
Starter,
removing
and
installing
(6-cylinder
engine
with
automatic
transmission)
The
starter
on
a
6-cylinder
car
with
automatic
transmission
ís
removed
from
above
.
It
is
necessary
to
remove
the
íntake
manifold
and
disconnect
a
number
of
electrical
harness
con-
nectors
.
1
.
Disconnect
negative
(-)
battery
cable
.
2
.
Remove
air
plenum
from
rear
of
engine
compartment
.
See640
Heating
and
Air
Conditioning
.
3
.
Remove
top
enginecovers
.
See
Fig
.
9
.
Fig
.
9
.
Remove
top
engine
cover
by
prying
out
plugs
and
removing
nuts
(A)
.
Make
sure
rubber
insulators
(B)
on
either
sideof
large
cover
do
not
fall
off
during
cover
removal
.
4
.
Remove
ignition
coil
harness
connectors
.
Remove
ground
connection
at
front
of
cylinder
head
.
5
.
Remove
two
retaining
bolts
and
lift
off
fuel
injector
har-
ness
connector
strip
.
Carefully
fold
away
all
harnesses
toward
right
side
of
engine
compartment
and
place
at
base
of
windshield
.
See
Fig
.
10
.
6
.
Remove
intake
manifold
.
See
113
Cylinder
Head
Re-
moval
and
Installation
.
7
.
Disconnect
wiring
from
starter
.
BATTERY,
STARTER,
ALTERNATOR
121-
9
Fig
.
10
.
Fuel
injection
harness
(A)
and
ignition
coíl
harness
connectors
(B)
being
lifted
off
engine
to
be
placed
at
base
ofwindshield
.
M50
engine
shown
.
Other
6-cylinder
engines
are
similar
.
8
.
Loosen
and
remove
bolts
and
nuts
fastening
starter
to
transmission
bell
housing
and/or
engine
block
.
Remove
starter
support
bracket
.
Fig
.
11
.
Starter
wiring
terminals
and
support
bracket(arrow)
.
Intake
manifold
has
been
removed
.
STARTER
SERVICE

130-
1
2
FUEL
INJECTION
Fig
.
14
.
Voitmeter
connected
across
fuel
injector
connector
with
en-
gine
running
.
M50
engine
shown
.
2
.
If
no
signal
is
present,
check
for
b+
power
to
injectors
.
There
should
be
battery
voltage
(+)
at
red/whitewire
of
each
injector
connector
with
the
ignition
key
on
.
If
volt-
age
is
not
present,
check
main
relay
output
.
Injector
b+
power
comes
from
main
relay
(terminal
87)
.
NOTE-
If
there
is
positive
(+)
batteryvoltage
at
injectors
but
there
was
no
pulsedresponse
at
voltmeter,
check
the
wire(s)
from
the
ECM
to
the
injectors
.
If
no
wiring
faults
can
be
found,
the
pulsed
ground
signal
from
the
control
module
may
be
missing
.
Check
the
outputs
from
the
ECM
.
Fuel
rail
and
injectors,
replacing
1
.
Disconnect
negative
(-)
battery
cable
.
CAUTION-
Prior
to
disconnectiog
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
tront
of
this
manual
on
page
viii
.
2
.
M42
and
M50/S50US
engines
:
Working
at
end
offuel
rail,
disconnect
small
vacuum
hose
from
fuel
pressure
regulator
.
3
.
M50/S50US
engines
:
Remove
two
nuts
from
injector
duct
.
Carefully
pry
injector
wiring
duct
off
ínjectors
.
See
Fig
.
15
.
4
.
On
4-cylinder
cars,
remove
upper
intake
manifold
to
ac-
cess
the
fuel-rail
and
injectors
.
See
113
Cylinder
Head
Removal
and
Installation
.
FUELDELIVERYTESTS
Fig
.
15
.
Injector
wiring
harness
duct
being
removed
from
M50
engine
.
NOTE
-
Late-model
M42
and
all
M44
fuel
injectors
are
afr-
shrouded
.
See
Fig
.
16
.
When
removing
the
fuel
rail
it
is
necessary
to
remove
the
air
shroud
feeder
hose
from
the
intake
manifold
ducting
.
Fig
.
16
.
Cutaway
view
of
fuelinjector
usedon
M42
or
M44
engine
.
5
.
Disconnect
fuel
supply
line
and
fuel
retum
line
from
fuel
rail
ends
.
WARNING
-
"
Clamp
off
the
fuel
lines
and
then
wrapa
clean
shop
towei
around
the
lines
before
removing
them
.
Residual
fuel
pressure
is
present
in
the
lines
.
"
Fuel
will
be
discharged
.
Do
not
disconnect
any
wires
that
could
cause
electrical
sparks
.
Do
not
smoke
or
worknear
heaters
or
other
fire
hazards
.
Keepan
approved
fire
extinguisher
handy
.

NOTE-
NOTE-
"
The
Ole
speed
control
valve
signal
can
be
checked
The
intake
manifold
is
held
in
place
with
7
nuts
from
using
a
duty
cycle
meter
(or
dwellmeter)
.
Connect
the
above
and
2
support
bracket
bolts
from
undemeath
.
On
meter
to
the
valve
following
the
manufacturer's
in-
DME
3
.1
cars,
carefully
disconnect
the
idleair
hose
from
structions
.
Turn
on
the
WC
or
create
a
larga
air
leak
theintake
manifold
when
lifting
the
manifold
off
.
For
more
and
check
that
the
meter
reading
reacts
while
the
idle
information,
sea
113
Cylinder
HeadRemovaland
In-
speed
remainssteady
.
stallation
.
"
There
are
some
additional
inputs
to
the
control
mod-
ule
that
affect
idle
speed
(Le
.
throttle
position,
AIC-on
5
.
Disconnect
al¡
necessary
hoses
andremove
idle
speed
signals,
andAIT
Drive
position)
.
Check
these
signals
control
valve
.
if
idle
problems
persist
.
See
Tabla
i
orTable
j
.
Idle
speed
control
valva,
replacing
The
idle
speed
control
valve
is
mounted
beneath
the
intake
manifold
.
Accessing
the
valva
is
best
accomplishedby
first
re-
moving
the
intake
manifold
.
NOTE-
¡tis
recommended
that
the
intake
manifold
gaskets
be
replaced
whenever
the
intake
manifold
is
removed
.
1
.
Remove
top
enginecovers
from
engine
.
See
Fig
.
31
.
FUEL
INJECTION
130-21
6
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
Removal
.
Use
new
gaskets
when
installing
intake
manifold
.
NOTE-
Poor
driveability
may
be
noticed
afterinstalling
a
re-
placement
idle
speed
control
valve
.
After
about
10
min-
utes
of
driving,
the
system
will
adapt
the
base
setting
of
the
valva
and
the
idle
speed
should
retum
to
normal
.
Tightening
Torque
"
Intakemanifold
to
cylinder
head
(M7)
........
..
.
15±2
Nm
(11
ti
ft-Ib)
BOSCH
DME
M5
.2
COMPONENT
REPLACEMENT
On-Board
Diagnostics
11
(OBD
II)
is
incorporated
into
the
Bosch
DME
M5
.2
engine
management
systems
used
on
the
M44
engine
.
OBD
II
is
capable
of
detecting
a
full
range
of
faults
.
When
faults
are
detected,
a
Diagnostic
Trouble
Code
(DTC)
is
stored
in
the
system
ECM
.
The
Check
Engine
warn-
ing
light
will
also
come
on
if
an
emissions-relatad
fault
is
de-
tected
.
The
most
efficient
way
to
diagnose
the
Bosch
OBD
II
sys-
tem
is
by
using
a
specialized
scan
tool
.
The
OBD
II
system
is
capable
of
storing
hundreds
of
faults,
making
diagnostics
with
a
scan
tool
the
only
viable
method
.
Therefore,
system
diag-
nostics
is
not
covered
here
.
Fi
31
.
Remove
to
en
ine
covers
b
in
out
caPs
and
removin
NOTE-
nuts
(A)
9
.
P
g
y
Pry
g
g
"
The
OBD
11
fault
memory
(including
an
iiluminated
Note
14
L-te
at
cover
edge
(arrows)
.
Check
Engine
light)
can
only
be
reset
using
the
spe-
cial
scan
tool
.
Removing
the
connector
from
the
ECM
2
.
Remove
two
hold
down
nuts
from
fuel
injector
wiring
or
disconnecting
the
battery
will
not
arase
the
fault
duct
.
Pry
back
injector
connector
retainers
and
lift
off
memory
.
wiring
duct
.
"
The
16-pin
OBD
Il
diagnostic
connector
is
located
on
the
lower
left
dash
panel
.
Refer
to
Fig
.
1
.
3
.
Disconnect
intake
air
bootfrom
throttle
housing
.
Where
applicable
disconnect
accelerator
cable
and
cruise
"
BMW
special
scan
tool
ora
`generic"OBD
II
scan
tool
control
cable
from
their
brackets
.
must
be
used
to
access
DTCs
.
4
.
Unbolt
intake
manifold
and
move
it
out
of
way
enough
to
access
idle
speed
control
valva
.
"
Tablak
lists
engine
control
module
(ECM)
pinouts
for
the
DMEM5
.2
system
BOSCH
DME
M5
.
2
COMPONENT
REPLACEMENT

Mass
air
flow
sensor,
replacing
1
.
Disconnect
harness
connector
and
intake
air
boots
from
air
flow
sensor
.
See
Fig
.
37
.
Fig
.
37
.
Mass
air
flow
sensor
(arrow)
on
M52
engine
.
2
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
"
No
adjustment
to
aír
flow
sensor
is
possible
.
"
Check
intake
hoses
for
cracks
and
vacuum
leaks
.
Engine
coolant
temperature(ECT)
sensor,
replacing
The
ECT
sensor
is
a
dual
temperature
sensor
.
One
circuit
provides
coolant
temperature
information
to
the
ECM
while
the
other
circuit
provides
coolant
temperature
information
to
the
instrument
cluster
.
1
.
Remove
left-side
top
engine
cover
.
4
.
Remove
sensor
.
5
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
"
Replace
any
lost
coolant
.
0012703
"
Use
a
new
copper
sealing
washer
when
installing
new
Tightening
Torque
"
Engine
coolant
temperature
to
cylinder
head
.....
..
.
...
......
13
Nm
(10
ft-Ib)
FUEL
INJECTION
130-
25
0012704b
Fig
.
38
.
M52
engine
:
Engine
coolant
temperature
(ECT)
sensor
(A)
is
located
beneath
top
engine
cover
(8)
and
crankcase
vent
hose
(C)
.
Intake
air
temperature
(IAT)
sensor,
replacing
The
intake
air
temperature
(IAT)
sensor
for
the
M52/S52US
engine
is
mounted
on
the
bottom
of
the
intake
manifold
.
See
Fig
.
39
.
2
.
Unclip
crankcase
venting
hose
from
cylinder
head
cov-
er
.
See
Fig
.
38
.
Fig
.
39
.
M52/S52US
engine
:
Intake
air
temperaturesensor
location
in
bottom
of
intake
manifold(arrow)
.
Throttle
housing
shown
re
3
.
Under
intake
manifold,
disconnect
harness
connector
moved
.
fromsensor
.
1
.
Disconnect
intake
air
bootfrom
throttle
housing
.
Unbolt
throttle
housing
and
¡ay
aside
.
(It
is
not
necessary
to
disconnect
throttle
cable
or
electrical
harnessconnec-
tors
from
throttle
housing
.)
sensor
.
2
.
Remove
electrical
harness
connector
from
IAT
sensor
.
3
.
Unclip
temperature
sensor
and
remove
from
intake
manifold
.
4
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Use
a
new
gasket
at
the
throttle
housing
.
SIEMENS
MS
41
.1
COMPONENT
REPLACEMENT

130-26
FUEL
INJECTION
Throttle
position
sensor
(TPS),
replacing
The
throttie
position
sensor
is
located
on
the
side
of
the
throttie
housing
.
See
Fig
.
40
.
Fig
.
40
.
M52
engine
:
Throttle
position
sensor
(arrow)
.
1
.
Unplug
harness
connector
from
sensor
.
NOTE
-
On
cars
with
tractioncontrol,
do
not
confuse
the
throttieposition
sensor
on
the
main
throttie
body
wíth
the
throt-
tie
position
switch
on
the
secondary
throttie
body,
where
applicable
.
3
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
¡die
speed
control
valve,
replacing
0012700b
The
¡die
speed
control
valve
is
mounted
on
the
underside
of
the
intake
manifoldadjacent
to
the
dipstick
tube
bracket
.
Ac-
cessing
the
valve
is
best
accomplished
by
first
removing
the
throttie
housing
.
1
.
Disconnect
intake
air
bootfrom
throttie
housing
.
Unbolt
throttie
body
and
¡ay
aside
.
(Do
not
disconnect
throttie
cable
or
electrical
harness
connectors
to
throttie
body
.)
2
.
Unbolt
dipstick
tube
bracket
from
intakemanifold
.
3
.
Workíng
under
intake
manifold,
disconnect
electrical
harness
connector
from
¡die
speed
control
valve
.
4
.
Remove
two
bolts
retaining
¡die
speed
control
valve
to
underside
of
intake
manifold
.
Remove
valve
from
intake
manifold
.
Remove
hose
clamp
and
disconnect
hose
.
ECM
PIN
ASSIGNMENTS
mately
one
minute
.
Vacuum
seal
Mounting
bracket
Electrical
connector
0013185
Fig
.
41
.
M52
engine
:
¡die
speed
control
valve
(located
under
intake
manifold)
.
5
.
Installation
ís
reverse
of
removal
.
Use
new
gaskets
when
installing
.
NOTE
-
Poor
driveabilíty
may
be
noticed
atter
installing
a
re-
placement
idle
speed
control
valve
.
After
about
10
min-utes
of
dríving
the
idle
speed
should
return
to
normal
.
ECM
PIN
ASSIGNMENTS
2
.
Remove
twomountingscrews
holding
sensor
to
throttie
housing
.
Engine
control
module
(ECM),
accessing
1
.
Disconnect
negative
(-)
battery
cable
.
Wait
approxi-
CAUTION-
Prior
to
disconnecting
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
front
of
this
manual
onpage
vüi
.
2
.
Remove
engine
control
module
(ECM)
compartment
cover
from
right
side
of
engine
compartment
rear
bulk-
head
.
Cover
is
retained
withfour
captíve
screws
.
See
Fig
.
42
.
3
.
Disconnect
control
module
harness
connector
by
re-
leasing
fastener
and
pivoting
connectorup
and
off
ECM
.
4
.
Remove
ECM
from
retaining
brackets
and
pull
ECM
from
its
holder
.
5
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

6
.
Disconnect
ABS
electrical
connectors
.
Label
and
then
disconnect
brake
lines
from
hydraulic
brake
unit
.
Plug
openíngs
.
See
Fig
.
12
.
~
~
A
1/
B
'1v
C
~
F
lu
11
-ri
J
.
0013244
A
.
Right
front
F
Front
from
master
cylinder
B
.
Leftfront
R
.
Rear
from
master
cylinder
C
.
Rear
Fig
.
12
.
Brake
fluid
linesat
ABS
hydraulic
unit
.
WARNING
-
"
On
cars
with
All
Season
Traction
(AST),
special
BMW
service
equipment
is
required
to
properly
bleed
the
Antilock
Brake
System
(ABS)
.
Removal
of
the
ABS
hydraulic
unit
is
not
recommended
un-
less
this
equipment
is
available
.
For
safetyrea-
sons,
the
brake
system
on
cars
with
ABS
must
not
be
bled
using
the
procedures
described
inthis
repair
group
.
"
Do
not
mix
up
the
fluid
fines
at
the
ABS
hydraulic
unit
Label
all
connections
before
disconnecting
.
7
.
Remove
ABS
hydraulic
unit
from
engine
compartment
.
8
.
Working
inside
car,
remove
panel(s)
frombeneath
steering
column
to
access
pedal
assembly
.
See513
In-
terior
Trim
.
12
.
Make
sure
al¡
nuts,
fluid
couplings,
thread
bores
and
mating
surfaces
are
clean
.
BRAKES
340-
9
0011261
Fig
.
13
.
Brake
pedal
clevispin
and
retaining
clip
(A)
.
Brake
booster
mounting
nuts
shown
at
arrows
.
13
.
If
necessary,
mount
master
cylinder
to
vacuum
booster
using
a
new
O-ríng
and
newself-locking
nuts
.
CAUTION-
Do
not
over-torque
the
master
cylinder
mounting
bolts
.
This
could
damage
the
brake
booster
and
prevent
proper
vacuum
build-up
.
14
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
Rmoval
.
"
Bleed
brakes
as
described
earlier
.
"
Check
and,
if
necessary,
adjust
brake
light
switch
above
brake
pedal
.
Tightening
Torques
"
Brakemaster
cylinder
to
brake
booster
...........
.
..
..
...
26
Nm
(18
ft-Ib)
"
Brake
booster
to
bulkhead
.
.
..
..
...
22
Nm
(16
ft-Ib)
"
Brake
fluidline
to
master
cylinder
or
ABS
hydraulic
unit
.......
.
..
17-19
Nm
(13-14
ft-lb)
9
.
Remove
clip
and
clevis
pin
from
brake
booster
pushrod
and
disconnect
it
from
brakepedal
.
Remove
brake
booster
mounting
nuts
.
See
Fig
.
13
.
NOTE-
10
.
Working
in
engine
compartment,
remove
brake
booster
When
replacing
the
brake
booster
one-way
valve
or
together
with
master
cylinder
.
vacuum
hose,
install
the
valve
so
that
the
molded
arrow
is
pointing
toward
the
intake
manifold
.
Use
new
hose
11
.
If
booster
or
master
cylinder
O-ring
is
being
replaced,
clamps
.
disconnect
master
cylinder
from
brake
booster
.
BRAKE
BOOSTER

6
INDEX
Ignition
system
general
information
120-1basictroubleshooting
principies
120-3camshaft
position
(CMP)
sensor
120-
6
camshaft
positíon
(CMP)
sensor,
replacing
(4-cylinder
engine)
120-6camshaft
position
(CMP)
sensor,
replacing
(6-cylinder
engines)
120-7
checking
for
spark
120-3
crankshaftposition/rpm
sensor
120-5
crankshaft
position/rpm
sensor,
testing/replacing
(front
mounted
sensor)
120-6
crankshaft
positíon/rpm
sensor,
testing
(rear
mounted
sensor)
120-6
disabling
ignition
system120-2
ignition
coil,
testing
and
replacing
(4-
cylinder
engines)
120-3
ignition
coil,
testing
and
replacing
(6-
cylinder
engines)
120-4
ignítion
firing
order
120-7
ignition
system
diagnostics
120-3
ignition
system
schematics
120-7
ignition
system
service
120-3knock
sensors,
replacing
120-7warnings
and
cautions
120-2
Inspectíon
I
and
Inspection
II
See
Maintenanceprogram
Instrumentpanel
See
interior
trim
Instruments
general
information
620-1
instrument
cluster,
removinglinstalling
620-1
instrument
cluster,
self-testing
620-1
instrument
cluster
bulbs,
replacing
620-2
multi-information
display
(MID),
620-4
multi-information
display
(MID),
removing/installing
620-4
odometer
coding
plug,
replacing
620-
2
vehicle
speed
sensor,
replacing
620-3
Intake
manifold
4-cylinder
engíne,
removing
113-3
6-cylinder
engine,
removing
113-11
See
alsoCylinder
head
removal
and
installation
Intake
air
temperaturesensor
See
Fuel
injection
Interior
trim
general
information
513-1
center
console,
removing/installing
513-1
dashboard,
removing/installing
513-3
glove
compartment,
removing/
installing
513-2
lower
left
dash
panel,
removing/
installing
513-2
J
Jump
startíng
010-12
K
Knock
sensor
See
Ignition
system
L
Leather
upholstery
See
Maíntenance
program
Leve¡
sender
See
Fuel
pump
Lubrication
system
general
information
119-1
oil
pan,
removing/installing
(4-cylinder
engines)
119-2
oil
pan,
removing/installing
(6-cylinder
engine,
1992models)119-4
oil
pan
119-2
oil
pan,
removing/installing
(6-cylinder
engine,
1993
and
later
models)
119-6
oil
pressure,
checking
119-1
oil
pressure
warningsystem,
testing
119-2
oil
pump
119-8
oil
pump,
removing/installing
(4-cylinder
engine)
119-8
oil
pump,
removing/installing
(6-cylinder
engine)
119-9
troubleshooting
119-1
M
Maíntenance
program
general
information
020-2
accelerator
and
throttle
linkage
020-13
air
filter,
replacing
020-11
automatic
transmission
fluid
020-8
automatic
transmission
service
020-18
battery,
checking
and
cleaning
020-12
battery,
replacing
020-12
BMW
service
indicator
020-2
body
and
hinges,
lubricating
020-19
brake
fluid
020-9
brake
fluid,
replacing
020-17
brake
pad/rotor
wear,
checking
020-17
brake
system,
inspecting
020-17
clutch
fluid,
checking
020-19
cooling
system
service
020-14
drive
axle
joint
boots,
inspecting
020-19
engine
coolant
(anti-freeze)
020-9
engine
drive
belts
020-13
engine
oil,
checking
leve¡
020-9
Maintenance
program
(cont
.)
engine
oil
and
filter,
changing020-9engine
oil
service
020-9
exhaust
system,
inspecting
020-18
exterior
washing020-20
final
drive
gear
oil
020-9
final
drive
oil
level,
checking
020-18
front
suspension
and
steering
linkages,
inspecting
020-18
fuel
filter,
replacing
020-16
fuel
tank
and
fuel
lines,
inspecting
020-19
¡dle
speed
020-12
inspection
I
and
inspection
11
020-2
interior
care020-20
leather
upholstery
and
trim
020-20
maintenance
tables
020-3
manual
transmission
fluid,
checking
and
filling
020-18manual
transmission
fluid
020-8
manual
transmission
service
020-18oxygensensors
020-15
parking
brake,
checking
020-17
polishing
020-20
poly-ribbed
belt,
replacing
020-13
power
steering
fluid
020-9
power
steering
fluid,
checking
leve¡
020-14
rear
suspension,
inspecting
020-18
resetting
service
indicator
020-3
seat
belts
020-20
spark
plugs,
replacing
020-11
special
cleaning
020-20
tires,
checking
inflation
pressure
020-17
tires,
rotating
020-17
v-belt,
replacing
020-13
washing
chassis
020-20waxing020-20
windshield
wiperblade
maintenance
020-19
wheels,
aligníng
020-17
Manual
transmission
See
also
Maintenance
program
See
also
Transmission-general
general
information
230-1
back-up
light
switch,
replacing
230-2
inputshaft
sea¡,
replacing
(transmission
installed)
230-5
output
shaftsea¡,
replacing
(transmission
installed)
230-4
selector
shaft
sea¡,
replacing
(transmission
installed)
230-3
transmission
fluid,
replacing
230-2
transmission
fluidlevel,
checking
230-2
transmission
fluid
service
230-1
transmission
removal
and
installation
230-5
transmission,
removing/installing
230-
6
transmission
service
230-2
Mass
air
flow
sensor
See
Fuel
Injection