BMW 530i 1997 E39 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: BMW, Model Year: 1997, Model line: 530i, Model: BMW 530i 1997 E39Pages: 1002
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Engine Removal and Installation 
M62 engine,  remove ASC throttle  body. 
Disconnect electrical harness from throttle position  sensor. 
- Disconnect ASC actuator cable (arrow). 
. Remove  mounting  fasteners  and remove  throttle body. 
On  front  of left  side  cylinder head, disconnect electrical har- 
ness connector 
(A), and  remove  and plug fuel tank vent valve 
vacuum  line 
(0). 
Raise car  and support in a  safe manner. 
CAUTION- 
Male sure the car is stable  and well supported  at aN times. 
Use a professional  automotive 
lifi orjackstands designed for 
I the ouroose. A floor jack is not  adequate  support. 
Working beneath car: 
- Remove  engine splash  shield. 
Remove  right and left heat  shield  from front suspension 
subframe. 
Working underneath engine  compartment, disconnect 
ground cable on right side  engine mount 
(arrow).    
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Engine Removal and Installation 
Working at right side  of transmission bellhousing, disconnect 
electrical harness connections  (arrows) from starter.  Re- 
move  starter retaining bolts  and remove starter from trans- 
mission  mount. 
M62 TU engine:  Disconnect electrical harness connector 
for  right oxygen sensor  from retaining clip and remove re- 
taining clip from transmission. 
- Working underneath engine compartment  at left side: 
Unclip positive battery cable  from oil pan. 
. Remove  alternator cooling  duct. 
4 M62 engine: Remove fastener  A and  plug connector B from 
alternator. 
- M62 TU engine:  Remove electrical harness connectors from 
front  of water  cooled  alternator. 
- Remove  exhaust system and  transmission. See 180 Ex- 
haust System  and 230 Manual Transmission  or 240 Auto- 
matic Transmission. 
- Working at front  of engine: 
Remove  upper and  lower hoses  from  radiator. 
D~sconnect expansion tank hose from  coolant pump. 
- Remove  belt-driven cooling  fan: 
Counterhold  fan with special tool 
11 5 050. 
Turn  fan mounting  nut (32 mm) clockwise  (left hand 
threads)  to loosen. 
Rotate  fan clockwise to  remove. 
Remove  cooling fan shroud: 
Disconnect electrical connectors from coolant  level sensor 
(B)  and  coolant temperature  sensor (C). 
. Remove  expansion  rivets (A) from each  side of shroud 
Remove  coolant hose 
(D). 
Slide fan shroud with  expansion tank  up. Remove radiator 
overflow tube from spout  of expansion  tank. Remove  radi- 
ator  fan shroud with  expansion tank. 
Remove  radiator. See 
170 Radiator  and Cooling  System.    
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Remove polyribbed A/C compressor  belt: 
Mark direction of  belt travel  if belts are  to be  reused. 
Loosen bolts 
(A). 
Turn  adjusting  lug (B) clocltwise to  release  belt tension. 
Working  beneath car, remove power steering pump and air 
conditioner compressor. Suspend from body using stiff  wire. 
Remove exhaust manifolds.  See 
180 Exhaust System. 
< lnstall engine  lifting device (BMW 11 0 000 or equivalent)  to 
front  and rear engine  supports and raise engine until it's 
weight is supported.  Detach engine mounts. 
a Watch carefully  for hoses and electrical wires  that might 
snag. 
- installation  is reverse  of removal: 
Replace all  gaskets, O-rings and seals. 
V-8 engine mounts  have two sets  of mounting holes. E39 
cars  use front  most  mounting holes. 
* On cars with automatic transmission,  use new O-rings  at 
ATF cooler  lines. 
Use  new alignment sleeves when  installing transmission. 
Be sure engine drive belts properly engage pulley  grooves. 
When  installing belt, preload tensioner to stop  (toward 
belt), then tighten tensioner  clamping  nut. 
lnstall  front  exhaust  pipes using new gasltets and copper 
paste  and new  mounting  hardware.  See 
180 Exhaust 
System. 
Change engine oil and  filter. Check  all other fluid  levels as 
described in 
020 Maintenance. 
Refill  and bleed cooling  system as described in 
170 Radi- 
ator  and Cooling  System. 
CAUTION- 
Do not interchange knoclc sensor harness  connectors. Seri- 
ous  engine damage  may result    
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Engine Removal and  Installation 
Tightening torques 
ATF cooler lines to radiator 
(use  new O-rings) 
MI8 cap nut  20 Nm (15 ft-lb) 
M22 cap nut 
22 
Nm (17 ft-lb 
Coolant drain  plug to cylinder 
blocic (M14) 25  Nm (18 ft-lb) 
Engine mount  to engine bracket  or 47 Nm (35 ft-lb) 
subframe (M10) 
Exhaust flange nuts (8 mm) 25 Nm (18 ff-ib) 
Radiator cooling  fan to coolant pump 40 Nm (30 ft-lb) 
(left-hand threads) 
Radiator drain screw  to radiator  2.5 Nm (22 in-lb) 
Wirino  to alternator 
(ME nut) 13  Nm  (9.5 ft-lb)    
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11 3 Cylinder Head 
Removal and Installation 
General ........................... .I 13-2 
Special tools ........................ .I 13-2 
Diagnostic Testing. ................ .I1 3-5 
Cylinder compression, checking ......... ,113-5 
Wet compression  test ................. .I1 3-7 
Cylinder leak-down  test. ................ 11 3-8 
Cylinder Head Removal and  Installation 
(M52 Engine) ...................... .I1 3-8 
Cylinder head,  removing, M52 engine .... ,113-8 
Cylinder head, installing, M52 engine ... ,113-17 
Cylinder Head Removal and  Installation 
(M52 TU and M54 Engines). ........ ,113-22 
Cylinder head, removing, M52 TU 
and 
M54 engines. ................... .I1 3-22 
Cylinder head, installing, M52 TU 
and 
M54 engine. .................... .I1 3-39 
Double VANOS Timing 
Chain Components 
................ 11 3-46 
Double VANOS timing chain  components, 
installing, 
M52 TU and M54 engines ..... 113-46 
Cylinder  Head Removal and Installation 
(M62 Engine). ..................... 11 3-56 
Intake manifold,  removal and installation, 
M62 engine. ........................ 11 3-66 
Left cylinder  head, removing, 
M62 engine. ........................ 11 3-61 
Left cylinder  head, installing, 
M62 engine. ........................ 11 3-66 
Right cylinder  head, removing, 
M62 engine ........................ 11 3-72 
Right cylinder  head,  installing, 
M62 engine ........................ 11 3-77    
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11 3-2 
Cylinder Head Removal and Installation 
This  group covers cylinder  head removal and installation as 
well as cylinder 
headlvalve diagnostic procedures. 
In the  procedures  in this repair  group, engines  are referred  to 
by engine code.  If necessary, see 
100 Engine-General  for 
engine  code and application  information. 
The  information  given in this  repair group assumes that  the 
engine  is installed  in the  engine bay.  On the 
6-cylinder en- 
gines,  the VANOS control  unit must  be removed  in orderto re- 
move  the cylinder  head from the engine block.  On 
M52TU 
and M54  engines, camshafts must  be removed  from the cylin- 
der  head before  the head  is removed. 
The  cylinder  head removal and installation procedures for  the 
M62 V-8 are also included, butthe proceduresforthe M62TU 
V-8  with VANOS  are not provided. 
For cylinder  head and valvetrain reconditioning information, 
see 
116 Cylinder  Head and Valvetrain. 
For specific repair  procedures, refer to the appropriate repair 
group: 
020 Maintenance 
116 Cylinder  Head and Valvetrain 
117 Camshaft  Timing Chain 
170 Radiator  and Cooling  System 
610 Component  locations 
NOTE- 
If a head gasket problem  is suspected, a compression test  or 
leak-down  test will usually detect  the fault  See Diagnostic 
Testing  later 
in this group. 
Special tools 
Special BMW service tools  are required  to properly remove 
and  install the  cylinder head on engines  covered  by this man- 
ual.  The  special tools  are used  to time  the valvetrain  to the 
crankshaft, and  to remove the  VANOS control unit,  the cam- 
shafts  and the 
Tom (El2) head  bolts. Read  the entire proce- 
dure through  before beginning  the job.    
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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation 
4 Rotary  angle torque  dial gauge 
(Tool  No. BMW 
11 2 250100 9 120) 
4 El2 Torx  socket  for cylinder  head bolts 
(Tool  No. 
BMW 11 2 250) 
4 Crankshaft loclting tool 
(Tool  No. 
BMW 11 2 300) 
4 Camshaft  locking tool  set, 6-cylinder 
/I (Tool No, BMW 11 3 240) 
< Timing chain  adjustable tension setup  tool,  6-cylinder 
(Tool  No. 
BMW 11 4 220) 
> 
Double  VANOS  adiustment date 
4 Secondary sprocket setup  tool for double  VANOS 
(Tool  No. BMW 
11 6 180)    
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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation 
4 Camshaft locking tools (cyl. 5-8), V-8 
112442 112446 (Tool No. BMW 11 2 44211 1 2 44611  1 2 44311  1 2 444) 
4 Camshaft loclting tools  (cyl.  1-4), V-8 
(Tool  No. BMW  11 2 44511 
1 2 44111  1 2 44311 1 2 444) 
4 Timing  chain adjustable tension setup  tool, V-8 
(Tool No. BMW  11 3 390) 
Secondary  timing chain  tensioner  loclting  pin, V-8 
(Tool  No. BMW  11 3 310) 
4 Hydraulic  lifter securing  plugs 
(Tool  No. BMW  11 3 250) 
< Camshaft  bearing cap  tensioner  (6-cylinder) 
for 
camshaft removal  and installation 
(Tool  No. BMW  11 
3 26011 1 3 270) 
4 Secondary  timing chain  tensioner loclt set 
(Tool No. BMW  11 3 29111  1 3 292)    
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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation I 
< Fuel line plugs 
(Tool No. 
BMW  13 5 281113  5 282) 
4 Fuel line removal tool  for quick-disconnect  fittings 
(Tool No. 
BMW 16  1 050) 
< Tensioning  bracket (V-8) 
(Tool No. BMW  11 7 380) 
Compressed air fitting  for testing  VANOS  operation 
((Tool  No. 
BMW  11 3 450) 
< Upper timing  cover installation tool set, V-8 
(Tool No. BMW  11 1 41 0) 
Cylinder compression, checking 
A compression gauge is  needed to make  a compression test. 
For accurate  test, the battery and starter must be  capable of 
cranking the engine at least 
300 rpm, and the  engine should 
be  at normal operating  temperature. 
NOTE- 
Performing a compression test  may cause  a fault to set  in the 
ECM  and may  illuminate the Malfunction 
Indicator Light 
(MIL).  The light  can only  be turned out  using either 
BMW 
special service scan tools  or an  equivalent aftermarket scan 
tool.  Disconnecting  the battery will not  erase the fault  memo- 
ry or turn out  the light.  See OBD On-Board Diagnostics.    
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Cylinder Head Removal  and Installation 
- Disable ignition system  by removing  DME main relay.  See 
610 Component Locations  for  relay location. 
WARNING- 
. The  ignition  system  produces  high voltages  that can be  fa- 
tal. Avoid  contact with exposed terminals  and use 
exfreme 
caution when working  on a car with the ignition switched on 
or the engine running. 
Do  not  touch  or disconnect  ignition 
components while 
the engine is running  or being cranked  by the starter. 
Failure  to remove  the DME main  relay or attempting  to 
disa- 
bie the fuel andignition systems  by other methods  may result 
in  damaoe  to the  enoine  control module 
(ECM). 
- - Remove  plastic cylinder  head cover(s) 
,,I . ,. .*,.,,&- - Remove  coil grounding  straps. 
I CAUTION- 
I nition system components. I 
- Remove  coils. 
- Remove spark  plugs from all cylinders. 
NOTE- 
Check  the spark  plugs for oil deposits that  may indicate poor 
cylinder  sealing,  then set  them  aside in order. Used spark 
plugs  should  be reinstalled in the same cylinder from  which 
they were removed. 
4 Install  compression  gauge  in first cylinder spark  plug hole, 
tight  enough  to form  a good  seal. 
- With parking brake  set, transmission  in PARK  or NEUTRAL, 
and  accelerator  pedal pressed  to floor, crank engine  with 
starter.  Record  highest value indicated  by gauge. 
NOTE- 
* The  compression  gauge reading should increase  with 
each  compression stroke  and reach  near its maximum 
reading in  about 
4-6 strokes. 
All  cylinders  should reach  maximum  compression in the 
same  number of 
strolces. If a cylinder  needs significantly 
more  strokes to  reach 
maximum compression, there  is a 
problem.