timing BMW 545i 2004 E60 N62B44 Engine User Guide

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N62 Engine
Leakage Restraint System in the Water Pump
The water pump has a leakage restraint system for the functional leakage from the pump
shaft piston ring type seal. The coolant which escapes through the pump shaft sliding ring
seal usually accumulates and evaporates through a hold in the leakage chamber (evapora-
tion area).
If the sliding ring seal is faulty, the leakage chamber fills
completely with coolant. Sliding ring seal leakages can
be detected by monitoring the fluid level in the leakage
chamber (inspection hole).
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In the past, fully functional water pumps were often replaced because the functional
sliding ring seal leakage which is necessary for water pump operation resulted in evapora-
tion residues being left on the external walls of the water pump.
The leakage restraint system has the advantage in that the coolant escaping from the slid-
ing ring seal (normal, functional leakage) evaporates without a trace and cannot be mis-
takenly identified as a water pump defect during visual inspections.
Timing Chain Cover Lower Section
The waterpump mounts to the lower section to
channel coolant to the engine block.
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1. Impeller
2. Sliding Ring Seal
3. Leakage Chamber / Evaporation Space
4. Leakage Chamber Cover
5. Delivery from the sliding ring seal to the leakage chamber
6. Hub of pulley and viscous clutch
Timing Chain Cover Lower Section
1. Coolant to Engine
2. Rear Water Pump Housing in Lower Section
3. Mount for Drive Belt Tensioner Pulley
4. Crankshaft Radial Seal
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