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E 36 cylinder head removal M44 — BMW

E 36 cylinder head removal M44 on BMW: 66 steps, engines M44B19. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for BMW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

66 steps 1 engine code

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 1.9I, |, 318IS

  • Opens: engine oil
  • Timing position: the crankshaft or camshaft is set and locked during this job
  • Renewed: gasket use gasket glue

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

M44B19

📐 35 workshop diagrams for M44B19

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

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📋 Procedure

Preparation and removal

  1. Remove the air filter
  2. Remove the mass airflow meter
  3. Fit the special tools
  4. Fit the special tool
  5. Remove the cover
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  1. Turn the crankshaft slowly to TDC and lock it
  2. Inlet manifold removal
  3. Disconnect the dipstick tube support
  4. Disconnect the water hose
  5. Disconnect the connectors
  6. Loosen
  7. Drain the engine oil
  8. Loosen the chain guide
  9. Turn the engine anti-clockwise
  10. Loosen the cylinder head bolts
  11. Remove the cylinder head

Installation and checks

  1. Refit the chain guide(s)
  2. Refit the chain
  3. Refit the sensor wheel
  4. Refit the empty tensioner
  5. Tighten the chain wheels
  6. Renew the gasket
  7. Use gasket glue:
  8. Fit the special tools
  9. Compress the tensioner
  10. Remove the special tool carefully
  11. Check/renew the seal
  12. Align the camshaft timing marks
  13. Refit the valve cover
  14. Fit the special tool
  15. Refit all other parts in the reverse order of removal
Workshop diagrams

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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.

The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.

Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.