Clock BMW 540i 1999 E39 User Guide

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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation
< Using BMW special tool 11 3 430, or a 27 mm open-ended
wrench, rotate camshafts to cylinder 1
TDC position (until
markings point upwards).
I I < Install camshaft locltina tool set (BMW soecial tool set 11 2
440) on right cylinder head (cylinders 1-4). Fit on cylinde~
head without gaps.
Install
camshaft locking tool set (BMW special tool set 11 2
440) on left cylinder head (cylinder head 5-8). Fit on cylinder
head without gaps.
4 Using crankshaft center bolt, rotate engine clockwise from
the
45" mark to TDC position (OIT aligns with casting mark
on cylinder block).

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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation
4 Lock crankshaft in TDC position with BMW special tool 11 3
200 (arrow).
NOTE-
Boss for special tool 11 3 200 located at rear of engine oil
pan.
4 Working at left cylinder head (driver's side) fit primary sprock-
et and chain to camshaft flange, centering threaded bores.
Insert bolts (arrows) and hand tighten.
?-I I 4 Install BMW special tool 11 3 390 into right timing case cover.
NOTE-
BMW special tool 00 9 250 is a flexible shaft torque wrench.
I - Tighten sprocket retaining bolts in the following order:
All bolts on left cylinder head exhaust camshaft
3 accessible bolts on right cylinder head exhaust camshaft
All bolts on left cylinder head
intake camshaft
3 accessible bolts on right cylinder head intake camshaft r"".."..7n
Tightening torques
Sprocltet bolts to camshait 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 right cylinder head cam-
shafts. Tighten remaining bolts.
Tightening torques Sprocket bolts to camshaft flange 15 Nm
(11 ft-lb)

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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation
Remove fasteners from intake camshaft sprocket (arrows)
on right cylinder head.
- Remove primary timing chain sprocket and suspend timing
chain using mechanics wire to prevent chain from dropping
into lower housing.
Turn crankshaft counterclockwise until
45" mark on crank-
shaft is aligned with boss on front timing chain cover (arrow)
4 Loosen cylinder head bolts in sequence 1-10 as shown (ar-
rows) and discard used head bolts.
- Evaluate cylinder head. See 116 Cylinder head and val-
vetrain.

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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.
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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 Fit sensor gear with mark pointing up (arrow).
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 and valvetrain1
Hydraulic lifters, checking and replacing
Self-adjusting hydraulic lifters (A) keep the valve clearances
within a limited working range. Hydraulic lifters are sealed
units and require no maintenance. Section view of camshaft
(6) and valve with conical valve spring (C) shown.
Under some circumstances, such as a cold start, the cam fol-
lowers may emit noise. Hydraulic lifter noise is usually a
high-
pitched tapping or chattering noise. In most instances, this is
considered normal as long as the noise goes away in a few
minutes (maximum
20 minutes). If the noise does not go
away, either the lifter is faulty or the oil pressure to the lifter is
low. Hydraulic lifter replacement requires that the camshaft
first be removed.
NOTE-
Before checking hydraulic lifters, male sure engine oil is
fresh and at the proper level.
Sticky lifters can be the result of
sludge build up in the cylinder head and lifters.
- Run engine until it reaches normal operating temperature.
Shut off engine.
- Working inside luggage compartment, disconnect negative
battery cable.
CAUTION-
Prior to disconnecting battery cable, read the baltery dls-
connection cautions given In 001 General Cautions and
Warnings.
Disconnecting the battery may erase fault
code(s)
stored in control module memory Check for fault codes
4 Remove left and right interior ventilation duct (left side
shown):
Release plastic locking tab
(A) or release loclting tabs on
top of duct (later models).
Rotate duct counterclockwise to
unloclt from bulithead and
remove (arrow).

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Cylinder Head and Valvetrain
< Remove oil baffle cover from above intake camshaft(s)
- Rotate engine at crankshaft vibration damper center bolt in
normal direction of rotation (clockwise) until camshaft lobe of
lifter to be tested points away from the lifter, allowing valve to
be completely closed.
Use a plastic or wooden stick to press down on top of lifter
with approximately 3.5 Nm
(2.25 ft-ib) of force.
If the lifter collapses slightly as though spring loaded, air
may be trapped in the lifter.
NOTE-
Air trapped in hydraulic lifters may result from oil foaming (air
being drawn
in by the oil pump). This may be caused by a
faulty oil pump control valve O-ring; leaking oil pump pickup
gaslcet; or by oil starvation to pump.
Press down on top of lifter for
10 to 15 seconds uslng approx-
lmately 6 to 9 Nm (4.5 to 6.75 ft-lb) of force.
If anv clearance is created between the lifter and the
cam-
shafi lobe, the check valve in the lifter is not closing. Re-
place lifter.
- To replace a hydraulic lifter, remove appropriate camshaft.
Refer to camshaft removal procedures given in Camshaft
and lifter removal and installation.
Once camshaft is removed, withdraw faulty
lifter(s) and re-
place with new
lifter(s). Inspect lifter bores for wear and scor-
ing at arrows.
- Reinstall camshafts. See Camshaft and lifter removal and
installation.

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Cylinder Head and Valvetrain
4 Remove primary timing chain tensioner plug (arrow) and pri-
mary tensioner.
CAUTION-
Primary timinq chain tensioner is under sarina aressure.
4 Remove primary timing chain sprocket and timing chain from
exhaust camshaft.
- Remove crankshaft locking tool (BMW 11 2 300) from
flywheel (installed during
VANOS removal).
Lift timing chain (holding under tension) and rotate engine
counterclockwise 30" from
TDC.
- Suspend timing chain with mechanic's wire

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I Cylinder Head and Valvetrain - I
4 Lift primary chain and hold under tension, rotate engine
against direction of rotation (counterclockwise) approximate-
ly 30".
To prevent damaging valves while
worlcing on camshafts, no
aistons should be in the TDC position.
- Remove BMW special tool set 1 I 3 240 from rear of cylinder
head.
Remove retaining nuts (arrows) and bearing cap
1 of intake
camshaft.
Intake camshaft bearing cap
1 is centered with adapter
sleeves. To avoid camshaft damage, it must be removed be-
fore anv other caos.
4 Fit BMW special tools 11 3 260 (A) and 11 3 270 (B) to cylin-
der head and screw long bolts (aiiows) into spark plug
threads. Tensioners will align with the bearing caps on the in-
take camshaft.
CA UTION--
Do not over torque bolts into spark plug holes. 1
4 Turn eccentric shaft of special tool to pretension intake carn-
shaft bearing caps. Remove nuts on remaining bearing caps.
- Slowly release tension on eccentric shaft and remove BMW
special tools. Remove bearing caps and set aside in order.
Remove camshaft and store safely.
CA U TIOW-
Camshaft bearing caps must be installed in their original lo-
cations.

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Cylinder Head and Valvetrain .-
4 While maintaining tension on timing chain, rotate crankshaft
at vibration dampener from
30" before TDC in direction of ro-
tation (clockwise) until number
1 cylinder is at TDC position
with line between the OIT mark (arrow) on front pulley
aligned with boss on lower timing chain cover.
4 Secure crankshaft in TDC position with BMW special tool
11 2 300 (arrow).
Slide impulse wheel on intake camshaft, aligning boss with
raised portion on camshaft (arrow).
Fit thrust spacer
(A) to intalte camshaft and tighten down with
threaded locating studs (arrows). Place longer threaded por-
tion of studs into camshaft.
Tightening torque
Impulse wheel studs to intake camshaft (M7)
20 Nm (15 ft-lb)