001 BMW 318i 1992 E36 Repair Manual
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Page 126 of 759

120-2
IGNITION
SYSTEM
Fig
.1
.
Ignition
characteristic
map
.
Disabling
Ignition
System
WARNING
-
The
ignition
system
is
a
high-energy
system
operat-
ing
in
a
dangerous
voltage
range
that
couldprove
to
be
fatal
if
exposed
terminals
or
live
parts
are
con-
tacted
.
Use
extreme
caution
when
working
on
a
car
with
the
ignition
on
or
the
engine
running
.
The
ignition
system
operates
in
a
lethal
voltage
range
and
should
therefore
be
disabied
any
time
senrice
or
repair
work
is
being
doneon
the
engine
that
requires
the
ignition
to
be
switched
on
.
The
engine
management
system
can
be
disabled
byremov-
ingthe
main
relay
.
The
relay
is
located
in
the
power
distribution
box
in
the
left
rear
of
the
engine
compartment
.
See
Fig
.
2
.
0013134
Fig
.
2
.
Maínsystem
relay
(arrow)
in
power
distribution
box
(left
rear
of
engine
compartment)
.
GENERAL
WARNING
-
"
Do
not
touch
or
disconnect
any
of
the
high
ten-
sion
cables
at
the
cotls
orspark
plugs
while
the
engine
ts
running
orbeingcranked
by
the
starter
.
Fatalvoltages
are
present
.
"
Before
operating
the
starter
without
starting
the
engine
(for
example
when
making
a
compression
test)
always
disable
the
ignition
.
CAUTION-
"
Prior
to
disconnecting
the
battery,
read
the
bat-tery
disconnection
cautions
gtven
at
the
front
of
thts
manual
on
page
viti
.
"
Do
not
attempt
to
disable
the
ignition
by
either
re-
moving
the
cotl
from
the
spark
plugs
(6-cylinder
engines)
or
disconnecting
the
coll
wires
from
the
plugs
(4-cylinder
engines)
.
"
Connect
or
disconnect
ignition
system
wires,
multiple
connectors,
and
ignition
test
equipment
leads
only
while
the
ignitionis
off
.
Switch
multtm-
eter
functions
or
measurement
ranges
onty
with
the
test
probes
disconnected
.
"
Do
not
disconnect
the
battery
while
the
engine
ts
running
.
"
Many
of
the
tests
of
ignition
system
components
require
the
use
of
high-impedance
test
equip-
ment
to
prevent
damage
to
the
electrical
compo-
nents
.
A
high
impedance
digital
multimeter
should
be
used
for
all
voltage
and
resistance
tests
.
AnLED
test
light
shouldbe
used
in
place
of
an
incandescent-type
test
lamp
.
"In
general,
make
test
connections
only
as
speci-fied
by
BMW,
as
described
inthis
manual,
or
as
described
by
the
instrumenta
manufacturer
.
Page 131 of 759

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
Page 132 of 759

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
Page 133 of 759

^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
Page 136 of 759

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
Page 141 of 759

2
.
Remove
cooling
duct
or
terminal
cover
from
rear
of
al-
2
.
Remove
air
cleaner
upper
section
with
mass
air
flow
ternator
.
sensor
.
3
.
Check
for
battery
voltage
between
ground
and
terminal
3
.
Remove
terminal
cover
from
rear
of
alternator
.
Discon
B+
at
back
of
alternator
.
Then
turn
ignition
on
and
nect
wiring
.
check
for
battery
voltage
between
terminal
D+
and
ground
.
See
Fig
.
3
.
lf
voltage
is
not
present
at
either
4
.
Remove
drive
belt
from
alternator
pulley
.
See
020
point,
check
wiring
for
faults
.
Maintenance
program
.
001
¡987
Fig
.
3
.
Terminal
B+
is
supplied
battery
voltage
directly
from
the
bat-
tery
.
Terminal
D+
is
supplied
battery
voltage
via
the
charge
warning
bulb
when
thekey
is
on
or
the
engine
is
running
.
4
.
lf
no
faults
are
foundup
to
thispoint,test
alternator
out-
put
using
a
load
tester
.
5
.
If
a
load
tester
is
not
available,
a
crude
output
test
can
be
done
by
running
engine
at
about
2000
rpmand
turn-
ing
on
electrical
loads
(fans,
lights
and
rear
window
de-
froster,
wipers)
.
With
al¡
accessories
on,
battery
voltage
should
be
above
12
.0
VDC
.
A
replacement
alternator
should
have
the
same
rating
as
the
original
.
Alternator
manufacturer
and
ampere
rating
are
normally
marked
on
the
alternator
housing
.
1
.
Disconnect
negative
(-)
battery
cable
.
CAUTION-
Prior
to
disconnecting
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
front
of
this
manual
on
page
vi¡¡
.
BATTERY,
STARTER,
ALTERNATOR
121-
5
6
.
Remove
upper
and
lower
mounting
bolts
and
lift
out
al-
ternator
.
See
Fig
.
4
.
NOTE
-
If
reusing
drive
belt,
mark
direction
of
rotation
on
belt
before
removing
.
5
.
On
M44
engine
with
hydraulic
belt
tensioner
:
Remove
tensioner
idler
pulley
(upper
roller)
from
alternator
bracket
.
Fig
.
4
.
Alternator
mounting
bolts
(arrows)
.
O
u
J
S
v~~
U
I
1
i
n
-12
.22
Alternator,
removing
and
installing
7
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Install
drive
belt
as
(4-cylinder
engine)
described
in
020
Maintenance
Program
.
Tightening
Torques
"
D+
vire
to
alternator
(M6
nut)
.
...
.
.
.
7
Nm
(53
in-lb)
"
B+
wire
to
alternator
(M8
nut)
..
.
.
.
.
.
13
Nm
(10
ft-Ib)
"
Pulley
to
alternator
(M16
nut)
...
..
..
60
Nm
(44
ft-Ib)
ALTERNATOR
SERVICE
Page 142 of 759

121-
6
BATTERY
STARTER,
ALTERNATOR
Alternator,
removing
and
installing
(6-cylinder
engine)
A
replacement
alternator
should
have
the
same
rating
as
the
original
.
Alternator
manufacturer
and
ampere
rating
are
normally
marked
on
the
alternator
housing
.
1
.
Disconnect
negative
(-)
battery
cable
.
CAUTION-
Prior
to
disconnectiog
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
front
of
this
manual
onpage
viii
.
2
.
Remove
alternator
cooling
duct
and
air
filter
housing
assembly
from
car
.
Disconnect
wiring
from
rear
of
alter-
nator
.
3
.
Remove
radiator
cooling
fan
and
fan
shroud
.
See
170
Radiator
and
Cooling
System
.
4
.
Remove
alternator
drive
belt
from
alternator
pulley
.
On
engines
with
hydraulic
belt
tensioner,
remove
tensioner
idler
pulley
(upper
roller)
from
alternator
bracket
.
See
Fig
.
5
.
ALTERNATOR
SERVICE
Fig
.
5
.
Pry
off
cover
from
tensioner
and
then
lever
tensioner
clock-
wise
to
release
belt
tension
.
Remove
upper
roller
(A)
once
belt
ís
removed
.
NOTE-
If
reusing
drive
belt,
mark
direction
of
rotation
on
belt
before
removing
.
5
.
Remove
upper
and
lower
mounting
bolts
and
lift
out
al-
ternator
.
6
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Note
locating
notches
on
tensioner
idler
pulley
(upper
roller)
alternator
brack-
et
when
installing
pulley
.
Tightening
Torques
"
D+
wire
to
alternator
(M6
nut)
.......
7
Nm
(53
in-lb)
"
B+
wireto
alternator
(M8
nut)
.......
13
Nm
(10
ft-Ib)
"
Pulley
to
alternator
(M16
nut)
.......
60
Nm
(44
ft-Ib)
Voltage
regulator,
removing
and
installing
1
.
Disconnect
negative
(-)
cable
from
battery
.
NOTE-
2
.
Remove
alternator
as
described
earlier
.
The
radiator
cooling
fan
nut
(32
mm
wrench)has
left-
hand
threads
.
3
.
Remove
cooling
duct
from
rear
of
alternator
.
See
Fig
.
6
.
Alternator
.
.g-
p~
J
-..
.
Fig
.
6
.
Alternator
assemblyand
related
parts
.
Cooling
duct
0012524
4
.
Remove
voltage
regulator
mounting
screws
and
re-
move
regulator
from
alternator
.
5
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Clean
brush
contact
surfaces
in
alternator
and
check
brush
length
asde-
scribed
later
.
Page 143 of 759

Alternator
brushes,
STARTER
SERVICE
inspecting
and
replacing
Regulator
brushesarenot
available
as
replacement
parts
from
BMW
.
Replacement
brushes
may
be
available
from
af-
termarket
sources,
however
.
1
.
Remove
voltage
regulator
as
described
above
.
2
.
Clean
brush
contact
sürfaces
and
measure
brush
pro-trusion
.
See
Fig
.
7
.
Check
for
battery
voltage
at
terminal
50
of
the
starter
motor
Fig
.
7
.
Regulator
brush
protrusion
(A)
.
with
the
key
in
the
start
position
.
See
Fig
.
8
.
If
voltage
is
not
present,
check
the
wiring
between
the
ignition
switch
and
the
starter
terminal
.
If
voltage
is
present
and
no
other
visible
wir
Voltage
Regulator
ing
faults
can
be
found,
the
problem
is
most
likely
interna¡in
"
Brush
protrusion
(minimum)
.......
.
..
5
mm
(
1
/4
in
.)
the
starter
motor
.
3
.
To
replace
brushes,
carefully
and
as
quickly
as
possi-
ble,
unsolder
brush
lead
from
brush
holder
termina¡,
withdrawing
brush
from
holder
at
same
time
.
4
.
Remove
any
traces
of
solder
frombrush
holder
termi-
nal
using
solder
wick
.
5
.
Fit
spring
into
brush
holder
and
inserí
new
brush
.
6
.
Guide
brush
lead
into
terminal
and
solder
into
place
.
Check
for
free
movement
of
brushes
when
solder
cools
.
7
.
Check
brush
slip
rings
in
alternator
for
wear
.
Lightly
clean
slip
rings
using
fine
abrasive
cloth
.
BATTERY,
STARTER,
ALTERNATOR
121-
7
Starter
Troubleshooting
If
the
starter
tucos
the
engine
slowlyor
fails
to
operate
when
the
ignition
isin
the
start
position,
check
the
battery
first
.
In-
spect
the
starter
wires,
terminals,
and
ground
connections
for
good
contact
.
In
particular,
make
sure
the
ground
connections
between
the
battery,
the
body
and
the
engine
are
completely
clean
and
tight
.
If
no
faults
can
be
found,
the
starter
may
be
faulty
and
should
be
replaced
.
NOTE
-
"
Starting
in1194,
a
factory-installed
drive-away
protec-
tion
system,
alsoreferred
to
as
EWS
or
EWS
11,
was
used
on
all
E36
cars
.
This
system
prevenís
operation
of
the
starter
when
the
system
is
engaged
.
See
515
Central
Locking
and
Anti-theft
.
"
On
cars
with
automatic
transmission,
a
starter
relay
and
a
neutral
safetyswitchare
used
to
present
theen-
ginefrom
starting
in
gear
positions
other
than
park
or
neutral
.
ff
voltage
is
not
present
atterminal
50
with
the
key
in
the
startposition,
check
these
components
To
make
the
most
accurate
check
of
the
battery
cables
and
starterwiring,
make
a
voltage
drop
test
on
the
cables
and
wir-
ing
as
described
in
600
Electrical
System-General
.
Terminal
30
'
\
/
Terminal
30h
0012518
8
.
Reinstall
regulator
and
alternator
.
Fig
.
8
.
Typical
starterwiring
terminal
identification
.
Large
wireat
ter-
minal
30
is
direct
battery
voltage
.
Smaller
wire
at
terminal
50
operates
starter
solenoid
via
ignition
switch
.
STARTER
SERVICE
Page 150 of 759

130-
4
FUEL
INJECTION
Main
Relay
Fig
.
2
.
DISA
system
components
.
DISA
is
controlled
via
theengine
control
module
(ECM)
.
Fig
.
3
.
DISA
manifold
runners
with
butterfly
valve
closed
for
lowrpm-
high
torque
operation
.
yje
q
GENERAL
high
power
operation
.
0012734
Fig
.
4
.
DISA
manifold
runners
with
butterfly
valve
open
for
high
rpm-
On-Board
Diagnostics
(OBD)
and
Fault
Diagnosis
Poor
driveability
may
have
a
variety
of
causes
.
The
fault
may
He
withthe
ignition
system,
the
fuel
system,
parts
ofthe
emission
control
system,
ora
combination
of
thethree
.
Be-
cause
of
these
interrelated
functions
and
their
effects
on
each
other,
it
is
often
difficult
to
know
where
to
begin
looking
for
problems
.
For
this
reason,
effective
troubleshooting
should
always
be-
gin
with
an
interrogation
of
the
On-Board
Diagnostic
(01313)
system
.
The
OBD
system
detects
certain
emissions-related
engine
management
malfunctions
.
When
faults
are
detected,the
OBD
system
storesa
Diagnostic
Trouble
Code
(DTC)
in
the
system
ECM
.
In
addition,
the
Check
Engine
warning
light
will
come
on
if
an
emissions-related
fault
is
detected
.
Two
generations
of
OBD
are
used
on
thecars
covered
by
this
manual
.
See
100
Engine-General
for
OBD
I
information
and
fault
codes
.
On-Board
Diagnostics
"
1992-1995models
....
.
...
...
.
...
......
OBD
I
"
1996-1998models
....
.
..
.
.
.
..
...
......
OBD
II
Page 151 of 759

The
fuel
injection
systems
used
on
the
1996
and
later
cars
covered
bythis
manual
are
OBD
II
compliant
.
This
system
is
in-
corporated
into
both
the
Bosch
M5
.2
(M44
engine)
and
the
Si-
emens
MS
41
.1
(M52/S52US
engine)
engine
management
systems
.
OBD
II
systems
use
sophisticateddiagnostic
soft-
ware
capable
of
recognizing
and
electronically
storing
hun-
dreds
of
DTCs
in
the
system
ECM
.
DTCs
can
only
be
accessed
using
special
scan
tooltest
equipment
.
The
BMW
dealer
is
equipped
with
the
specialized
OBD
II
scan
toolto
quickly
and
efficiently
locate
engine
management
problems
.
Alternately,
a
"generic"
scan
tool
can
be
used
to
access
OBD
II
fault
informa-
tion
.
NOTE-
"
At
the
time
this
manual
went
to
press,
generic
scan
tools
were
notwidely
available
for
BMW
vehicles
.
The
generic
sean
tool
is
a
specialized
toolthat
plugs
into
a
standardized
OBD
11
connector
on
1996
and
later
pas-senger
vehícles
built
for
sale
in
the
US
.
"
The
OBD
11
fault
memory
(including
an
illuminated
Check
Engine
light)
can
only
be
reset
using
the
spe-
cial
scan
tool
.
Removing
the
connector
trom
the
ECM
or
disconnecting
the
battery
will
not
erase
the
fault
memory
.
"
The
16-pin
OBD
11
diagnostic
connector
is
located
on
the
lower
left
dash
panel
.
Refer
to
Fig
.
1
.
6
1
.
Secondary
air
pump
2
.
Electric
solenoid
valve
3
.
One-way
check
valve
4
.
Intake
manifold
5
.
Exhaust
manifolds
6
.
Secondary
air
check-valve
®
G~
i
o
o
0
0
G
0000
o
,-
00
~
1111111
in
,,
0
1--
a
Fig
.
5
.
Components
of
6-cylinder
secondary
air
injection
system
.
4-
cylinder
system
is
similar
.
Secondary
AirInjection
FUEL
INJECTION
130-
5
All
OBD
II
6-cylinder
engines
are
equípped
with
asecond-
ary
air
injection
system
.
In
addition,
beginning
in
January
1997,
the
M44
engine
was
classified
as
a
TLEV
(Transitional
Low
Emission
Vehicle)
engine
and
is
also
equipped
with
sec-
ondary
air
injection
.
Typical
components
of
the
secondary
air
injection
system
are
depicted
in
Fig
.
5
.
Secondary
air
injection
usesan
electric
pump
to
pump
fresh
air
finto
the
exhaust
systemupstream
of
the
catalytic
converter
during
engine
warm-up
.
By
providing
extra
oxygen
to
the
un-
burned
fuel
in
the
exhaust,
hydrocarbons
oxidize
and
carbon
monoxide
combines
with
oxygen
to
form
carbon
dioxide
andwa-
ter
.
The
air
injection
pump
stops
within
a
specified
timed
intenral
.
4
0013120
GENERAL