compression ratio BMW 530i 1997 E39 Workshop Manual
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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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Ignition System 
Warnings and cautions 
The ignition system  produces dangerous  high voltage. In ad- 
dition  the sensitive electronic components  can be damaged 
if 
proper  precautions are  not adhered  to. 
WARNING- 
* Do  not touch  or disconnect  any cables from the coils while 
the  engine  is running  or being 
cranked by  the  starter. 
The  ignition  system produces high voltages  that can be 
fatal.  Avoid  contact  with exposed  terminals. Use ex- 
treme caution  when working on  a car with  the ignition 
switched  on or the engine running. 
- Connect and disconnect tlie DME  system wiring and 
test  equipment leads  only when the ignition is 
OFF: 
Before operating  the starter without starting  the engine 
(for  example when 
making a compression  test) always 
disable  the ignition. 
CA 
U TIOW- 
Do  not attempt  to disable  the ignition  by removing  the coils 
from  the spark plugs. 
Connect  or disconnect  ignition system wires, multiple 
wire  connectors,  and ignition test equipment  leads only 
while  the ignition is 
off Switch multimeter functions  or 
measurement ranges  only  with the test  probes  discon- 
nected. 
* Do not disconnect  the battery while the engine is run- 
ning. 
A  high impedance digital  multimeter should be used  for 
all  voltage  and resistance tests.  An LED test light 
should  be used  in place  of an incandescent-type test 
lamp. 
In  general,  make test connections only as specified  by 
BMW as described  in this  manual,  or as described  by 
the  instrument  manufacturer. 
Engine management 
BMW €39 engines use  an advanced  engine management 
system known as  Digital Motor Electronics  (DME). DME in- 
corporates on-board  diagnostics, fuel injection,  ignition and 
other  engine control functions.  DME variants are  listed in 
Table  a. Engine  management  systems. 
Second  generation On-Board Diagnostics 
(OED II) is incor- 
porated  into the engine  management  systems used on the 
cars  covered  by this manual. Use  a BMW-specific electronic 
scan  tool, or a "Generic" 
OED II scan  tool to access Diagnos- 
tic Trouble  Codes (DTCs).  DTCs can help  pinpoint  ignition 
ine  management problems.    
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120-7 
Ignition System 
Spark plug electrode  gap /Too small /TOO big 
Table 
b. Ignition  secondary voltage diagnostics 
Secondary 
voltage low 
Fuel air  mixture 
I I Too lean 
Secondary 
voltage high 
Spark plug electrode 
Worniburnt 
4 The  illustration shows normal scope trace of spark  at idle. 
1. Start  of ignition  voltage peak 
2 Level of ignition  voltage 
3. Level of combustion  voltage 
4. Period of combustion 
5. Combustion curve characteristics 
6. Start  of decay process 
7. Termination  oscillations 
Spark plug  electrode 
temperature 
Engine  compression 
Spark plug wires 
4 Short  combustion  period (indicates  large spark plug  gap). 
Too 
high 
Too 
low 
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Too low 
Too high 
Faulty 
4 Ignition spark  at idle  speed. 
A - Normal  ignition voltage peak (spark plug is good). 
B - Low  voltage peak is an  indication  of a closed plug  gap. 
C 
- High voltage peak indicates  an open  plug gap. 
< Long combustion  period (indicates  small spark plug gap). 
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< Ignition voltage peaks in response  to sudden  acceleration 
load: 
1. Normal ignition  pattern. Beginning  of dying out  pattern 
is  not  much higher than ignition  voltage peak. 
2. Beginning  of dying out pattern  considerably  higher  than 
ignition  voltage peak.  Fault  in injection  system: 
Lean  fuel mixture 
Defective  fuel injector 
Low compression  in cylinder 
-, :I 1- i :
Ignition firing  order 
Normal secondary  voltage patterns 
(4-cylinder  pattern shown). 
4 Each ignition coil is mounted  above the corresponding spark 
plug. 
- Number one  cylinder is located  at the  front  on 6-cylinder 
models. 
Number  one cylinder is located  at the right  (passenger side) 
front on 
V-8 models.  Cylinder firing  order is shown. 
Firing  order 
M52 - M52 TU - M54 6-cylinder 1-5-3-6-2-4 
M62 - M62 TU V-8 1-5-4-8-6-3-7-2    
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Driveshaft 
- Road test vehicle to check  for noise or  vibration 
CAUTION- 
Do not  reuse self-locking  nuts. These  nuts are designed  to 
be  used  only once. 
Avoid stressing  the flex-disc  when  torquing the bolts. 
Do this  by counterholding  the bolts  and turning  the nuts 
on  the  flange  side. 
Tightening torques 
Alunlinum driveshaft  to flex-disc 
- MI2 (use coated washers) 
90 Nm  (66 ft-lb) 
Driveshaft 
CV joint  to final  drive flange 
Mi0 (Tom bolt) 
70 Nm  (51 ft-lb) 
M8 (compression  nut)  32 Nm (24 ft-lb) 
Flex-disc  to transmission  flange or driveshaft 
MI0 (8.8  grade) 48 Nm (35 ft-lb) 
MI 0 (1  0.9  grade) 60 Nm  (44 ft-lb) 
- Mi2 (8.8  grade) 
81 Nm  (60 ft-lb) 
- MI2 (10.9 grade) I00 Nm  (74 ft-lb) 
MI4 140 Nm (103  ft-lb) 
Transmission 
crossmember 
to  transmission (ME) 21  Nm  (15 ft-lb) 
. to chassis (M10) 42  Nm  (30 ft-lb) 
NOTE- 
Boltgrade  is marked on the  bolt  head.  When replacing  bolts, 
only use bolts  of the  same  strength  and hardness  as the  orig- 
inals  installed. 
Flex-disc, replacing 
- Checlc flex-disc  between  front section  of driveshafl  and trans- 
mission output flange  for craclts, tears, missing pieces, or 
distortion.  Check for  worn bolt hole bores  in flange. 
- If flex-disc  needs replacement,  remove driveshafl as de- 
scribed  earlier. 
- Unbolt flex-disc  from driveshaft. 
NOTE- 
Removal andinstallation  of the  bolts  may be made  easier  by 
placing  a large  hose clamp around  the flex-disc, and tighten- 
ing the clamp slightly  to compress  the rubber.