Cylinder head BMW 528i 1998 E39 Manual Online

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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation
- Remove adjustable timing chain tensioner tool from timing
case cover and install primary timing chain tensioner with
new sealing washer.
Tightening torque Chain tensioner cylinder to timing cover
65 Nm (48 ft-lb)
4 Install oil supply lines and mounting nuts (arrows) to both
heads.
Tightening torque
Oil supply line nuts 10 Nm (7.5 ft-lb)
- Remove old gasket from lefl timing cover, and clean gasket
surface.
4 Apply Three Bond 1209 8 sealant to joint between cylinder
head and timing cover (arrows).
Using a new gasket, install lefl timing cover with lower inner
fastener inserted in cover (arrow). Position cover in place
and tighten cover fasteners finger tight.
NOTE-
It is not possible to install lower inner fastener after cover is
in place.

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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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- 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
- Remove viscous clutch cooling fan. See 170 Radiator and
i Cooling System. i i I 4 Remove ignition coil fasteners and coils (noting location of
~ ground strap).
1
Remove sparlc plugs.
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Remove oil distribution tube fasteners and remove tubes
from both cylinder heads.
4 Using crankshaft center bolt, turn crankshaft cloclcwise until
number one cylinder (front cylinder right side) is in
TDC (ar-
rows).

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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation
4 Work at left side cylinder head loosen three accessible cam- shaft sprocket fasteners (arrows) on both intake and exhaust
camshafts approximately
'I2 turn.
Toprevent valve
topiston contact, counterholdcamshaft with
27 mm open-end wrench whenever loosening or tightening
camshaft sprocket fasteners. If
necessarq! grind outer side of
wrench jaws to prevent damaging cylinder head.
4 Rotate crankshaft one complete rotation to TDC overlap.
Right (passenger's side of engine) side camshaft lobes for
number one cylinder should be in overlap position as shown
(arrows).
4 Working at left cylinder head, loosen remaining sprocket fas-
teners (arrows) on both
intake and exhaust camshafts ap-
proximately
'I2 turn.

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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation I
4 Loosen and remove primary timing chain tensioner (arrow)
from right cylinder head.
Remove camshaft position sensor (arrow)
chain cover on right cylinder head.
Remove dip
stick tube support fastener. from
upper
Remove upper timing chain cover fasteners
(A) and
cover from right cylinder head. timing
remove

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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation
Remove fasteners from intake camshaft sprocket (arrows)
on right cylinder head.
- Remove primary timing chain sprocket and suspend timing
chain using mechanics wire to prevent chain from dropping
into lower housing.
Turn crankshaft counterclockwise until
45" mark on crank-
shaft is aligned with boss on front timing chain cover (arrow)
4 Loosen cylinder head bolts in sequence 1-10 as shown (ar-
rows) and discard used head bolts.
- Evaluate cylinder head. See 116 Cylinder head and val-
vetrain.

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Right cylinder head, installing, M62 engine
- Clean cylinder head and block sealing surfaces of gasket de-
bris, making sure no debris drops into coolant or oil passag-
es.
CA UTIOW-
To prevent valve to piston contact when tightening camshaft
sprocket fasteners, counterhold camshaft with
27 mm open-
end wrench. If
necessarq: grind outer side of wrench jaws to
prevent damaging cylinder head.
- Check cylinder head bolt holes and condition of threads. Re-
move debris and liquids from holes.
4 Check cylinder head locator sleeves (arrows) for damage
CAUTION-
lithe cylinder head has been machined, a special 0.3 rnm
(0.01 1 in.) thickergasket should be installed. The thickergas-
ket is available through an authorized BMW dealer and
should be marked
accordinglw
- Place new cylinder head gasket over locating sleeve on
block.
< The word "OBEN" or "TOP (arrow) printed on the gasket.
must face up.
CAUTION-
Male sure the crankshaft, which had been rotated approxi-
mately
45" opposite the direction of engine rotation from
TDC, is
stillin thatposition before installing the cylinder head.
All pistons must be out of
TDCposition to prevent valve/pis-
ton contact
- Install new cylinder head bolts and washers finger tight. Be
sure not to remove coating from bolts.
4 Tighten cylinder head bolts in correct sequence (1 -10) to
stage
1 torque values.

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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation
4 Using a torque angle gauge, tighten cylinder head bolts to
specified torque angle in stages
2 and 3.
Tiahtenina toraues - -.
Stage I 30 Nm (22 ft-lb)
Stage I1
Stage Ill
4 Using BMW special tool 11 3 430, or a 27 mm open-ended
wrench, rotate camshafts until marker bores (drilled holes)
point upwards
(arrows).
Do not damage cylinder head with wrench. If necessary.
grind outer side of wrench jaws to prevent damaging cylinder
head.
4 Install camshaft locking tool set (BMW special tool set 11 2
440) on right cylinder head. Fit tools on cyllnder heads with-
out gaps.
4 Install camshaft locking tool set (BMW special tool set 11 2
440) on left cylinder head. Fit tools on cylinder head without

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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation --
Using crankshaft center bolt, rotate engine clockwise from
the
45" before TDC up to TDC position (OIT aligns with cast-
ing mark on cylinder block).
< Lock crankshaft in TDC position with BMW special tool 11 3
200 (arrow).
NOTE-
Special tool boss located at the rear of upper engine oil pan.
- Working at right cylinder head (cylinder 5-8) fit primary
sprocltet and chain to camshaft flange.
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4 Press timing chain tensioner rail against timing chain (white
arrow) to check that fastener holes are centered in sprocket
slots (black arrows).
NOTE-
If necessary, remove sprocl Fit sensor gear with mark pointing up (arrow).
Insert bolts and hand tighten.