BMW 528i 2001 E39 Workshop Manual
Manufacturer: BMW, Model Year: 2001, Model line: 528i, Model: BMW 528i 2001 E39Pages: 1002
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Cvlinder Head Removal  and Installation / 
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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-8" ." 
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. 
! 
I 
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
Insert bolts and hand  tighten.    
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Cylinder Head Removal and lnstallation 
I I 4 Install BMW special tool  11 7 380 
4 Install special tool  11 3 390 into special tool 11 7 380 and 
tighten tensioner 
(1 1 3 390)  to 0.7  Nm (6.3  in-lb) using spe- 
cial  tool  00 
9 250. 
NOTE- 
BMW special tool 00 9 250 is a flexible  shaft torque wrench. 
- Tighten sprocket retaining bolts in the following order: 
3 accessible bolts on left  exhaust camshaft 
- All bolts on right exhaust  camshaft 
3 accessible bolts on left  intake camshaft 
All bolts on right intake camshaft 
Tightening  torque 
Sprocitet bolts to camshaft  flange 15 Nm (11 ft-lb) 
- Remove camshaft and crankshaft locking tools  from engine. 
- Using crankshaft center bolt, turn  engine clockwise to access 
remaining sprocket retaining bolts  of left  cylinder head cam- 
shafts.  Tighten remaining  bolts. 
Tightening torque 
Sprocket  bolts 
to camshaft flange 15 Nm (11 ft-ib) 
- Remove BMW special tool 11 3 390  and 11 7 380 from  right 
cylinder  head. 
- Remove  used gasket from right timing chain  cover, clean 
gasket  surface. 
4 Install new gasket and  apply three Bond 1209 @sealant to 
joint  between cylinder head  and timing  cover 
(arrows).    
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Cylinder Head Removal and  Installation 1 
Replace sealing O-ring (arrow) in right  cylinder  head before 
installing upper  timing chain cover. 
4 Install oil supply  lines and mounting  nuts on both  heads (ar- 
rows). 
- Using a new gasket,  install upper timing chain  cover on right 
head and tighten  cover fasteners finger  tight. 
4 Remove right  cylinder head cover gasket  and install spacing 
tool 
(BMW 11 1  41 1) in  place  of gasket. 
- Install right cylinder head  cover fasteners and tighten  uni- 
formly  in 
'1, turn steps. 
Tightening torque  Cylinder  head cover fasteners 
10 Nm (7.5 ft-lb) 
- Tighten  right upper timing  cover retaining fasteners in two 
passes. 
I Tightening torque 
Upper  timing chain  cover 
10 Nm (7.5 ft-lb) 
- Reinstall primary timing chain  tensioner with new sealing 
washer. 
Tightening  torque 
Chain tensioner  to timing  cover 
65 Nm (48 ft-lb) 
- Remove  right cylinder  head cover  and remove  special spac- 
ingtooi 11 4411.    
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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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11 6 Cylinder Head and Valvetrain 
........................... General ............................ 1 16-2 Valves 116-56 
.................... Special Tools ........................ 11 6-2  Valves. leak test 11 6-56 
......... Valves.  removing  and installing 11 6-56 Cylinder Head ..................... .I1 6.5 ....................... Valve guides 11 6-57 
Valves.  leak test ...................... 11 6-6 
Valve stem oil seals .................. 11 6-58 ...... ..""""."""ll 6.6 Valveseats ........................ 116-59 Hydraulic lifters, checking and replacing .. .I1 6-7 Valve ....................... 6-60 . . 
Camshaft andLifter Removal 
and  Installation 
.................... 11 6-1 1 
Camshaft and lifter removal  and 
installation 
(M52 engine) ............. .I1 6.12 
Camshaft and lifter. removal and 
installation (M52 
TU and M54  engine) .... 11 6-1 9 
Double VANOS timing chain components 
. 11 6-28 
Camshaft  removal and installation 
(M62 engine) 
....................... 11 6-39    
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This group  covers  cylinder  head and  valvetrain service and 
repair.  Some of the  repair procedures described here  require 
that  the cylinder  head first be removed as  described in 
113 
Cylinder Head Removal and  Installation. 
NOTE-  For  timing  chain and 
VANOS repair  information, see 117 
Camshaft  Timing Chain. 
If  it is 
determined that the  cylinder  head will require signif- 
icant  reconditioning  work, a remanufactured  cylinder head 
may  be a good  alternative.  Remanufactured  cylinder 
heads are  available from an authorized 
BMW dealer. 
The  information  given in this  repair group is organized  ac- 
cording  to engine code. For engine application information, 
see 
I00 Engine-General. 
For specific repair  procedures, refer to the  appropriate  repair 
group: 
* 020 Maintenance 
100 Engine-General 
113 Cylinder  Head Removal and Installation 
117 Camshafi Timing  Chain 
= 170 Radiator  and Coo!ing System 
Special Tools 
Special BMW tools are required  for most cylinder  head ser- 
vice described in  this repair  group. Many  of these tools are ex- 
pensive  and only available through  an authorized 
BMW 
dealer. If the  special tools  are not available, have  the cylinder 
head  removed  and disassembled by  an authorized BMW 
dealer.  Be sure to  read each procedure thoroughly  before 
starting  a job to determine which special tools  and equipment 
will  be necessary. 
Most  of the  repairs to a cylinder  head require  precision 
rna- 
chine work  to specific tolerances.  This type of work should be 
performed  by an  authorized BMW  repairfacility or an  ASE 
certified machinist. 
71 Torque wrench with  flex shaft    
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1 16-3 
Cylinder Head and Valvetrain 
4 Cranltshaft loclting tool (Tool No. BMW  11 2 300) 
4 Camshaft loclting tools set (V-8, cyl. 1-4) 
(Tool No. 
BMW 11 2 440) 
4 Camshaft locking tools set (V-8, cyl. 5-8) 
(Tool  No. BMW 11 2 440) 
4 Camshaft loclting tools set (6-cylinder) 
1 (Tool No. BMW  11 3 240) 
4 Camshaft bearing cap tensioning  jig (6-cylinder) 
ITool NO.  BMW 11 3 260/27n    
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/cylinder Head and Valvetrain 
Secondary timing chain tensioner locking pin set (6-cylinder) 
- 4 Secondary timing chain tensioner locking pin  (V-8) 
(Tool  No. BMW 
11 3 310) 
4 Adjustable primary timing chain tensioner tool (V-8) 
(Tool  No. BMW 
11 3 390) 
4 Camshaft installation tool  (V-8) 
(Tool No. 
BMW 11 3 430) 
4 VANOS  compressed air fitting 
7 (Tool No. BMW 11 3 450) 
Adjustable primary timing chain tensioner tool (6-cylinder)  (Tool  No. BMW 
11 4 220)