11 34 715 Replacing all valve springs (N54): Notes

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Special tools required:

11 0 009
11 0 346
11 4 480
11 9 000
11 9 017

See ENGINE - SPECIAL TOOLS (N54, N63) .

IMPORTANT: Different valve stem diameters.
Mixing up the valve springs will result in damage to the engine.

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove cylinder head cover .
Remove cylinder head .
Remove exhaust camshaft
Remove inlet camshaft
Remove roller cam follower