pulley BMW 528i 1998 E39 Owner's Manual

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Radiator and Coolina ~vsteml
- Disconnect thermostat and cooling system temperature sen-
sor plug connectors.
4 Remove thermostat housing fasteners and remove housing.
- Remove coolant pump pulley bolts and remove pulley from
pump.
Remove fasteners A and B (arrows).
NOTE-
* The coolant pump is retained to the block using different
length bolts.
0 Bolts A: M6 X 105 mm
0 Bolts 8: M6 X 35 mm
Slide coolant pump away from coolant pipes (arrows) while
being careful not to dislodge pipes from fittings at rear of en-
gine.
- Installation is reverse of removal, noting the following:
Replace all sealing O-rings and washers.
Coat O-rings with water-based lubricant during installation.
Fill system with coolant. See Coolant, draining and fill-
ing (6-cylinder models) or Coolant, draining and filling
(V-8 models).

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Radiator and Cooling System
Tightening torques
Coolant pump to timing chain 10
Nm (89 in-lb)
cover
Coolant pump
pulley to coolant
pump
10 Nm (89 in-lb
Engine
blocic drain plug to block 25 Nm (18 ft-lb)
Radiator drain plug to radiator
2-3Nm(18-27in-lb)
Thermostat cover to coolant
pump assembly 10 Nm (89 in-lb)
Radiator, removing and installing
Removal of the radiator is similar for V-8 and 6-cylinder mod-
els.
- Raise front of car and support safely.
WARNING -
Make sure the car is stable and well supported at aN times.
Use a professional automotive liff
orjaclc stands designed for
- Remove splash shield from under engine.
- Drain radiator and engine block. See Coolant, draining and
filling
(V-8 models).
WARNING -
Allow cooling system to cool before opening or draining sys-
tem.
< Remove air filter housing:
Disconnect electrical harness connectors
(A and B).
Loosen clamps (C and D).
Remove mounting fastener (arrow) and remove air filter
housing together with mass air flow
(MAF) sensor.

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Radiator and Cooling system/
4 Pry out expansion rivets (A) on left and right side of fan
shroud. Loosen hose clamp
(6) and remove hose from ex-
pansion tank.
Remove expansion tank: Remove expansion tanlc cap, vent plug
(A) and tank retain-
ing clips (arrows).
Lift expansion
tanlc upward and off lower retaining lugs.
Push shroud back to expose expansion tank vent line. Re-
move line.
Using 32 mm wrench
(BMW special tool 11 5 040) on fan
clutch nut (arrow), turn wrench in a clockwise direction
(working from front of car) while counterholding pulley with
BMW special tool 11 5 030. Spin fan off coolant pump.
NOTE-
The radiator cooling fan nut (32 mrn wrench) has left-hand
threads.
Disconnect electrical harnesses from
AUC (air quality) sen-
sor and coolant level sensor.

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Clutch
Use crankshaft pulley bolt to rotate engine in direction of ro-
tation until a full pulse tooth
(arrow) is centered in pulse sen-
sor opening.
Measure depth from pulse sensor mounting surface on trans-
mission to top of tooth.
Q Measure length (A) of pulse sensor from mounting surface to
end.
- Subtract length of pulse sensor (A) from distance to pulse
tooth from mounting area on transmission. This resulting
measurement is the pulse sensor air gap. Use shims avail-
able from
BMW to adjust air gap to specification.
Pulse air sensor gap
End of sensor to flywheel teeth 0.55 i-0.2 rnrn
(0.0217 i0.0079 in)
Transmission input shaft pilot bearing,
replacing
- Remove clutch as described earlier.
4 Remove pilot bearing from end of crankshaft using BMW
special tool 11 2 340 or equivalent puller.