BMW 5 Series Owners & Service Manuals

BMW 5 Series: Valve gear

VANOS

Valve gear

  1. VANOS B58 engine
  2. VANOS B58TU engine

Following the changeover from a two-part chain drive to a single-part chain drive, the camshaft sprockets on the VANOS now need 46 teeth instead of the previous 36 teeth. To compensate for the additional weight of the larger camshaft sprockets, the adjuster was designed to be shorter and more compact.

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    A new development for the B58TU engine is the split cooling. A cooling concept which is used the N63 TU2. The split cooling function uses the electric split cooling valve, eSCV, to enable on-demand

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    Concept The emergency wheel and any related components can be temporarily removed to enlarge the cargo area. Removing the emergency wheel and the storage compartments 1. Remove the cargo floor panel. To do this, pull the cargo floor panel upward directly behind the rear backrests. 2. Open the ratch

     Selector lever positions

    Drive mode D Selector lever position for normal vehicle operation. All gears for forward travel are activated automatically. R is reverse Engage selector lever position R only when the vehicle is stationary. Neutral N The vehicle may be pushed or roll without power, for instance in vehicle washes

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