BMW X5 Owners & Service Manuals

BMW X5: Exhaust Gas Turbocharging

The turbocharger is driven by the engine's exhaust gases, i.e. exhaust gases under pressure are routed by the turbocharger turbine and in this way delivers the motive force to the compressor, which rotates on the same shaft.

It is here that the induction air is precompressed in such a way that a higher air mass is admitted into the engine's combustion chamber. In this way, it is possible to inject and combust a greater quantity of fuel, which increases the engine's power output and torque.

The turbine and the compressor can rotate at speeds of up to 200,000 RPM. The exhaust inlet temperature can reach a maximum of 1050ºC. Because of these high temperatures, the N54 engine's turbochargers are not only connected with the engine-oil system but also integrated in the engine-coolant circuit.

It is possible in conjunction with the N54 engine's electric coolant pump even after the engine has been switched off to dissipate the residual heat from the turbochargers and thus prevent the lube oil in the bearing housing from overheating.

Engine Service Information
Fig. 38: Identifying Exhaust Gas Turbocharging

  1. Compressor
  2. Cooling/Lubrication
  3. Turbine

Bi-turbocharging

Utmost importance is attached to turbocharger response in the N54 engine. A delayed response to the driver's command, i.e. the accelerator-pedal position, is not acceptable. The driver therefore must not experience any socalled "turbo lag".

This requirement is met in the N54 engine with two small turbochargers, which are connected in parallel.

Cylinders 1, 2 and 3 (bank 1) drive the first turbocharger (5) while cylinders 4, 5 and 6 (bank 2) drive the second (2).

The advantage of a small turbocharger lies in the fact that, as the turbocharger runs up to speed, the lower moment of inertia of the turbine causes fewer masses to be accelerated, and thus the compressor attains a higher boost pressure in a shorter amount of time.

Engine Service Information
Fig. 39: Identifying Turbocharging Components

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