gas type BMW 745i 2004 E65 N62B44 Engine Workshop Manual

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• A 1.8 liter capacity front silencer has been fitted for each cylinder bank.
• A single 5.8 liter center silencer is fitted downstream of the two front silencers.
• The resonator type rear silencers have capacities of 12.6 and 16.6 liters.
Exhaust Gas Flap
The 12.6 liter rear silencer is fitted with an exhaust gas flap to keep noise to a minimum at
engine idle speed and low rpm. The exhaust gas flap is opened allowing additional flow
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• The engine speed is above 1,500 rpm
A vacuum-controlled diaphragm (actuator mounted on the silencer) opens and closes the
exhaust gas flap. The exhaust gas flap is closed with vacuum, and is sprung open by the
actuator (when vacuum is not present). The procedure is carried out using a solenoid valve
which is electrically controlled by the ECM.
Secondary Air System
Blowing additional air (secondary air) into the cylinder head exhaust ducts during the warm-
up phase results in a thermal secondary combustion which results in a reduction of the
non-combusted hydrocarbons (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO) in the exhaust gas. The
energy generated during this process heats up the catalytic converter faster during the
warm-up phase, and increases it’s conversion rate.
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Secondary Air System
1. Air Intake Duct
2. Air Cleaner housing with Intake Air Silencer
3. Intake Pipe with HFM (Hot-Film Air-Mass
Sensor)
4. Non-return Valves
5. Secondary Air Pump

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The cylinder head gasket is a multi-layer steel
gasket with a rubber coating. This type of gas-
ket has previously been used on other engines.
The B44 head gasket has a 6 mm hole in a flap
on the outlet side of the cylinder head gasket.
The cylinder head bolts for the N62 engine are
M10x160 necked-down “stretch” bolts.
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The lower part of the timing chain housing is
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Camshafts
The camshafts are made from chilled cast iron
and are hollowed to reduce weight. The cam-
shafts are weighted with counterbalances for
equalizing imbalances in the valve gear.
1. Camshaft sensor wheels (sintered metal)
2. Thrust bearing area with oil ducts for the
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Over the entire speed and load range, the gasoline engine needs a combustible fuel-air
mixture within the ideal ratio (Lambda = 1). The mixture quantity must be altered to vary the
speed and output. This variation is effected by the throttle valve. The mixture, which falls
within the narrow range of Lambda = 1, is formed outside the combustion chamber using
the fuel injection system (external mixture formation).
The mixture control is influenced by the throttle valve and is not optimal in all the different
load ranges. This is particularly true in the idle to part-load ranges, since the throttle valve
is only opened slightly in these ranges. The consequences are less than optimal cylinder
filling, torque and increased fuel consumption.
Technical measures were previously introduced; such as the optimization of air/fuel mixing,
improved valve overlap, introduction of DISA and the steady improvement of mixture con-
trol all depend on the throttle valve. This is where the new completely unique Valvetronic
design comes in.
The Valvetronic system simultaneously varies the valve opening time and the valve opening
lift between 0.3 mm and 9.85 mm, according to engine speed and load. This means that
the air/fuel mixture volume is controlled according to engine requirements. This type of mix-
ture and volume control makes the typical throttle valve control unnecessary.
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