Here I am toying around with the bottom end of my m54b30 engine.
In the sump of the m54 there's a deflector plate that shields the crankshaft from the oil in the sump.
This plate is held in with 9 bolts (8 M8 bolts, 1 M6 bolt).
Does anyone know the torque settings on those bolts?
I obviously have a copy of TIS but I cant find any info on these bolts, and also not the bolts that hold the oil strainer on that deflector plate.
I'm talking about bolts 22 and 23 in following diagram:
http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E85/Europe/Z4_3.0i-M54/L-N/mar2004/browse/engine/engine_block_mounting_parts/#pos_23
They're 8.8 grade M8 and M6 bolts so I can make a pretty good educated guess to the torque settings but I find it strange that TIS has no info on these (or at least none that I can find, but maybe I'm looking with my nose...)
TIS is in general pretty vague on the M54 oil pump assy, not linking to the torque setting tables in their repairsheets for this part of the engine.
(with the oil strainer bolt (to deflector shield) they are bolt 10 in this diagram: http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E85/Europe/Z4_3.0i-M54/L-N/mar2004/browse/engine/lubrication_system_oil_pump_with_drive/)
The M8 bolts are also part of triangular brackets that secure/strenghten the crankshaft bearingcaps to the block so they do have some importance.
In the sump of the m54 there's a deflector plate that shields the crankshaft from the oil in the sump.
This plate is held in with 9 bolts (8 M8 bolts, 1 M6 bolt).
Does anyone know the torque settings on those bolts?
I obviously have a copy of TIS but I cant find any info on these bolts, and also not the bolts that hold the oil strainer on that deflector plate.
I'm talking about bolts 22 and 23 in following diagram:
http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E85/Europe/Z4_3.0i-M54/L-N/mar2004/browse/engine/engine_block_mounting_parts/#pos_23
They're 8.8 grade M8 and M6 bolts so I can make a pretty good educated guess to the torque settings but I find it strange that TIS has no info on these (or at least none that I can find, but maybe I'm looking with my nose...)
TIS is in general pretty vague on the M54 oil pump assy, not linking to the torque setting tables in their repairsheets for this part of the engine.
(with the oil strainer bolt (to deflector shield) they are bolt 10 in this diagram: http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E85/Europe/Z4_3.0i-M54/L-N/mar2004/browse/engine/lubrication_system_oil_pump_with_drive/)
The M8 bolts are also part of triangular brackets that secure/strenghten the crankshaft bearingcaps to the block so they do have some importance.
