Installing Cylinder Head - BMW K 1200 LT 1999 Repair Manual

Installing cylinder head

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Note:
Remove the bucket tappets before installing the cy-
linder head. Make a note of which bucket tappets
belong to which valves.
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Clean the cylinder head bolts and the threads in
the engine block.
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Clean the sealing faces and check for surface
irregularities and damage.
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Caution:
When installing a new cylinder head, check the
sealing faces and make sure they are free of burrs,
paying particular attention to the vicinity of the half-
moon; deburr if necessary.
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Set the piston in cylinder 1 to approx. 90° before
top dead centre (cylinder 1 = at timing end of en-
gine).
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Clean the cylinder head bolts and the threads in
the engine block.
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Note:
The bolts must screw easily into their tapped bores
without the assistance of tools: chase the threads if
necessary.
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Place the cylinder head gasket in position; make
sure that no holes or passages are obstructed.
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Place the cylinder head in position, noting the lo-
cating sleeves.
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Oil bolts (1) and washers (2) and screw them in
as far as possible.
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Check that the engine block and cylinder head
gasket are correctly aligned; if necessary use a
whetstone to remove protruding edges of the
gasket.
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Tighten the cylinder head bolts in the correct se-
quence as shown to 20 Nm.
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Install angle-of-rotation gauge,
BMW No. 11 2 500, with two Torx inserts T 50,
BMW No. 00 2 630.
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Tighten the cylinder head bolts in the correct se-
quence as shown through a further 90°.
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Install the bucket tappets.
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Install the camshafts.
......................................................... See below
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Install the temperature sensor.
....................................................See Group 61
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Tightening torque:
Cylinder head bolts
Initial tightening ............................................ 20 Nm
Wrench angle .................................................... 90°
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Bearing caps, camshaft ............................... 10 Nm
Temperature sensor ..................................... 30 Nm
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