under car shield BMW 528i 2000 E39 User Guide

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I Radiator and Cooling System
Tightening torques
Block drain plug to
block 25 Nm (1 8 ft-ib)
Radiator drain plug to radiator
2-3 Nm (18-27 in-lb)
Coolant, draining and filling (V-8 models)
WARNING -
Allow the cooling system to cool before opening or draining
the cooling system.
- Raise front of car and support safely.
I WARNING- 1
Make sure the car is stable and well supported at all times.
Use a professional automotive lift
orjack stands designed for
I the purpose. A floorjack is not adequate support 1
- Remove splash shield from under engine.
Loosen radiator bleed screw at top radiator fining (arrow).
Remove cap from radiator expansion tank. With ignition
switch in
ON position, set temperature controls to full warm.
Place 5-gallon pail underneath radiator.
4 Remove drain plug (arrow) on bottom of radiator and allow
coolant to drain.
NOTE-
For radiators without drain plug, remove lower hose to drain
radiator.
WARNING
-
Coolant is poisonous. It is especially lethal to pets. Clean up
spills immediately and rinse the area with water. If coolant is
ingested, immediately seek medical attention.

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Radiator and Cooling System
Tightening torques
Coolant pump to timing chain 10
Nm (89 in-lb)
cover
Coolant pump
pulley to coolant
pump
10 Nm (89 in-lb
Engine
blocic drain plug to block 25 Nm (18 ft-lb)
Radiator drain plug to radiator
2-3Nm(18-27in-lb)
Thermostat cover to coolant
pump assembly 10 Nm (89 in-lb)
Radiator, removing and installing
Removal of the radiator is similar for V-8 and 6-cylinder mod-
els.
- Raise front of car and support safely.
WARNING -
Make sure the car is stable and well supported at aN times.
Use a professional automotive liff
orjaclc stands designed for
- Remove splash shield from under engine.
- Drain radiator and engine block. See Coolant, draining and
filling
(V-8 models).
WARNING -
Allow cooling system to cool before opening or draining sys-
tem.
< Remove air filter housing:
Disconnect electrical harness connectors
(A and B).
Loosen clamps (C and D).
Remove mounting fastener (arrow) and remove air filter
housing together with mass air flow
(MAF) sensor.

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Radiator and Cooling System 1
4 Lift fan and shroud together out of engine compartment.
- Detach upper and lower radiator hoses.
NOTE -
Later models use retaining clips to fasten coolant hoses to
expansion tank and radiator.
- Disconnect temperature sensor harness connector.
4 Remove radiator support bolts and supports (arrows). 6-cyl-
inder shown.
- Slide right side of radiator back toward engine and pull radi-
ator up to remove.
- Installation is reverse of removal, noting the following:
Fill radiator and cooling system. See Coolant, draining
and filling (6-cylinder models) or Coolant, draining
and filling (V-8 models).
Tightening torques
Engine block drain
plug to block 25 Nm (18 it-lb)
Radiator drain plug
to radiator 2 - 3 Nm (18 - 27 in-ib)
Expansion tank, removing and installing
- Raise front of car and support safely.
WARNING -
Make sure the car is stable and well supported at all times.
Use a professional automotive
/iff orjacltstands designed for
the purpose. A
floorjacl~ is not adequate support.
- Remove splash shield from under engine.
- Drain radiator as described earlier. See Coolant, draining
and filling (6-cylinder models) or Coolant, draining and
filling
(V-8 models).
I WARNING-
Allow cooling system to cool before opening or draining sys-
I tem.

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Anach pressure brake bleeder to fluid reservoir and pump
bleeder a few times to pressurize hydraulic fluid system.
CAUTION-
* Do not exceed 2 bar (29 psi) pressure at the fluid resenfoil
when bleeding or flushing the hydraulic system.
Brake fluid is poisonous, highly corrosive and danger-
ous to the environment. Wear safety glasses and
rub-
bergloves when working with brake fluid. Do not siphon
brale fluid with your mouth. Immediately clean away
any fluid spilled on painted surfaces and wash with wa-
ter, as brale fluid will remove paint.
Always use new brake fluid from a fresh, unopened
container.
Brake fluid will absorb moisture from the air.
This can lead to corrosion problems in the clutch and
brake hydraulic systems, ;nd will also lower the brake
fluid boiling point. Dispose of brale fluid properly.
- Raise and safely support vehicle.
WARNING-
Make sure the car is stable and well supported at all times.
Use a professional automotive lift orjackstands designed for
the purpose. A floor
iack is not adequate support.
- If necessary, remove transmission splash shield.
Hydraulic system, bleeding
Worlting underneath transmission, connect a hose from
clutch slave cylinder bleeder valve
(arrow) to a container.
Open bleeder valve and allow bralte fluid to expel until
clean fluid comes out, free of air bubbles.
Close bleeder valve and disconnect pressure bleeding
equipment from fluid reservoir.
Slowly operate clutch pedal about
10 times. Fill reservoir
with clean fluid as necessary.
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- Raise and safely support vehicle
WARNING-
Make sure the car is stable and well supporied at all times.
Use a professional automotive /iff orjack stands designed for
the
ournose. A floor jack is not adeouate suooort.
- If necessary, remove transmission splash shield.
- Disconnect fluid line from slave cylinder on lefl side of trans-
mission. Place pan under hose to catch dripping fluid.
4 Working underneath transmission, remove slave cylinder
mounting nuts (arrow) from clutch housing and remove
cylinder.
- Installation is reverse of removal, noting the following:
Check for wear on slave cylinder. Any wear except on tip is
caused by misalignment of clutch components.
Lightly coat
pushrod tip with molybdenum disulfide grease
(MolyltoteIB Longterm or equivalent).
. During installation be sure pushrod tip engages recess in
clutch release lever.
Fill fluid reservoir with clean fluid.
. Bleed clutch hydraulics as described earlier.
Tightening
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Clutch slave cylinder to transmission 22 Nm (16 R-lb)
Fluid line to slave cylinder 17 Nm (13 ft-lb)
The transmission must be removed from the engine to access
the clutch mechanical components. It is recommended that
the clutch disc, pressure plate and release bearing be re-
placed during a clutch overhaul.
Besure tocheck the bottom of the bellhousing foroil. If engine
oil is found, check for a faulty rear crankshaft main oil seal.
See
119 Lubrication for rear main seal replacement.
Clutch variations
Two versions of the clutch are used:
1997 528i (6 cylinder) uses traditional clutch components.
All
540i (V-8) and 1998 and later 6 cylinder models from
use a self-adjusting clutch (SAC).

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Manual Transmission
- Thoroughly clean guide sleeve mounting bolts, sealing sur-
faces, and threads. Apply
Loctite8243 or equivalent thread
locking compound to guide sleeve bolts. Reinstall guide
sleeve and
spacer(s).
Tightening torques
Guide sleeve to transmission case
M6 10 Nm (89 in-lb)
* M8 x 22 18 Nm (13 ft-lb)
- Max30 25 Nm (18 ft-lb)
- Reinstall transmission.
TRANSMISSION REMOVAL AND
~NSTALLATION
Removal and installation of the transmission is best accorn-
plished on a lifl using a transmission jack.The engine must be
supported using appropriate support equipment. This allows
the engine to pivot on its mounts to access the upper
Torx-
head bolts at the bellhousing.
WARNING-
Male sure the car is stable and well supported at all times.
Use a professional aulomorive lift or jack slanos des~gned
lor the purpose. A floor jack is nor adequare supporr.
The removal of the transmission may upset the balance
of the vehicle on a
lifl.
Transmission, removing and installing
- Disconnect negative (-) cable from battery.
CAUTION-
Prior to disconnecting the battery, read the battery discon-
nection cautions given
in 001 Warnings and Cautions.
V-8 engine: Remove plastic engine cover.
Early models: pry out protective caps (arrows), then re-
move nuts securing cover. Lift off cover.
Later models: depress four studs to release, then
lift off
cover.
- Raise and safely support vehicle
- Remove engine splash shield from underside of vehicle
- Remove exhaust system and heat shields. See 180 Exhaust
System.

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Automatic ~ransmissionl
II I
4 Install engine support across engine bay. Raise and safely
support vehicle.
Make sure the car is stable and
we1 supported at all times.
Use a professional automotive lift
orjaclc stands designed for
CAUTIOI\C
Removal of transmission will cause engine to tip unless en-
gine support is used.
- Remove splash shields from underside of vehicle.
- &cylinder models: Detach front stabilizer bar from stabilizer
bar
links. Swivel stabilizer bar upward.
- Drain ATF from transmission as described earlier.
- Remove exhaust system and exhaust heat shield. See 180
Exhaust System.
- Disconnect driveshaft from transmission and hang to one
side. See
260 Driveshaft.
4 With selector lever in park:
Hold
linkage clamping bolt (A) stationary when loosening
selector lever cable clamping nut
(6).
- Loosen cable clamping nut and remove cable from bracket
(ASS
3252 transmission shown).
- Where applicable, disconnect vehicle speed sensor harness
connector.
4 Disconnect main electrical harness connector(s) from trans-
mission by turning bayonet lock
ring(s) (arrows) counter-
clocltwise.
A4S
310R transmission: Harness connector at right rear of
transmission.
ASS
360R / ASS 390R transmission: Harness connector
(arrow) at right rear of transmission.
ASS 3252 transmission: Two connectors (arrows) on left
side of transmission.
ASS 5602 transmission: Harness connector at right rear of
transmission.
- ASS 4402 transmission: Harness connector at top left rear
of transmission.
- Remove wiring harness from transmission housing

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I Front Suspension
Tension strut, removing
and installing
- Raise car and remove wheel.
WARNING-
Make sure that the car is firmly supported on jack stands de-
signed for the purpose. Place jack stands underneath struc-
tural chassis points. Do not place
jack stands under
suspension parts.
- Remove engine splash shield
6-cylinder models: Remove
brake cooling duct.
V-8 models: Detach stabilizer bar from front subframe.
Mark installation position of strut tube (arrow) at steering
ltnuckle pinch collar.
NOJE-
* The strut tube installation position is marlted on factory
strut tubes:
L for left and R for right.
* Marlting the strut tube is not necessary if factory marks (L
or R) are still visible.
CAUJION-
Use paint, not a scribe tool, to mark location of strut tube. 1
4 Counterhold strut tube pinch bolt (arrow) while loosening
nut.

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Steering and Wheel Alignment
Power assist is provided by a belt-driven pump at the lower
left front of the engine. The power steering fluid reservoir is lo-
cated at the left side of the engine compartment.
Power steering pump, removing and
installing
When working with power steering components, absolute
cleanliness is needed to ensure proper operation of the hy-
- Empty power steering fluid reservoir using clean syringe. Do
not reuse fluid.
- Raise front of car. Remove splash shield from under engine.
WARNING-
Make sure the car is firmly supported on jack stands de-
signed for the purpose. Place jack stands beneath structural
chassis points. Do not place jack stands under suspension
Darts.
Remove drive belt from power steering pump. See
020 Main-
tenance.
Remove alternator cooling duct
Remove fluid hoses from pump. Plug openings in pump and
hose ends.
Remove pump front mounting bolts
(A).
Remove fluid line support bracket (B)
Remove pump rear mounting bolt (arrow)
- Installation is reverse of removal, noting the following:
Make sure all thread bores, bolts, nuts, fluid couplings and
mating
surfaces are clean, and inside surface of multi-
ribbed-belt is free of grease and dirt.
Use new sealing washers when reattaching power steer-
ing pressure lines.
Make sure hoses have adequate clearance from chassis.
Install front pump fasteners.

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i Steering and Wheel Alignment
RACK AND PINION STEERING
(6-CYLINDER MODELS)
Refer to the steering components illustration when perform-
ing the procedures below.
Rack and pinion steering
components
(6-cylinder models)
1. Power steering fluid reservoir
2. Fluid supply line
3. Power steering pump
4. Copper sealing ring
5. Banjo bolt MI4
6. Banjo bolt MI6
7. Power steering rack
8. Fluid return line
9. Pressurized fluid line
10. Steering fluid cooler
11. Rack boot components
12. Tie rod nut
13. Washer
14. Outer tie rod end
15. Tie rod locking ring
16. Outer tie rod end loclc nut
17. Inner tie rod
18. Hydraulic control valve
Steering rack, removing and installing
- Remove steering wheel as described earlier.
- Raise front of car, and remove front wheels.
WARNING -
Male sure the car is firmly supported on jack stands de-
signed for the purpose. Place jack stands beneath structural
chassis points. Do
not place jack stands under suspension
parts.
- Remove splash shield from under engine.
- Remove right and lefl engine mount fasteners
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