1994 BMW 325i Cam position sensor

Camshaft
position
(CMP)
sensor,

replacing
(6-cylinder
engine)

1
.
Remove
plastic
cover
from
above
fuel
injectors
.

2
.
Disconnect
harness
connector
from
VANOS
solenoid

and
unscrew
solenoid
from
VANOS
control
unit
.
Re-



"
Clean
contactsurface
on
engine
block
before
fnstall

move
oil
supply
line
from
VANOS
control
unit
.
See
117



ing
knock
sensors
.

Camshaft
Timing
Chain
.

3
.
Remove
camshaft
position
(CMP)
sensor
from
left
frontof

cylinder
head,
next
to
top
of
oil
filter
housing
.



"
Knock
sensor
to
cylinder
block
....
20
Nm
(15
ft
.
lbs
.)

4
.
Disconnect
CMP
sensor
harnessfrom
under
intake

manifold
.

5
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Use
a
new
O-ring

when
installing
sensor
.
Be
sure
wiring
is
rerouted
in

same
orientation
.

Tightening
Torques

"
CMP
sensor
to
cylinder
head
....
.
.
..
5
Nm
(3
.5
ft-Ib)

"
VANOS
oil
supply
pipe
to

VANOS
control
unit
...........
.
..
32
Nm
(24
ft-Ib)

"
VANOS
solenoid
to
VANOS

control
unit
...
.
.................
30
Nm
(22
ft-Ib)

Knock
sensors,
replacing

Knock
sensors
are
usedon
engines
with
Bosch
DME
M1
.7,

Bosch
DME
M3
.3
.1,
Bosch
DME
M5
.2,
and
Siemens
MS
41
.1

engine
management
systems
.
The
knocksensors
are
bolted
to
the
left
sideof
the
cylinder
block
and
monitor
the
combus-

tion
chamber
for
engine-damaging
knock
.
If
engine
knock
is

detected,
the
ignition
point
is
retarded
accordingly
via
the
en-

gine
control
module
.

CA
UTION-

"
Label
knock
sensorharness
connectors
before

disconnecting
them
.
The
connectors
must
not
be

interchanged
.
Engine
damage
may
result
if
the
sensors
are
monitoring
the
wrong
cytinders
.

"
Note
the
installed
angle
of
the
knock
sensoron
the

block
before
removing
it
.
Reinstall
the
sensor
in

the
same
position
.
Be
sure
to
usea
torque
wrench

when
tightening
the
sensormounting
bola

NOTE
-

"
On
M52
engines,
a
single
harness
connects
the
twosensors
to
the
main
harness
connector
.
The
shorter
cable
lead
fs
for
the
knock
sensor
for
cytinders
4,
5,
and
6
.

Tightening
Torque

IGNITION
SYSTEM



120-
7

0012730

Fig
.
12
.
Knock
sensor
mounting
bolt
on
front
left
side
of
cylinder

block
.

NOTE-

Knock
sensor
function
Is
monitoredby
the
On-Board
Diagnostic
system
.
If
a
knock
sensor
is
detected
to
be
faulty,
an
appropriatediagnostic
trouble
code
(DTC)
may
be
stored
in
memory
.
See
100
Engine-General
for
information
on
retrieving
DTCs
.

On
6-cylinder
engines,
the
knock
sensors
are
accessible
af-
ter
removing
the
intake
manifold
.
On
4-cylinder
engines,
the

upper
section
of
the
intake
manifold
should
be
removed
to
ac-

cess
the
sensors
.
See
Fig
.
12
.
NOTE-

Intakemanifold
removal
and
installation
procedures
are



"
Cylinder
no
.
1is
at
the
front
of
the
engine
.

covered
in
113
Cylinder
HeadRemoval
and
Installation
.

Ignition
Firing
Order

Ignition
Firing
Order

"
4-cylinder
engines
.....
..
...
.
..........
.1-3-4-2

"
6-cylinder
engines
...........
..
.
.
..
..
1-5-3-6-2-4

IGNITION
SYSTEM
SCHEMATICS

Fig
.
13
through
Fig
.
17
show
ignition
system
schematics

usedon
the
enginescoveredby
this
manual
.

IGNITION
SYSTEM
SCHEMATICS

120-8



IGNITION
SYSTEM

1



1
.0
GN



1
.0
Gl
.0
GN
I



Ign
coil



1
.0
GN
.

Tti



%ti



r,



_%ti
_



_
ice_
I



25



52
5524



51



54



56
I



Power
input



power
input

t



U



Engine
Control
Module
(Bosch
DME
Ml
.7)



II



Powerinput
Mainrelaycontrol
I
15
42



43



16442868
67



34
6
26



27
1
-----



__
V



_



--



_

~
8K



.35
BK
.35
13,1
1



.35
YE



1



.35
BK35
VE
.35

3



cyl
.1

1

11

E

S
2

1
.0
BR

2
.5
BR

Ign
.
coil
cyl
.
3



II

Ign
.
coil



Ign
.
coil
3



cyI
.
2



1
Y
_
Y
2



k
3



cyl
.
4

IGNITION
SYSTEM
SCHEMATICS

Battery
voltage
in
run
or
start
(
vía
ignition
switchterminal
15)



WIRING
COLOR
CODE
4
.0
GN

1
.0
BR'V
.

Camshaft
Knock
Sensor
Knock
Sensor



Position
(cyl
.1-2)
(cyl
.3-4)



Sensor

Fig
.
13
.
Bosch
DME
M1
.7
ignition
system
circuit
for
M42
engine
.

Ground
(RH
rearof
engine
compartment,
rear
of
shock
tower)

N[INS

Crankshaftlrpm
Position
Sensor

Battery
voltage
in
run
or
start
(vía
main
relay
terminal
87)

Ground
(RH
rearof
engine
compartment,
rearof
shock
tower)

5GN

BK
-
BLACK
BR
"
BROWN
RD
-
RED
YL-
YELLOW
GN
-
GREEN
BL
-
BLUE
VI
-
VIOLET
GY
-
GREY
WT
-
WHITE
PK
-
PINK

Warning
:
Lethal
voltagepresent

Battery
voltage
at
all
times
to
Main
relay
(terminal
85)

'Y
Y

---------------------

0013087

^1
.5WT
^1
.5RD
^1
.5YL
^1
.5BL
r



--__



____-



__-_



___-_



-___-_____--__--



-____-___



____-
i
26
g
5022
23



54



5

I



Power
input



power
input
I



Engine
Control
Module
(Bosch
DME
M5
.2)



I
I



grounds



I
P
owerinput



Main
relay
control



I
70
40



71



21



2078



34
55
626



27
----------------------
-
---------
-
--
-
------------
-
-----------
.,



v
1
1
.1



v
`
1
35BK



35BK

2
(



1Y



¡3



194

Knock
Sensor
Knock
Sensor
(cyl
.1-2)
(cyl
.3-4)

Frommain
relay
terminal
87
(battery
voltage
in
run
or
start

Battery
voltage
in
run
or
start
(
via
ignition
switch



Warnin
terminal
15)



Lethal
óltage



WIRING
present



COLOR
CODE
2
.5
GN



'

1
.0
YL



/
1
.0
BL



/
1
.0
RDNJT

.35
BK
/



/
.35
BK

Camshaft
Position
Sensor
-_

Fig
.
14
.
Bosch
DME
M5
.2
ignition
system
circuit
for
M44
engine
.

Ground
(RH
rear
of
engine
compartment,
rearof
shock
tower)

Crankshaftirpm
Position
Sensor

IGNITION
SYSTEM



120-9

Batteryvoltage



Battery
voltage
in
run
or
start



in
run
or
start
(via
main
relay



(
via
ignition
switch
terminal
87)



terminal
15)

BK
-
BLACX
BR
-
BROWN
RD
-
RED
YL
-
YELLOW
GN
-
GREEN
BL
-
BLUE
VI
-
VIOLET
GY
-
GREY
WT
-
WHITE
PK
-
PINK

Battery
voltage
at
all
times
to
Main
relay
(terminal
85)

Ground
(RH
rear
of
engine
compartment,
rearof
shock
tower)



0012721

lGNITION
SYSTEM
SCHEMATlCS

120-10



IGNITION
SYSTEM

Ground
(rear
of
engine
compartment,
rear
of
passenger
side
shock
tower)

.!
BK

Camshaft
Position
Sensor

IGNITION
SYSTEM
SCHEMATICS

Batteryvoltage
in
run
or
start
(
via
ignition
switch
terminal
15)

---------------------------------------------------------
55



S5154
i

power
input



Power
input



1
DME
Control
Module(Bosch
DME
M3
.1)

Ground
-
(RHrear
of
enginecompartment,
rearof
passenger
side
shock
tower)

Fig
.
15
.
Bosch
DME
M3
.1
usedon1992
M50
engines(without
VANOS)
.

.EBK

Crankshaftlrpm
Position
Sensor

5GN

1.0
RD

Ground
(RH
rearof
enginecompartment,
rear
of
passenger
side
shock
tower)

WIRING
COLOR
CODE

BK
-
BLACK
BR
-
BROWN
RD
-
RED
YL
-
YELLOWGN
-
GREEN
BL
-
BLUE
VI-
VIOLET
GY
"
GREY
WT
"
WHITE
PK
-
PINK

Batteryvoltage
in
run
or
start
(
via
main
relay
Battery
voltage



terminal
87)
in
run
or
start
(via
ignition
switch
terminal
15)

11508

1
grounds



Main
rela
control
P
ower
Input



Y



I
-
34
---"--
6
26
27
1

Battery
voltage
at
all
times
to
Main
relay
(terminal
85)

RER

Knock
Sensor
Knock
Sensor
(cyl
.1-3)
(cyl
.4-6)

Batteryvoltage



IMIRING
in
run
or
start



COLORCODE
(
via
ignition
switch
termina¡
15)



BK



BLAOK
BR
BROWN
RD
-
RED
YL
-
YELLOW
GN
"
GREEN
EL
-
BLUF
VI
-
VIOLET
GY
-
GREY
WT
-
WHITE
PK
-
PINK
4
.0
GN

l1/1j\
I'1
/~/1r1



l\r1

1
55



so



si



52



23



25



24



56



54
1
Power
input



Power
input



III



O
Engine
Control
Module
(Bosch
DMEM13
.1)



II



grounds



P
ower
input



Main
relaY
control
I
70
__
_
71



69



17



28



43



16



-34---"-6



26



27
____________________________________________

From
main
relaterminal
87
(battery
voltage
in
run
or
start

.5
YL

Camshaft
Position
Sensor

Ground
(RH
rearof
enginecompartment,
rear
of
shock
tower)

.5
BK

Crankshaft/rpm
Position
Sensor

Fig
.
16
.
Bosch
DME
M33
.1
ignition
system
círcuit
for
1993-1995
M50
engines
with
VANOS
.

IGNITION
SYSTEM



120-11

Ground
=
(RH
rear
of
engine
compartment,
back
sideof
shock
tower)

Batteryvoltage



Battery
voltage
in
run
or
start



in
run
or
start
(
via
ignition
switch



(
via
main
relay
terminal
15)



terminal
87)

1
.0
RD

11506a

.5
BR

Batteryvoltage
at
all
times
to
Main
relay
(terminal
85)

IGNITION
SYSTEM
SCHEMATICS

120-12



IGNITION
SYSTEM

Warning
.
Lethal
voltagepresent

Battery
voltage
in
run
or
start
(via
ignitíon
switch
terminal
15)

I
t

IGNITION
SYSTEM
SCHEMATICS

Battery
voltage
in
run
or
start
(
via
ignition
switchterminal
15)



WIRING
COLOR
CODE

Knock
Sensor
Knock
Sensor



Crankshaftlrpm



Camshaft
(cyl
.
1-3)



(cyl
.
4-6)



Position
Sensor



Position
-
-
Sensor
-

Fig
.
17
.
Siemens
MS
41
.1
ignition
systemusedon1996
and
later
6-cylinder
engines
.

1.0
BR

PQ

1
.08~1
.0BKIRD



/1
.0BK/YL



'10BK/BL



'1
.03KIGN



10BKNI
4
1D

BK
-
BLACK
BR
-
BROWN
RD
-
RED
YL
-
YELLOW
GN
-
GREEN
BL
-
BLUE
VI-
VIOLET
GY
-
GREY
WT
-
WHITE
PK
-
PINK

Batteryvoltage
in
run
or
start
(via
main
relay
terminal
87)

!1



rl
1.0
B~



^
1.0
BK/RD



^
1.0
BKIYL



^
1
.0
BK/BL



n
1.0
BK/GN



n
1
.0
BKIVI



%~
r
-------
--------------_____________----_______-_-____
49



29



1



30



2



31



3



8754
1
power
input



Power
input



I
1



Engine
Control
Module
(Siemens
MS
41
.1)



1
1



grounds



1
n
1



Powerinput
Mainrelaycontrol
1
1-
57

___
58



_
59
_
__
63
_



38



83



48



40



64



43



65



41



28



32



34



4



26



73



1
-



-----------
-
_-----
-
------
_
------
-
------
-
---



-

.5Y1-



.5BKY.5GNY.5BRY
Y



.35BKY
1
Y



Y



.35BKY/Y35YY
75
.18R/
.5YL-1
1'
.

Batteryvoltage
at
all
times
to
Main
relay
(terminal
85)

Ground



v
(RH
rear
of
engine



Z
compartment,
rear



=
of
shock
tower)



Ground
(RH
rear
of
enginecompartment,
rearof
shock
tower)



0012731

130-24



FUEL
INJECTION

Jo
'0

o_A

í1
RELAY

..
.
.

CAMSHAFT
POSITION
SENSOR

'
.
~'



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:UhI~IIUH~W~`bY~7~d~t~II7

.
.
.
,

1111111
~ilf

ASC

TERMINAL
15

MEMORY
POWER

CRANKSHAFT
POSITION
qtcMSENSOR

THROTTLE
POSITION

ENGINE
COOLANT
TEMP

FUELTANK
PRESSURE
SENSOR

S-EML
S-MSR

S-ASC

VEHICLE
SPEED

LOW
FUEL
LEVEL

A/C
SWITCH
ON
(AC)
E36
IHKA



COMPRESSOR
"ON"
SIGNAL
(KO)

INDIVIDUAL
SERIAL
NUMBER

SIEMENS
MS
41
.
1
COMPONENT
REPLACEMENT

FUEL
PUMP
RELAY
CONTROL
AUX
GROUND
P

MAIN
GROUND
AC
COMPRESSOR
RELAY
CONTROL



~®

SECONDARY
AIR
INJECTION
AIR
PUMP
RELAY
CONTROL
-
M

PRE
CAT



POST
CAT
m
nXYGEN
SENSOR

ys
U
~
4



,
HEATING

FUELINJECTOR
CONTROL
(

MS
41
.1



(

MS

PURGE
CONTROL
VALVE



//



PURGE
'
CANISTERSHUT-OFF
VALVE

ECM
RELAY
CONTROL

IGNITION
COILS
CONTROL

1
ASC

o
ayi

THROTTLE
POTENTIOMETER
POWER

,

al
;
..
i

r71a
.

"a
fn7111,
/



r

Fig
.
36
.
Siemens
MS
41
.1
OBD
II
engine
management
system
usedon
M52
engine
.
Bosch
M5
.2
systemusedon
M44
engine
is
similar
.

130-
2
8



FUEL
INJECTION

Tableh
.
ECM
Pin
Assignment-Bosch
DME
M1
.7

Pin
Signal
Componenttfunction



Signal

1



Output



Fuel
pump
relay
control



Fuel
pump
relay,
terminal
85

2



Not
used

3



Output



Cyl
.
2
and
cyl
.
4
fuel
injection
valve
control



Cyl
.
2
and
cyl
.
4
fuel
injection
valves
4



Not
used

5



Not
used

6



Ground



Ground,
fuel
injection
valveoutputstages



Ground
point

7



Not
used

8



Output



"Check
engine"
indicator
control



Instrument
cluster

9



Not
used

10



Not
used

11



Output



DKV
potentiometer
signal



Transmission
control
module
(EGS)

12



Input



Throttleposition
sensor



Throttleposition
Signal

13



Not
used

14



Input



Volume
air
flow
sensor



Volume
air
flow
sensor
(signal
ground)

15



Input



Cyl
.
1-2
knock
sensor



Cyl
.
1-2
knock
sensor

16



Input



Camshaft
position
sensor
(cylinder
identification)



Camshaft
position
sensor
(cylinder
identification)

17



Output



ti
measurement
signal
(fuel
consumption)



Instrument
cluster

18



Output



Intakeair
resonance
changeover
valve
(DISA)



Intake
air
resonance
changeover
valve
19



-



Not
used

20



Not
used

21



Not
used

22



Not
used

23



Not
used

24



Output



Cyl
.
3
ignition
coil
control



Cyl
.
3
ignition
coil

25



Output



Cyl
.
1
ignition
coil
control



Cyl
.
1
ignition
coil

26



Input



Battery
voltage



B
+junction
point

27



Output



Engine
control
module
relay
control



Engine
control
module
relay,
terminal
85
28



Ground



Ground
for
electronics
and
shielding
of
sensors



Ground
point

29



Output



Idle
speed
control
valve
control



Idle
speed
control
valve

30



Not
used

31



Not
used

32



Output



Cyl
.
1
and
cyl
.
3
fuel
injection
valve
control



Cyl
.
1
and
cyl
.
3
fuel
injection
valves

33



Not
used
34



Ground



Ground,
output
stages
(except
for
ignition
and
fuel



Ground
point
injection
valves)

35



Not
used

36



Output



Evaporative
emissionvalve
control



Evaporative
emission
valve

37



Output



Oxygen
sensor
heater
control



Oxygen
sensor
relay,
terminal
85
38



Not
used
39



Not
used
40



I
Not
used

41



I
Input



,
Volume
Air
Flow
sensor



Volume
air
flow
sensor
(voltage
varies
with
engine
load)

42



1
Input



1
Cyl
.
3-4
knock
sensor



1
Cyl
.
3-4
knock
sensor

43



Ground



Ground
for
sensors



Engine
coolant
temperature
sensor,
cyl
.
1-2
knock
sensor,
cyl
.
3-4
knock
sensor,
and
throttle
position
sensor

44



1
Input



1
Camshaft
position
sensor
(cylinder
identification)



1
Camshaft
position
sensor
(cylinder
identification)

ECM
PIN
ASSIGNMENTS