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11 33 050 Removing and installing or replacing all rocker arms (N54)

Special tools required: 

IMPORTANT: Rocker arms (1) are divided into bearing categories.
The tolerance classes are identified in numbers from 1 to 6.
Already used rocker arms (1) may only be reused in the same position.
Classification is not required on the N54 engine. All numbers from 1 to 6 can be optionally installed as a replacement.

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

Detach roller cam followers (1) from hydraulic valve clearance compensating element and remove.

Set down roller cam followers in tidy and orderly fashion; if necessary, set down in special tool 11 4 480 .

Fig 1: Identifying Roller Cam Follower
G04751167Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Installation note: 

Before installing exhaust and inlet camshafts, make sure roller cam followers are correctly seated.

Remove hydraulic valve clearance compensating element in direction of arrow.

Fig 2: Removing Hydraulic Valve Clearance Compensating Element
G04751204Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Installation note: 

If the hydraulic valve clearance compensating elements are reused, they must be placed together with the roller cam followers in neat order if necessary in special tool 11 4 480 .

Assemble engine.