bolt BMW 528i 1999 E39 Repair Manual
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I Cylinder Head and Valvetrain
4 Remove sensor gear (arrow).
Remove secondary timing chain tensioner retaining bolts
(arrows) and remove tensioner.
Remove timing chain guide
reta~ning bolts (arrows) and
remove guide.
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Cylinder Head and Valvetrain
< Remove cylinder head cover retaining studs (arrows) from
center and rear of cylinder head.
< Remove spark plugs and install BMW special tool 11 3 260
(A) and 11 3 270 (6) to cylinder head. Tighten tool retaining
bolts in spark plug bores. Do not overtighten bolts.
Tightening
torque
BMW special tool 11 3 260 I1 1 3 270 to 23 Nm (17 It-lb)
cylinder head
- Remove intake camshaft bearing cap for cylinder number 1.
CA UTIOG
Intake camshaft bearing cap 1 is centered with adapter
sleeves. To avoid
can~sllaft daniage, it must be removed bs-
fore any other caps.
Turn eccentric shaft on special tool until pressure is applied
to camshaft bearing caps.
- Remove remaining bearing cap mounting nuts
- Slowly release pressure on camshaft bearing caps by turning
eccentric shaft. Remove bearing caps and camshaft. Repeat
procedure on remaining camshaft.
CAUTION-
Camshaft bearing caps must be reinstalled in their original lo-
cations.
NOTE-
The camshaft bearing caps are coded with a letter anda
number. For example,
'XI" is the first exhaust camshaft
bearing cap at the front of the engine, and
"El "is the intalce
camshaft bearing cap at the front of the engine.
0 The camshafts are stamped with a code letter - "E" for the
intake side and 'MA" for the exhaust side.
0 "E is for Einlap, (German for intake) and 'XA"is for Auspuff,
(German for exhaust).
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Cylinder Head and Valvetrain
4 Install camshaft carriers with hydraulic lifters into cylinder
head. Note marks on carriers:
(E) for intake side and (A) for
exhaust side.
4 Center camshaft carrier on pins (arrows) at bearing posi-
tions
2 and 7.
4 Install camshafts with number 1 cylinder camshaft lobes fac-
ing each other (arrows).
CAUTION-
A minimum waiting time is required for the hydraulic lifters to
'bleed down" after installing the camshafts into the cylinder
head, before bringing the pistons to TDC. When the cam-
shafts are removed, the hydraulic
lifers can expand. This ex-
pansion can cause increased valve lift when the camshafts
are bolted down, possibly resulting in piston interference.
Camshaft Installation waiting
times
68" F (20" C) or above 4 minutes
50-68' F (1 0-20°C) 11 minutes
32-50" F (0-1 0" C) 30 minutes
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Cylinder Head and Valvetrain
Remove secondary chain tensioner mounting bolts (arrows)
and remove tensioner with locking tool in place.
Remove primary chain sprocket mounting studs
(arrows) on
exhaust camshaft.
NOTE-
Counterhold camshafts when loosening.
Lifl primary chain sprocket off exhaust camshaft. Remove
sprocket from chain.
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4 Lift primary chain and hold under tension, rotate engine
against direction of rotation (counterclockwise) approximate-
ly 30".
To prevent damaging valves while
worlcing on camshafts, no
aistons should be in the TDC position.
- Remove BMW special tool set 1 I 3 240 from rear of cylinder
head.
Remove retaining nuts (arrows) and bearing cap
1 of intake
camshaft.
Intake camshaft bearing cap
1 is centered with adapter
sleeves. To avoid camshaft damage, it must be removed be-
fore anv other caos.
4 Fit BMW special tools 11 3 260 (A) and 11 3 270 (B) to cylin-
der head and screw long bolts (aiiows) into spark plug
threads. Tensioners will align with the bearing caps on the in-
take camshaft.
CA UTION--
Do not over torque bolts into spark plug holes. 1
4 Turn eccentric shaft of special tool to pretension intake carn-
shaft bearing caps. Remove nuts on remaining bearing caps.
- Slowly release tension on eccentric shaft and remove BMW
special tools. Remove bearing caps and set aside in order.
Remove camshaft and store safely.
CA U TIOW-
Camshaft bearing caps must be installed in their original lo-
cations.
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Cylinder Head and Valvetrain
4 Rotate camshafts so that intalte and exhaust lobes for cylin-
der
1 face each other (arrows).
CAUJION-
A minimum waiting time is required for the hydraulic lifters to
'bleed down"after installing the camshafts into the cylinder
head, before bringing the piston to TDC. When the camshafts
are removed, the hydraulic lifters can expand. This expan-
sion can cause increased valve lift when the camshafts are
bolted down, possibly resulting in piston interference.
Place bearing caps on cams, but do not install retaining nuts.
4 Fit BMW special tool 11 3 260 (A) and 11 3 270 (B) to cylinder
head over
intalte camshaft and screw long bolts (arrows)
into spark plug threads.
CA UTION-
Do not overtighten bolts into spark plug holes.
< Turn eccentric shaft of special tool to pretension bearing
caps. Install and torque nuts on intake camshaft bearing
caps.
Tightening torque Camshaft bearing cap
to cylinder head (M7) 14 Nm (10 it-ib)
- Release tension on eccentric shaft and remove BMW special
tools
11 3 2601270.
- Repeat procedure for exhaust camshaft.
NOTE-
Observe waiting time for lifter bleed down before continuing
with camshaff installation.
Crankshaft
I valve timing waiting times
68°F (20°C) and higher 5 minutes
50-6S°F(10-20°C) 15 minutes
32-50DF(O-10°C) 30 minutes
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4 Insert sprocket mounting bolts (arrows) on exhaust side
carnshaft assembly.
Initially tighten to approx.
5 Nrn (44 in-lb) and then back off
by half a turn.
4 Fit thrust spacer (A) on exhaust
camshaft.
4 Install spring plate (A) to exhaust camshaft. Make sure that
(F) mark is visible.
NOTE-
If F marlc is no longer visible, install spring plate as shown in
inset.
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4 Using crankshaft center bolt, rotate engine clockwise one
complete rotation until the first cylinder is at TDC.
4 Confirm TDC position. Lobes of camshafts for cylinder head
1-4 (passengers side) should point up (arrows).
4 Remove timing chain tensioner (arrow) from right side upper
timing chain cover.
- Remove secondary air injection pipes in front of upper timing
chain covers.
- Remove left and right coolant hoses from coolant pump
housing.
- Detach dipsticlc tube from upper right timing cover,
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Cylinder Head and valvetrain1
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.