535xi valve cover job
02-29-2016, 06:21 AM
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535xi valve cover job
Hey all,
i studied this job pretty hard before i took it on and surprisingly little info out there..
The info i did find was not accurate for my application.
My car does not have valvetronic but the DIY i found did. perhaps the DIY was for n52 vs my n54?
Anyway, not bad of a job. Autozone had thin wall spark plug socket cheap it worked great.
I should have written up a DIY myself with some little tricks I found like removing vacuum reservoir next to coil wire harness, and removing bolts completely from fuel rail mount.
Also, I struggled to remove valve cover after all bolts were loose. I had to grab each bolt with a needle nose and kind of shake them even though bolt threads were completely backed out before it popped off.
My question now is what is the torque value? I have read in several areas its a torque turn method, and I have seen straight torque numbers posted as well. I know a BMW tech and will ask him and post here as well, just wondering why I'm struggling to find it. Maybe its just me...
i studied this job pretty hard before i took it on and surprisingly little info out there..
The info i did find was not accurate for my application.
My car does not have valvetronic but the DIY i found did. perhaps the DIY was for n52 vs my n54?
Anyway, not bad of a job. Autozone had thin wall spark plug socket cheap it worked great.
I should have written up a DIY myself with some little tricks I found like removing vacuum reservoir next to coil wire harness, and removing bolts completely from fuel rail mount.
Also, I struggled to remove valve cover after all bolts were loose. I had to grab each bolt with a needle nose and kind of shake them even though bolt threads were completely backed out before it popped off.
My question now is what is the torque value? I have read in several areas its a torque turn method, and I have seen straight torque numbers posted as well. I know a BMW tech and will ask him and post here as well, just wondering why I'm struggling to find it. Maybe its just me...
02-29-2016, 08:56 PM
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03-07-2016, 04:30 PM
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Hey all,
i studied this job pretty hard before i took it on and surprisingly little info out there..
The info i did find was not accurate for my application.
My car does not have valvetronic but the DIY i found did. perhaps the DIY was for n52 vs my n54?
Anyway, not bad of a job. Autozone had thin wall spark plug socket cheap it worked great.
I should have written up a DIY myself with some little tricks I found like removing vacuum reservoir next to coil wire harness, and removing bolts completely from fuel rail mount.
Also, I struggled to remove valve cover after all bolts were loose. I had to grab each bolt with a needle nose and kind of shake them even though bolt threads were completely backed out before it popped off.
My question now is what is the torque value? I have read in several areas its a torque turn method, and I have seen straight torque numbers posted as well. I know a BMW tech and will ask him and post here as well, just wondering why I'm struggling to find it. Maybe its just me...
i studied this job pretty hard before i took it on and surprisingly little info out there..
The info i did find was not accurate for my application.
My car does not have valvetronic but the DIY i found did. perhaps the DIY was for n52 vs my n54?
Anyway, not bad of a job. Autozone had thin wall spark plug socket cheap it worked great.
I should have written up a DIY myself with some little tricks I found like removing vacuum reservoir next to coil wire harness, and removing bolts completely from fuel rail mount.
Also, I struggled to remove valve cover after all bolts were loose. I had to grab each bolt with a needle nose and kind of shake them even though bolt threads were completely backed out before it popped off.
My question now is what is the torque value? I have read in several areas its a torque turn method, and I have seen straight torque numbers posted as well. I know a BMW tech and will ask him and post here as well, just wondering why I'm struggling to find it. Maybe its just me...
03-07-2016, 05:28 PM
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03-07-2016, 08:55 PM
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03-08-2016, 04:56 AM
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BMW techs do not replace bolts so I didn't either, just torqued to spec and let er buck! 😁
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