engine BMW 525i 1998 E39 Workshop Manual

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4 Remove bolts (arrows) along top edge of fender.
- Carefully remove fender from body.
Detent screw on left and right hood hinge
(1) must be set at
25 i- 1 mm (1 k .04 in).
- Installation is reverse of removal, noting the following:
Before installing new fender, clean old sealant and protec-
tive coating from mounting surfaces.
Position new fender and loosely install all mounting bolts.
Align fender with door pillar and inner fender, then tighten
bolts.
Repair any paint damage and paint any exposed metal.
Reseal and apply protective coating to mounting surfaces.

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Hood, raising to service position
CAUTION-
Do not switch on the windshield wipers with the engine
hood raised. As a precaution, remove the wiper
motor
fuse. See 610 Electrical Component Locations.
The
hoodis heavy Before removing the hoodsupports,
be sure to have an assistant help support the hood.
< Open hood fully. With the help of a partner, support hood and
remove retaining clips (arrow) on upper end of pressurized
lifting struts. Pull struts off hood.
< Raise hood to service position and loclc in position by placing
bolts (arrow) in right and
left hinges.

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Hood, removing and installing
With hood open:
Remove hood wiring harness mounting clip
(A)
Disconnect electrical harness connector (B).
Unplug windshield washer hose (C).
WARNING-
The hood is heavy Before removing the hoodsupports, be
sure to have an assistant help
support the hood.
Mark position of hinge plates.
With the help of a assistant, support hood and remove retain-
ing clips
(A) on upper end of pressurized lifting struts. Pull
struts off hood.
Loosen upper hinge bolts
(B)
Remove lower hinge bolts (C). Lift hood off carefully.
Installation is reverse of removal.
* Repair any paint damage and paint any exposed metal
Check hood alignment. See
Hood, aligning.
NOTE-
The hood was fitted and attached to an unfinished body at
the factory Unfinished
sun'aces exposed by this procedure
must be touched up with paint,

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41 0-8
(Fenders, Engine Hood
Hood, aligning
When installing the hood, align the hinges as close to the orig-
inal painted surface as possible. Movement of the hood on its
attaching hardware may require touch-up paint.
The hood should be aligned so that gap
(arrows) to fender is
as even as possible.
4 If height adjustment at rear of hood is off, adjust height using
adjusting screw in lower hinge
(arrow). Loosen and reposi-
tion as necessary.
If height adjustment at
ing adjusting screw: rear
of
hood cannot be completed us-
Q Loosen lower hinge screws (1) and (2).
Add or remove washers as needed to correct height set-
ting.

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Adjusting detent buffers for hood:
Raise hood.
* Shape pieces of rubber (butyl) tape into two IOmm col-
umns and place on buffers
(A).
* Close hood.
Measure dimension of the compressed rubber tape.
Using measurement dimension, adjust detent buffer
(A)
Hood should be under a slight preload. (+0.5 mm).
Fellow the same procedure on the front buffers
(B).
- After adjustment have been made, check that hood lid is flush
against detent buffers and
if necessary repeat the adjust-
ment.
CAUTION-
To avoid excessive wind noise, the hood must not protrude
beyond the front side panels.

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I Fenders, Engine Hood
Hood latch components
1. Hood
2. Gas pressurized
Strut
3. Spacer
4. Hinge
5. Ground stud
6. Torx
bolt
7. Torx bolt
8. Hex bolt
9. Bowden cable bracket
10. Ball pin
11. Torx bolt
12. Spring pin
13. Stop buffer
14.
Bowden cable
15. Lower hood lock
16.
Bowden cable
17. Torx
bolt
18. Stop buffer
19. Hex nut
20. Torx bolt
21. Hood latch

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Fenders, Ensine HOO~I
Hood release cable and spring pins,
adjusting
Before adjusting hood pins, be sure the hood is aligned even-
ly to fenders and front panel.
- Malte sure bowden cable, which connects both hood loclts
together, is seated in lock guide on both left and right loclts.
4 Loosen hood spring pin bolts (A) and retaining hoolt bolts (B)
at hood on left and right sides only enough to allow move-
ment.
- Lower (but do not fully latch) hood several times so pins on
hood center themselves in lower loclts.
NOTE-
Do not let hood lock with latch bolts loose
- Tighten hood spring pin bolts and latch bolts when alignment
is correct.
- Remove one bolt at a time from each side, clean and coat
with
LoctiteB 270 or equivalent, and reinstall. Repeat pro-
cess on all other bolts.
- Adjust rubber stop buffers above headlight assemblies. See
Hood, aligning.
- Test hood for correct closure and opening. If hood does not
spring open, lengthen spring pins.
- To lengthen spring pin, loosen locltnut (arrow) with wrench
inserted through spring, then turn pin counterclocltwise.

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General ........................... .41 1.2 Door hinge adjustment ................ 41 1-5
Door hinge assembly
.................. 41 1-6 Doors ............................. 411-2
Front or rear door. removing
Door Panels ....................... 41 1-7
and installing ....................... .41 1.2 Door trim panel. removing and installing ... 41 1-7
Door check. replacing
................. .41 1.4 Sill trim panels ...................... 41 1-1 0

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Doors
This repair group covers front and rear door repair informa-
tion. It includes removal and installation of front and rear
doors and trim panels.
For information on
airbag removal and installation, see 721
airbag.
For information on the power door windows and door glass
replacement, see
512 Door Windows.
For information on the power door
loclting system, see 515
Central Locking and Anti-Theft.
WARNING-
E39 cars are fitted with side-impact airbags in the front doors
and optional side impact
airbags in the rear doors. When
servicing doors, always disconnect the negative
(-) battery
terminal. See
721 Airbag System (SRS) for cautions and
procedures
relatinq to the airbaq system.
Front or rear door, removing and installing
- Disconnect negative (-) battery cable.
Prior to disconnecting the battery, read the battery discon-
nection cautionsgiven in
001 General Cautions and warn-
ings.
Remove harness connector mounting bolt (arrow) at door
pillar.