BMW 530i 2000 E39 Workshop Manual
Manufacturer: BMW, Model Year: 2000, Model line: 530i, Model: BMW 530i 2000 E39Pages: 1002
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Camshaft Timing Chain1 
lnstall timing  chain and intake sprocket to intake camshaft  on 
right cylinder head.  While pressing  in on chain  tensioner rail, 
confirm  camshaft  flange bores (arrows)  are centered  in 
sprocket mounting slots. 
NOTE- 
Pressing in on rail  will remove slack  and reposition  sprockets. 
If 
necessarx remove  sproclets  and align  bores  centrally. 
lnstall  intake camshaft sensor gear with  notch upward  (ar- 
row)  at right cylinder  head. 
- Finger tighten  mounting screws. 
- lnstall remaining sprocket bolts to intake camshaft finger tight 
at  left cylinder  head. 
- Press timing  chain tensioning rail against timing chain. lnstall 
plastic wire 
tie, to  hold  rail against  chain. 
- lnstall lower timing  chain cover: 
Clean sealing surfaces and check sleeves  are properly 
seated. 
Apply a thin coat  of Three Bond 1209 
8 to  front  and back 
of new seal. Also  coat joints where block meets cylinder 
heads  and oil pan. 
Initially  hand tighten  bolts  in alternate  sequence  to firmly 
seat  cover. 
Tighten fasteners to final specification  in alternate 
sequence. 
Tightening torques  Lower  timing cover 
M6 bolts 10 Nrn (89 in-lb) 
M7 bolts  15 Nm (1 1 ft-lb) 
ME bolts 22 Nm (1 6 ft-lb) 
M10 bolts 47 Nm  (35 ft-lb) 
- Replace radial seal  in lower timing  chain cover, then reinstall 
crankshaft  hub, center bolt, and vibration  damper. See 
Crankshaft  oil seal,  replacing 
(M62 and M62 TU engines). 
- lnstall  oil pan with  new  gasket. See 119 Lubrication Sys- 
tem. 
- Lock crankshaft  in place with BMW special tool  11 2 300    
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/camshaft Timing  Chain 
4 Attach BMW special tool 11 7 380 to right side cylinder head. 
Install special tool 
11 3  390  and 00 9 250 into 11 7 380.  Tight- 
en  to 0.7  Nm  (0.5 ft-lb). 
4 Secure sprocket  to intake camshaft flange on  left cylinder 
head. 
Repeat  for intake sprocket  on right cylinder  head. 
Tightening torque  Sprocltet  to camshaft  flange 
15 Nm (1 1 ft-lb) 
- Remove BMW special tools 11 2 4441 4431  4411 445 from 
right cylinder  head. 
- Remove BMW special tools 11 2 4441443/421/446 from left 
cylinder  head. 
4 Install  oil lines on  left and right cylinder  head, 
Tightening torque 
Oil 
lines to  camshaft  bearing caps 6 Nm (4 ft-lb) 
- Relieve  load on BMW special tool 11 3 390  and remove along 
with special tool 
11 7 380. 
- Remove BMW special tool 11 2  300  from  bore at transmis- 
sion bellhousing  and release crankshaft.    
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Camshaft Timing Chain 
4 Replace primary  timing chain tensioner  oil supply  seal (ar- 
row) in right cylinder  head. 
- Install  right upper timing chain cover to engine: 
Remove  old gasket from 
left timing  cover. 
Clean  gasket groove  and install new gasket. 
Apply  Three  Bond 
1209Osealant to joint between cylinder 
head  and timing  cover. 
Fit  timing  cover into position  on engine  and install  lower in- 
side  cover retaining  bolt 
Timing  cover retaining bolts finger tight. 
4 Remove cylinder  head cover sealing gaskets from right cylin- 
der head  cover. Install 
BMW special tool  11 1 41 1 into gasltet 
groove  of cylinder  head cover. 
Install  right cylinder  head cover with 
BMW special tool  11 
1 41 1  to right cylinder head.  Fit cylinder  head cover  retain- 
ing  nuts  to cylinder  head cover studs  at cylinders 1 and 2 
(first  two cylinders  on right side cylinder bank). 
Tighten nuts  uniformly in 
'Il turn steps. 
NOTE- 
BMW special  tool 11 1 4 11 presses  upper timing cover to  cyl- 
inder  head  to aid 
in proper  sealing  of timing  chain cover to the 
cylinder  head gasket. 
Tightenlng torque 
Timing  case cover  to head  15 
Nm  (1 1 
It-lb) 
- Remove special tool  11 1 41  1 and install new gaskets to cyl- 
inder  head cover: 
Clean  gasltet groove and install new gasltet. 
Apply  Three Bond  1209 Osealant to  joint between cylinder 
head  and timing cover and  at half-moon shaped cut-outs. 
Tighten  cylinder  head cover  nuts. 
Tightenlng torque 
- 
Cylinder head  cover to head  15 Nm (1 1 ft-lb)    
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[camshaft Timina Chain 
< Remove cylinder  head cover  sealing  gaskets  from lefl cylin- 
der  head  cover.  Install 
BMW special tool  11 1 412 into gasket 
groove of  cylinder head  cover. 
Install  lefl cylinder  head cover.  Fit cylinder  head cover  re- 
taining nuts  to cylinder head cover studs  at cylinders 
5 and 
6 (first two cylinders  on left side cylinder  bank). 
Tighten nuts  uniformly in 
'I2 turn steps 
Tightening torque 
Timing  case cover  to head 
15 Nm (1 1 ft-lb) 
- Remove special tool 11 1 41 2  and install new gaskets to cyl- 
inder  head cover: 
Clean gasket groove  and install new gasket. 
Apply  Three Bond 
12098sealant tojoint between cylinder 
head  and timing  cover and  at half-moon  shaped cut-outs. 
Tighten cylinder head  cover nuts. 
Tightening torque  Cylinder  head cover  to head 
I5 Nm (1 1 ft-lb) 
- Remainder of installation is reverse  of removal, noting  the fol- 
lowing: 
Where  applicable  remove protective film from  gaskets. 
Use  new  gaskets  when mounting intake  manifold. Tighten 
nuts finger tight first,  then torque  to specification  in stages 
worlting diagonally from  center out. 
Ground straps  for ignition coil  harnesses are  at cylinders 
no. 
3 and  no. 7. See 120 Ignition  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. 
CAUTIOI\C 
To prevent damaging engine electrical  systems, be sure to in- 
stall  ail ground  wires previously  removed.    
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Camshaft Timing chain/ 
Camshaft timing, checking and adjusting 
(M62 engine) 
WARNING - 
Allow engine  to cool  before beginning  this procedure. 1 
- Working inside luggage compartment,  disconnect negative 
battery  cable. 
CAUTIOI\C 
Prior to disconnecting battery  cable, read the battery  discon- 
nection cautions given 
in 001 General Cautions  and 
Warninss. 
4 Removing plastic top  covers: 
Press  down on locking pins  (arrows) to release  locks. Lift 
intake manifold  cover straight  up to remove. 
Pry  out caps from  side covers. 
Remove fasteners from  beneath 
caDs. Lift off  covers. 
4 Remove air filter  housing and ducts: 
Disconnect  mass air  flow sensor and intake  air tempera- 
ture sensor electrical  harnesses 
(A and B). 
Remove air filter  housing mounting fastener  (arrow). 
Release  hose clamp  at intake air duct  on base of air filter 
housing. 
Loosen  intake hose clamp 
(C) and release hose  from 
mass  air flow sensor. 
Remove hose  at idle  air stabilizer. 
Release  hose clamp  at throttle body and remove hose. 
Remove upper air filter  housing with  mass air  flow sensor. 
- Unbolt left and  right  side cable ducts from fuel rail.    
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Camshaft Timing Chain LL. .- - - - I 
4 Remove left and right  side ignition  coils and spark plugs: 
- Disconnect  electrical harness connectors  at ignition  coils 
(A). 
Remove  left and  right  side ignition  coil mounting  fasteners 
and  coils. 
NOTE- 
Make note  of location  of ground  strap (arrow). 
Remove sparlc plugs. 
- Remove positive (+) terminal  cable from  left cylinder  head 
cover. 
- Unbolt cable ducts from fuel  rail  at left  and  right sides. 
Disconnect  fuel injector  electrical connectors from  injectors: 
Pry  corner  of wire 
loclc clip (arrow) to  release connector. 
Repeat for remaining injectors. 
* Lift off wiring ducts.    
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Camshaft Timing chain1 - -- - 
Using crankshaft  center bolt,  turn engine clockwise until 
number  one cylinder  (right head)  is in 
TDC overlap position, 
as  shown 
(arrows). 
NOTE- 
Number one  cylinder is at  valve  overlap when  both the intale 
and exhaust valves  are starting  to open. 
< Loosen accessible bolts (arrows) on  right exhaust and 
intake camshafts  (cylinders 
1-4) approximately 'I2 turn. 
NOTE- 
When  loosening  bolts on camshaft  sprocket, counterhold 
camshaft  using an 
27 mm open-end  wrench. If necessary. 
machine  wrench accordingly  to prevent  damage 
to head. 
Repeat for accessible bolts  of left exhaust and intake 
camshafts  (cylinders 
5-8). 
Using  crankshaft  center bolt, rotate engine one complete ro- 
tation  to 
TDC position. Lobes  of camshafts for right cylinder 
head  (cylinders 
1-4) should point  to each other (arrows). 
- Loosen  remaining  intake and exhaust camshaft sprocltet 
bolts approximately 
'I2 turn.    
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[camshaft Timina Chain Cylinders 
1-4 
11 2445 11 2 441 
502116429; 
Secure  right side camshafts in  TDC position  using special 
BMWtoolll 2445andll 2441. 
- If necessary,  turn camshaft with 27 mm wrench so  that spe- 
cial  tools  are squarely  seated on  cylinder head. 
- Fit BMW special tool 11 2 443 to 11 2 4411445. Secure 11 2 
443 
to cylinder  head with 11 2 444 installed  into spark  plug 
bore. 
I 
< Secure  right  side camshafts  in TDC position using  special 
Cylinders 5-8 BMW tool 11 2 442 and 11 2 446. 
- If necessary,  turn camshaft  so that special tools are squarely 
seated on  cylinder head. 
- Fit BMW special  tool 11 2 443 to 11 2 4421446. Secure 11 2 
443 
to cylinder  head with 11 2 444 installed into spark  plug 
bore. 
- Lock cranltshaft  in TDC  position  by inserting  BMW special 
tool 
11 3 200 through tool bore  at transmission  bellhousing. 
- Remove  primary timing chain tensioner  piston from right cyl- 
~nder head upper  timing cover. 
4 Attach  BMW special tool 11 3 390 into right cylinder  head in 
place  of primary  chain tensioner. 
Using BMW special tool 
00 9 250, tighten adjusting screw 
on 
11 3  390 to 0.7 Nm (6.3 in-lb). 
NOTE- 
BMW special  fool 00 9 250 is a flexible shaft torque  wrench.    
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Camshaft Timing chain/ 
- Tighten accessible sprocket retaining bolts  in the following 
order: 
Leit  exhaust  camshaft 
Right exhaust 
camshait 
Leit  intake  camshaft 
Right 
intalte camshait 
Tightening torque 
Sprocket  bolts to camshaft  flange 
15 Nm (1 1 ft-lb) 
- Remove BMW special tool 11 2 300 from  tool bore at bell- 
housing  and remove 
camshaft loclting tools from cylinder 
heads. 
Using crankshaft  center bolt, turn engine over clockwise  at 
least  one 
comolete rotation so that remainino camshaft 
sprocltet 
retaking bolts  are accessible. - 
- Tighten  remaining camshait sprocket retaining bolts 
Tightening torque  Sprocket  bolts to camshaft 
flange 15 Nm (I 1 It-lb) 
- Remove BMW special tool 11 3 390  from primary  timing 
chain  tensioner  bore and  reinstall  primary chain tensioner 
- Remainder  of installation  is reverse or removal, noting  the fol- 
lowing: 
Remove gasket  residue from cylinder  head sealing  sur- 
face. 
Apply  a thin  bead  of Three Bond 1209 
O sealing com- 
pound  to joints  at cylinder head cover  and timing case cov- 
er  and  at half-moon sections  at rear  of cylinder heads. 
Replace  cylinder head cover 
gaskets if necessary.    
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