radiator cap BMW 645Ci COUPE 2004 E63 N62B44 Engine Workshop Manual

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N62 Engine
Cooling System
Coolant Circuit - 14 Liter Coolant Capacity
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Cooling System (Circuit Flow)
1. Cylinder Head Bank 5-8 12. Radiator
2. Coolant Supply (heater core) 13. Radiator Partition (low temp section)
3. Water valve with electric water pump 14. Temperature Sensor
4. Cylinder Head Gasket 15. Water Pump
5. Coolant Supply Line 16. Radiator Return Flow
6. Cylinder Head Ventilation Lines 17. Radiator Ventilation Line
7. Hole (crankcase venting system) 18. Expansion Tank
8. Transmission oil lines 19. Thermostat
9. Oil/water heater exchanger for automatic transmission 20. Cylinder Head Bank 1-4
10. Thermostat for transmission oil heat exchanger 21. Vehicle Heater
11. Alternator Housing 22. Radiator (High Temperature Area)

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N62 Engine
Coolant Circuit
The coolant flow has been optimized allowing the engine to warm up as quickly as possi-
ble after a cold start as well as even and sufficient engine cooling while the engine is run-
ning. The cylinder heads are supplied with coolant in a cross-flow pattern. This ensures
more even temperature distribution to all cylinders. The cooling system ventilation has been
improved and is enhanced by using ventilation ports in the cylinder heads and in the radi-
ator. The air in the cooling system accumulates in the expansion tank. When a pressure of
2 bar is reached in the expansion tank, the air is bled out by the pressure relief valve in the
reservoir cap.
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The ventilation ports in the front of the cylinder heads provide quicker “self bleeding”
during a routine coolant exchange. The complex cooling system and the small ventilation
ports require that time should be allowed after the cooling system has been filled for the air
to escape.
Coolant flow in the Engine Block
The coolant flows from the water pump through the feed pipe (1) in the engine's V and to
the rear of the engine block. This area has a cast aluminum cover (see following illustration).
From the rear of the engine, the coolant flows to the external cylinder walls and from there
into the cylinder heads.
The coolant then flows from the cylinder heads into the engine block V and through the
return connection (3) to the thermostat housing. When the coolant is cold it flows from the
thermostat (closed) directly into the water pump and back to the engine (recirculating for
faster warm up).
When the engine reaches operating tempera-
ture (85 ºC-110 ºC), the thermostat opens the
entire cooling circuit to include the radiator.
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Engine Block Coolant Flow
1. Coolant from the water pump through the feed pipe
to the rear of the engine.
2. Coolant from the cylinder walls to the thermostat
housing.
3. Return connection to water pump/thermostat.

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N62 Engine
Cooling Radiator
The radiator is made from aluminum and is divided into a high-temperature section and a
low-temperature section by a partition wall (see coolant circuit diagram). The coolant first
flows into the high-temperature section and then back to the engine, cooled.
Some of the coolant flows through an opening in the radiator partition wall to the low-tem-
perature section where it is cooled further. The coolant then flows from the low-tempera-
ture section (when the ÖWT thermostat is open) into the oil/coolant heat exchanger.
Coolant Expansion Tank
The expansion tank is mounted on the right hand wheel housing (engine compartment).
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The expansion tank should never be filled above the Max marking. Excess coolant is
expelled by the pressure relief valve in the cap as it heats up. Avoid overfilling the expan-
sion tank because the cooling circuit design ensures very good “self bleeding”.
Cooling Components
1. Cooling Radiator 4. Engine oil/air heat exchanger connection
2. Expansion Tank (hot countries only)
3. Water Pump 5. Transmission oil/coolant heat exchanger

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N62 Engine
Oil Cooling (if equipped)
An oil cooler is used in hot countries. The oil cooler is located in front of the radiator above
the A/C condenser. The engine oil flows from the oil pump through a channel in the
crankcase to a connection on the generator support. The generator support has an oil ther-
mostat. A wax element in the oil thermostat continuously opens the inflow to the oil cooler
when the oil temperature is between 100 ºC to 130 ºC.
Some of the engine oil always flows past the oil thermostat and through the engine with-
out being cooled, even when the oil thermostat is fully open. This ensures a minimum
amount of oil is supplied when the cooler is faulty. A modified generator support, without
connections for the oil thermostat, is fitted to vehicles which do not have an oil cooler.
Technical Data - Lubrication System
The recommended oil is BMW High Performance 5W-30 Synthetic Oil
* P/N 07 51 0 017 866
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50-55 I/Min At Maximum Engine Speed (6500 rpm) and 20ºC