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Engine - Repair Instructions (M42): Overview BMW 3 series E36

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11 00 ... General information on valve timing work: (M42)

Attention must be paid to the following if work had been carried out on the cylinder head, for which the camshaft was removed

The bucket tappets expand without loading from the camshaft and require some time following installation to compress again. For this reason, fast assembly could cause "closed" valves to still be open and have contact with the pistons.

The following waiting times are necessary between installing of the camshaft and mounting the cylinder head.

Room temperature (20° C)4 min.
10°C ... 20°C11 min.
0°C ... 10°C30 min.

ROOM TEMPERATURE SPECIFICATION

Working on valve train with mounted cylinder head

Turn engine approx. 45° opposite the engine direction of rotation on the central bolt.

In this way none of the pistons will be in TDC.

Install camshaft in such a way that peaks of cams for cylinder No. 1 point to each other. Keep to the above mentioned waiting times. Turn engine from the 45° before the TDC setting in the direction of rotation to the TDC setting and mount the timing chain.

A description of disassembling and repairing engine are provided in chronological sequence on the following pages. The list of contents is provided to help take up work again after an interruption or to more easily find a certain point. They only describe direct removal and installation, and do not contain full details of procedures.

Engine identification

Drive in engine numbers at marked surface with impact tool.

M47 / M47TU / M47T2

Scheme 66

Scheme 66: Engine identification

M57 / M57TU / M57T2

Scheme 67

Scheme 67

M67 / M67TU

Scheme 68

Scheme 68

N47 / N47S

Scheme 69

Scheme 69

M52 / M52TU

Scheme 70

Scheme 70

M54

Scheme 71

Scheme 71

M56

Scheme 72

Scheme 72

N40 / N45 / N45T / N43

Scheme 73

Scheme 73

N42 / N46 / N46T

Scheme 74

Scheme 74

N51 / N52 / N52K / N53 / N54

Scheme 75

Scheme 75

N62

Scheme 76

Scheme 76

N73

Scheme 77

Scheme 77

S54

Scheme 78

Scheme 78

S85 / S65

Scheme 79

Scheme 79

W10 / W11

Scheme 80

Scheme 80

W17

Scheme 81

Scheme 81

Assemble engine.

Attention must be paid to the following if work had been carried out on the cylinder head, for which the camshaft was removed

The bucket tappets expand without loading from the camshaft and require some time following installation to compress again. For this reason, fast assembly could cause "closed" valves to still be open and have contact with the pistons.

The following waiting times are necessary between installing of the camshaft and mounting the cylinder head.

Room temperature (20°C)4 min.
10°C ... 20°C11 min.
0°C ... 10°C30 min.

ROOM TEMPERATURE SPECIFICATION

Working on valve train with mounted cylinder head

Turn engine approx. 45° opposite the engine direction of rotation on the central bolt.

In this way none of the pistons will be in TDC.

Install camshaft in such a way that peaks of cams for cylinder No. 1 point to each other. Keep to the above mentioned waiting times. Turn engine from the 45° before the TDC setting in the direction of rotation to the TDC setting and mount the timing chain.

A description of disassembling and repairing engine are provided in chronological sequence on the following pages. The list of contents is provided to help take up work again after an interruption or to more easily find a certain point. They only describe direct removal and installation, and do not contain full details of procedures.

Attention must be paid to the following if work had been carried out on the cylinder head, for which the camshaft was removed

The bucket tappets expand without loading from the camshaft and require some time following installation to compress again. For this reason, fast assembly could cause "closed" valves to still be open and have contact with the pistons.

The following waiting times are necessary between installing of the camshaft and mounting the cylinder head.

Room temperature (20°C)4 min.
10°C ... 20°C11 min.
0°C ... 10°C30 min.

ROOM TEMPERATURE SPECIFICATION

Working on valve train with mounted cylinder head

Turn engine approx. 45° opposite the engine direction of rotation on the central bolt.

In this way none of the pistons will be in TDC.

Install camshaft in such a way that peaks of cams for cylinder No. 1 point to each other. Keep to the above mentioned waiting times. Turn engine from the 45° before the TDC setting in the direction of rotation to the TDC setting and mount the timing chain.

A description of disassembling and repairing engine are provided in chronological sequence on the following pages. The list of contents is provided to help take up work again after an interruption or to more easily find a certain point. They only describe direct removal and installation, and do not contain full details of procedures.

Attention must be paid to the following if work had been carried out on the cylinder head, for which the camshaft was removed

The bucket tappets expand without loading from the camshaft and require some time following installation to compress again. For this reason, fast assembly could cause "closed" valves to still be open and have contact with the pistons.

The following waiting times are necessary between installing of the camshaft and mounting the cylinder head.

Room temperature (20°C)4 min.
10°C ... 20°C11 min.
0°C ... 10°C30 min.

ROOM TEMPERATURE SPECIFICATION

Working on valve train with mounted cylinder head

Turn engine approx. 45° opposite the engine direction of rotation on the central bolt.

In this way none of the pistons will be in TDC.

Install camshaft in such a way that peaks of cams for cylinder No. 1 point to each other. Keep to the above mentioned waiting times. Turn engine from the 45° before the TDC setting in the direction of rotation to the TDC setting and mount the timing chain.

A description of disassembling and repairing engine are provided in chronological sequence on the following pages. The list of contents is provided to help take up work again after an interruption or to more easily find a certain point. They only describe direct removal and installation, and do not contain full details of procedures.