1997 BMW 328i ac bracket

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

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
.

2
.
Remove
fuel
tank
filler
cap
.

3
.
Remove
rearseat
cushion
and
pull
back
insulation
mats
to
expose
fuel
tank
access
covers
.
See
Fig
.
2
.

uui3140

Fig
.
2
.



Right
side
fuel
tank
access
cover
under
rear
seat
cushion
.

4
.
Remove
right
and
left
access
covers
to
expose
fuel
hoses
and
electrical
connections
at
tank
.

5
.
Label
fuel
hoses
.
Then
disconnect
hoses
and
harness
connectors
from
fuel
sending
units
and
fuel
pump
.
See
Fig
.
3
.

FUELTANK
AND
FUEL
PUMP



160-
3

NOTE-

"
If
necessary,
push
fuel
level
sender
arm
toward
fuel
pump
assembly
to
facilitate
removal
.

"
BMW
special
tool
no
.
16
1
020
should
beused
tore-
move
and
install
the
threaded
collar
.
Damage
to
thecollar
may
result
if
the
special
tool
is
not
used
.

"
Pump
out
contents
of
each
tanklobe
using
approved
pumpinglextraction
equipment
and
flexible
fuel-grade
hose
.

WARNING
-

Fuel
may
be
spilled
.
Do
not
smoke
or
work
near
heaters
or
other
fire
hazards
.

7
.
Installation
of
sending
units
is
reverse
of
removal,
not-
ing
the
following
:

"
Use
new
sealing
rings
when
installing
pump/sending
unit
assemblies
.
"
Be
sure
that
fuel
line
connections
point
in
same
direc-tion
as
they
carne
out
.
"
Fill
tank
and
check
for
leaks
by
running
engine
.

CA
UTION-

Before
starting
the
engine,
fill
the
fuel
tank
with
at
least
1.5
gallons
(5liters)
of
fuel
.
The
pump
will
be
damaged
if
you
run
it
without
fuel
.

Fuel
tank,
removing
and
installing

1.
Disconnect
negative
(-)cablefrom
battery
:

CAUTION-

Prior
to
disconnectiog
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
front
of
this
manual
onpage
viii
.

2
.
Remove
fuel
tank
filler
capand
drain
tank
as
described
earlier
.

3
.
Working
in
left
access
tank
access
hole
(under
rear

seat
cushion),
remove
vent
pipe
fromtank
.

4
.
Working
inside
car,
disconnectparking
brake
cable
ends
from
parking
brake
lever
.
See
340
Brakes
.

5
.
Working
underneath
car,
gently
pry
fuel
lines
away
from
retaining
bracket
in
front
of
tank
.
Remove
clamps
and
disconnect
fuel
hoses
as
shown
in
Fig
.
4
.

6
.
Remove
exhaust
system
and
heat
shield
as
described

ooisiai



in
180
Exhaust
System
.
See
Fig
.
5
.

Fig
.
3
.



Fuel
pump/fuel
level
sender
assembly
in
top
offuel
tank
(right
side
shown)
.
Disconnect
supply
hose
(A),
return
hose
(B)
and



7
.
Remove
driveshaft
.
See
260
Driveshaft
.
harness
connector
(C)
.

8
.
Pull
parking
brake
cables
backward
away
from
bottom
of

6
.
Unscrew
threaded
collars
from
fuel
tank
.
Slowly
with-



fuel
tank,
disengaging
them
from
brackets
as
needed
.

draw
fuel
sender
assemblies
from
tank,allowing
fuel
to
drain
off
.

FUEL
TANKAND
LINES

Fig
.
13
.
Version
2
auxiliary
fan
mounting
screws
(arrows)
.
Front
bumper
hasbeen
removed
.

4
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

Thermostat,
replacing

0013146

The
coolant
thermostat
is
instalied
in
a
housing
at
the
front

of
the
cylinder
head
.
See
Fig
.
14
.

Fig
.
14
.
Coolantthermostat
and
housíng
.

NOTE-

On
M44
engines,
the
thermostat
is
integrated
into
the
thermostat
housíng
.
If
the
thermostat
requiresreplace-
ment,
the
complete
thermostathousing
mustbe
replaced
.

RADIATOR
AND
COOLING
SYSTEM



170-
9

WARNING
-

Allow
the
cooling
system
to
cool
before
opening
ordraining
the
system
.

2
.
Remove
belt-driven
cooling
fan
and
fan
shroudas
de-

scribed
earlier
.

3
.
On
M52/S52US
engines
:
Unclip
wiring
duct
retaining
clips
and
remove
duct
from
above
thermostat
housing
.

Also
remove
engine
front
lifting
bracket
.

4
.
Remove
thermostat
housing
from
front
of
engine
.
See
Fig
.
15
.

Fig
.
15
.
Thermostat
housíng
shown
removed
(6-cylinder
engine)
.

NOTE-

Some
thermostats
have
a
direction
arrowor
venthole
near
the
edge
.
Install
the
thermostat
so
that
either
the
arrow
or
hole
are
at
thetop
.

CAUTION
-

Be
sure
to
reconnect
ground
wire(s)
at
thermostat
housing
mounting
bolt,
where
applicable
.

5
.
Remove
thermostat
.
Note
thermostat
direction
and
ori-

entation
before
removing
.

6
.
Insta¡¡
new
thermostat
and/or
thermostat
housing
using

new
O-ring
and
gasket(s)
as
necessary
.

oo131ss



7
.
Installation
is
reverseof
removal
.
Fill
system
with
cool-

ant
as
described
under
Coolant,draining
and
filling
.

Tightening
Torques

1
.
Drain
radiator
as
described
above
under
Coolant,



"
Thermostat
housing
cover

draining
and
filling
.



to
housing
orcoolant
pump
..
..
....
10
Nm
(89
in-lb)

"
Engine
lifting
bracket
bolt
to
thermostat
housing

(M52/S52US
engine)(M8)
....
..
...
22
Nm
(17
ft-Ib)

COOLING
SYSTEM
SERVICE

180-2



EXHAUST
SYSTEM

a

EXHAUST
SYSTEM
REPLACEMENT

Fig
.
2
.



Exhaust
systemon
1992-1995
6-cylinder
engines
.
3251
(M50)
exhaust
system
shown
.

E~

)l-,malo
m~=

i

32592-95

1
.



Front
pipe
with
catalytic
convertor



6
.



Bracket



11
.



Bracket/clamp
(2)



16
.



Rear
pipewith
muffler
2
.



Gasket
(2)



7
.



Bracket
(2)



12
.



Rubber
mounting
ring
(2)



17
.



Rubber
mount
3
.



Exhaust
manifold



8
.



Bracket



13
.



Flange



18
.



Support4
.



Exhaust
manifold



9
.



Bracket



14
.



Gasket
(48mm)



19
.



Bracket
5
.
Manifold
gasket



10
.
Oxygen
sensor



15
.
Gasket
(48mm)

eme°"



k
:I>
-
8a

1
.



Exhaust
manifold



7
.



Front
pipe
with
catalytic
con-



9
.



Bolt
(M8X90)



14
.



Brackets
(rear
muffier)
2
.



Nut
(M10)



vertor



10
.



Compression
spring



15
.



Rear
muffler
and
pipe
3
.
Gasket
(clty
.
2)



8
.



Oxygen
sensor
(regulating)



11
.



Self-lockingnut
(M8



16
.



Bracket
(transmission)
4
.
Gasket



-tightento
55
Nm
(41
ft-Ib)



-always
replace



17
.



Brackets
(transmission)
5
.



Nut



8a
.



Oxygen
sensor
(monitoring)



12
.



Bracket
(rear
pipe)
6
.



Bolt
(M8X55)



-tightento
55
Nm
(41
ft-Ib)



13
.



Rubber
mounting
ring
(9ty
2)

Fig
.
3
.



Exhaust
systemon
1996-1998
4-cylinder
(M44)
engine
.1992-1995
4-cylinder
engine
exhaust
system
is
similar
.

1
.



Gaskets



5
.



Front
pipe
with
catalytic
con-



8
.



Flange
2
.



Exhaust
manifold



verter



9
.



Bolt
(M8x55)

3
.
Exhaust
manifold



6
.
Oxygen
sensor
(monitoring)



10
.
Rubber
mounting
ring
(48mm)
4
.



Oxygen
sensor
(regulating)



7
.



Nut
(M8)



11
.



Rear
pipewith
mufflers

Fig
.
4
.



Exhaust
systemon
1996-1998
6-cylinder
engines
.
M3
(S50US)
exhaust
system
shown
.

Exhaust
system,
removing
and
installing



NOTE-

The
automatic
transmission
will
be
supported
by
the

This
section
covers
removing
the
exhaust
system
as
a
com-



rear
crossmember
once
the
brace
is
removed
.

plete
unit
.
Once
the
system
is
removed
from
the
car,
individual

pipes
and
mufflers
can
be
more
easily
replaced
.

1.
With
exhaust
system
fully
cold,raise
and
support
car

for
access
to
exhaustsystem
.

WARNING
-

Do
not
work
undera
lifted
car
unless
it
is
solidly

supported
on
jack
stands
designed
for
that
pur-
pose
.
Never
work
under
a
car
that
is
supported
solely
by
a
jack
.

2
.
Disconnect
oxygen
sensor
connector(s)
.

NOTE
-

On
1996
and
later
cars
with
multiple
oxygen
sensors,

label
the
oxygen
sensor
connectorsbefore
disconnect-
ing
.

4
.
Where
applicable,
remove
support
brace
from
trans-

mission
.
See
Fig
.
5
.

EXHAUSTSYSTEM



180-
3

3
.
Loosen
andremove
bolts
holding
front
exhaust
pipes
to

exhaust
manifolds
.



transmission
.
See
Fig
.
6
.

0011940

Fig
.
5
.



Crossbracemounting
bolts
(arrows)
.

5
.
Disconnect
exhaust
support
bracket
assembly
from

6
.
Supportexhaustsystem
from
below
and
dísconnect

rubbersupports/rubber
rings
from
exhaust
system
.
Re-

move
exhaust
system
from
below
.
See
Fig
.
7
.

EXHAUST
SYSTEM
REPLACEMENT

180-
4



EXHAUST
SYSTEM

Fig
.
6
.



Exhaust
system
support
bracket
on
6-cylinder
engine
.
Re-
move
bolts
(arrows)
to
separate
from
exhaust
pipe
.

Fig
.
7
.



Rubber
exhaust
system
hangers
.
Remove
hanger
by
prying
off
bracket
(arrows)
.

EXHAUST
SYSTEM
REPLACEMENT

7
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

"
Where
necessary,
transfer
parts
from
old
system
to
re-
placement
system
.

"
Coat
manifold
studs
with
copper
paste
before
installing

nuts
.

"
Where
applicable,
tighten
front
pípewith
semi-flexible

compensator
last
when
installing
front
pipe
to
mani-

folds
.

"
Make
sure
there
is
at
least
20
mm
(
3
/4
in
.)
of
clearance

between
exhaust
systemand
car
body
at
every
point
.
"
Loosely
install
all
exhaust
system
mountinghardware
and
hangers
before
tightening
fasteners
to
their
final
torque
.

"
On
4-cylinder
engines
:
Tighten
center
mounting
flange
nuts
evenly
until
correct
dimension
is
obtained
.
See

Fig
.
8
.

ri

J%JJ

w

~~~JJJJ

1

Fig
.
8
.



On
4-cylinder
engines,
tighten
nuts
evenly
so
that
spríngs
are
preloaded
to
Dimension
A
.

NOTE-

To
prevent
exhaust
system
rattles
and
vibration,
pre-load
the
rear
clamping
brackets
in
the
íonaard
direction
.
See
Fig
.
9
.

0011937

Tightening
Torques

"
Cross
brace
to
chassis



..
.
...
.
..
..
21
Nm
(17
ft-Ib)

"
Exhaust
support
bracket

to
transmission
.
.
.
.
.......
.....,.
21
Nm
(17
ft-Ib)
"
Exhaust
system
mounting
clamps
...
15
Nm
(11
ft-Ib)

"
Front
exhaust
pipeto
exhaust
manifold
M10
nut
.
.
.
...
.
..
..............
30
Nm
(22
ft-Ib)

"
Front
exhaust
pipe
torear
pipe

M8
bolt/nut
..
....
.
..............
22
Nm
(16
ft-Ib)
with
compression
spring
................
See
Fig
.
8
"
Oxygen
sensor
to
exhaust
pipe
.....
55
Nm
(41
ft-Ib)

Dimension
A=15mm
(0
.60
in
.)

Fig
.
9
.



Preload
rear
clamping
bracket
as
specifíed
tohelp
prevent
system
rattling
.

Exhaust
manifolds,
removing
and

installing

WARNING
-

Do
not
work
under
a
lifted
car
unfess
itis
solidly
supportedonjackstands
designed
for
that
pur-
pose
.
Never
work
underacar
that
is
supported
solely
by
ajack
.

EXHAUST
SYSTEM



180-
5

2
.
On
1996
and
later
6-cylinder
engines,
disconnect
the
secondary
air
check
valve
and
eipe
from
the
exhaust
manifold
.

3
.
Unbolt
front
exhaust
pipe(s)
from
exhaust
manifold(s)
.

4
.
Remove
exhaustsupport
bracket
from
transmission
.

5
.
Loosen
andremove
nuts
fromexhaust
manifolds
and
remove
manifolds
.
Discard
nuts
and
gaskets
.

NOTE-

On
cars
wíth
oxygen
sensors
mounted
in
the
exhaust
manifolds,
usecare
when
removing
manifolds
.
Tobe
safe,
remove
the
sensors
from
the
manifolds
before
re-
moving
manifolds
.

6
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

"
Coatexhaust
manifold
mounting
studs
with
copper
paste
before
installing
new
nuts
.
"
Insta¡¡
manifold
gaskets
with
arched
side
facing
mani-
folds
.

Always
use
new
retaining
nuts
and
gaskets
when
removing



Tightening
Torques

and
installing
the
exhaust
manifolds
.



"
Exhaust
manifold
to
cylinder
head

4-cylinder
engine
(M7
nut)
........
15
Nm
(11
ft-Ib)

1
.
With
exhaust
system
cold,raise
and
support
car
for
ac-



6-cylinder
engine
(M7
nut)
........
20
Nm
(15
ft-Ib)
cess
lo
exhaust
system
.

EXHAUST
SYSTEM
REPLACEMENT