolts (arrows) on exhaust side
camshaft assembly.
Initially tighten to approx.
5 Nm (44 in-lb) and then back off
by half a turn.

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Cylinder Head Removal and installation I
Remove intake manifold fasteners (A).
Carefully lift intake manifold off engine while checking that all
hoses and harnesses have been disconnected.
Left cylinder head, removing, M62 engine
- Remove intake manifold as described earlier
- Remove left side exhaust manifold. See 180 Exhaust Sys-
tem.
- Drain engine coolant, then remove viscous clutch cooling
fan. See
170 Radiator and Cooling System.
WARNING -
Use extreme caution when draining and disposfng of eng~ne
coolant. Coolant is poisonous and lethal to humans andpets.
Pets are attracted to coolant because of its sweet smell and
taste.
Seek med~cal attention immediately if coolant is ingest-
ed.
4 Remove coolant manifold mounting fasteners and carefully
remove manifold.
NOTE-
Engine shown removed from engine bay
4 Remove ignition coil fasteners and coils (noting location of
ground strap).
- Remove spark plugs.

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I - Cylinder Head Removal - and instard --
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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/Cylinder Head Removal and Installation
- 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

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1 Cylinder Head Removal and Installation
4 Reinstall cylinder head covers to right and left 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 8 or equivalent
sealer at corners
(B) of half-moon cutouts.
- Install cylinder head cover fasteners and tighten uniformly in
'I2 turn steps.
Tightening torque Cvlinder head cover fasteners
10 Nm (7.5 It-lb)
- Install exhaust manifolds using new gaskets and fasteners.
See
180 Exhaust System.
- Refill and bleed cooling system as described in 170 Radiator
and Cooling System.
- Change engine oil and filter as described in 020 Mainte.
nance.
CA UTIOW-
To prevent damaging engine electricalsystems, be sure to in-
stall all ground wires previously removed.
Tightening
tOrqUeS
Camshaft sprocket to camshaft 15 Nm (1 1 ft-lb)
Coolant manifold to cylinder head lo Nm (7.5 It-lb)
Cylinder head cover nuts 10 Nm (7.5 ft-lb)
Exhaust manifold to head 22 Nm (17 ft-lb)
Engine mount to subframe 42 Nm (30 ft-lb)
Spark plugs to cylinder head 22 Nm (17 ft-lb)

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Cylinder Head and Valvetrain
Remove torx
(arrows). screws
from
exhausl
: camshaft : sprocket
Lift off exhaust and intalte sprockets together with secondary
chain, thrust spacer
(A) from exhaust camshaft, and splined
shaft (B) from intake camshaft.
CAUTIOf+
Splined shafts share the same part number for both intake
and exhaust camshafts. Used splined shafts must be rein-
stalled in their
oriqinal locations.
Place intalte and exhaust sprockets in
BMW special tool 11 6
/ 180. Position spline gap on intake sprocket (arrow) as
shown.
4 Remove exhaust camshaft splined sleeve (A) and shaft (B).

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Cylinder Head and valvetrain1
< Place intake and exhaust sprockets in BMW special tool
11 6 180. Position spline gap on intake sprocket (arrow) as
shown and place secondary chain on
sprocitets.
< Remove chain and sprockets from tool and slide sprockets
on camshafts. Confirm that gap in intalte sprocket splines
lines up with corresponding gap in camshaft splines (arrow).
CAUTIOI\C
Do not alter position of sprockets with respect to chain when
removinq from saecial tool 11 6 180.
4 While aligning locating tooth of shaft with spline gaps on
camshaft and sprocket, slide spiined
shaft onto intalte carn-
shaft until approx. 1 mm (0.04 in.) of splines (arrows) are
visible.
4 lnstall intake camshaft spring plate so that FRONT mark is
visible. install mounting nuts (arrows) finger tight.

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Camshaft Timing chain/
< Primary chain tensioner tool, V-8
(Tool No. BMW 11 3 390)
< Primary chain tensioner tool, 6-cylinder
(Tool No.
BMW 11 4 220)
< VANOS sprocket wrench
(Tool No. BMW 11 5 490)
- 4 Double VANOS setup bracket, M52 TUlM54 6-cylinder
< Double VANOS sprocltet setup tool, M52 TU/M54 6-cylinder
(Tool No. BMW
1 1 6 180)
< Tensioner bracket, V-8
(Tool NO. 11 7 380)