engine BMW 540i 1998 E39 Owners Manual

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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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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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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.