key BMW 525i 1999 E39 Workshop Manual
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020-4 
Maintenance 
1997 to 2000 models 
1997 to 2000  models are equipped with  a data  link connector 
(DLC)  plug in  the right  side engine compartment: 
Reset 
SII using BMW service  and scan tool (DISplus or MoD- 
iC, GTI) or a specialty tool from another  manufacturer. Plug 
tool  (arrow)  into DLC. 
CAUTION- 
Follow  the manufacturer's  directions when resetting  the Sll. If 
the reset procedures are done 
incorrect& the  tool  or the  elec- 
tronic Service  Interval Indicator 
may be damaged. 
Aftermarket  reset  tools that can reset  all models with the DLC 
can  be purchased from one  of the  following suppliers: 
Specialty  tool suppliers 
Assenmacher Specialty  Tools 
6440 
Odell Place 
Boulder,  CO 80301 
303-530-2424 
[email protected]  http://www.asttool.com 
Baum  Tools Unlimited, 
Inc. 
P.O. Box 5867 
Sarasota,  FL 34277-5867 
800-848-6657 
[email protected] 
http://www.baumtools.com 
Peake  Research. Automotive Products  Division 
P.O.  Box 28776 
San  Jose,  CA 95159 
408-369-0406 
support  @peakeresearch.com 
http://www.peal~eresearch.com 
2001 and later  models 
On  vehicles  without the data  link connector  (DLC) in the en- 
gine compartment  (2001 and latercars),  the reset  tool can  not 
be  used. Instead, the 
Sll can  be reset with the trip odometer 
reset button  in the instrument  cluster. 
Make sure ignition key is in OFF  position. 
* Press  and hold  trip odometer button  in instrument  cluster, 
and turn ignition  key to ACCESSORY  position. 
Keep 
button pressed  for approximately 5 seconds until 
either  of following  appear in display:  OIL SERVICE  or 
INSPECTION, with  RESET. 
Press button again and 
hold for approximately 5 seconds 
until  RESET  flashes.    
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Camshaff Timing Chain 
NOTE- 
Mark direction  of belt rotation  if reusing belt. 
- Remove  vibration  damper  mounting  bolts  and remove  vibra- 
tion damper  and pulley  from hub. 
NOTE-  The M52 
6-cylinder engine uses  a 2-piece  vibration  damper 
and hub  assembly. 
4 Install crankshaft  holder (BMW special  tools 11 2 150 
and11  2410). 
NOTE 
- 
Be careful while aligning locator pin hole in special  tool 11 2 
410 with vibration damper  locatorpin. 
- While counterholding crankshaft,  loosen and remove  crank- 
shaft  center  bolt. 
CAUTION- 
Do not  use  flywheel  locking tool  to hold crankshaft  stationary 
to  loosen  or tighten  crankshaft  hub center  bolt Use only  the 
special tools specified,  or equivalent  hub holding tool. 
NOTE-  The cranlshaft  hub center bolt is torqued  to 4 
10 Nm 
(300 
ft-16). 
- Remove damper  hub and  special  tools. 
4 Install cap (BMW  special tool 11 2 383) on end  of cranltshaft. 
4 Install  seal guide  (BMW  special  tool 11 2 385) over end of 
crankshaft.  Be sure  to align  tool with  keyway  on crankshaft 
(arrow).    
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Camshaft Timing Chain 
4 Install oil seal puller  (BMW special tool 11 2 380)  and screw 
in  body  of puller until  it contacts seal.  Tighten center screw  to 
draw  seal out of cover. 
4 Coat new  seal with oil and position  in timing chain  cover. Use 
BMW special  tool 
11 3 280 and crankshaft center  bolt to draw 
seal  in flush with timing  case cover. 
4 Align  hub with  keyway  and tap into place. Insert new center 
bolt  with washer shoulder 
(arrow) facing  hub. 
CAUTION- 
Inspect woodruffl
NOTE- 
Be careful  while aligning locator pin hole in special tool 1 I 2 
410 with vibration  damper locator pin. 
- While counterholding  cranltshaft, tighten crankshaft center 
bolt. 
Tightening torque Vibration  damoer hub 
to crankshaft 410 Nm (302 ft-lb)    
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4 Coat new seal with  oil and position  in timing chain  cover. Use 
BMW special tool 11 
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4 Coat new seal with  oil and position  in timing chain  cover. Use 
BMW special tool 11 
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Camshaft Timing chain] 
4 Coat new seal with  oil and position  in timing chain  cover. Use 
BMW special tool 11 
3 280  and crankshaft center bolt  to draw 
seal in flush with timing case  cover. 
- Align vibration damper  assembly with keyway  and tap into 
place.  Insert new center bolt  with washer. 
CA 
UTIOG 
Inspect  woodruff  key for damage before  installing hub 
assembly. 
- Install crankshaft holding tool malting sure tool locks into 
place in openings in damper  assembly. While counterholding 
cranltshaft, tighten crankshaft center  bolt. 
- Attach special tools 11 8 20011 1 8 190 to damper  assembly. 
Counterhold damper with 11 8  190 while  tightening  center 
bolt. 
Tightening 
torque 
Vibration  damper  hub to crankshaft 410 Nm (302 it-ib) 
- Installation is reverse  of removal  noting the  following: 
Install drive  belts. See 020 Maintenance. 
Install cooling  fan. See  170 Radiator  and Cooling  Sys- 
tem. 
Crankshaft  oil seal, replacing 
(M62 and M62 TU engines) 
- Disconnect negative (-) cable  from battery 
CAUTIOG 
Disconnecting  the battery  may erase  fault code(s) storedin 
control  module  memory. Check for fault codes using  spe- 
cial  BMW  diagnostic  equipment. 
* Prior to disconnecting  the battery,  read the battery dis- 
connection cautions  in 
001 General cautions  and 
warnings. 
- Remove  splash guard  from beneath engine 
- Remove  engine cooling  fan assembly.  See 170 Radiator 
and Cooling  System. 
NOTE 
- 
Cooling  fan nut (32 mm  wrench)  has left-hand  threads. 
- Remove drive belts.  See 020 Maintenance. 
NOTE- 
Marlc  direction  of belt rotation  if reusing  belt.    
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Chain 1 
- Install cylinder identification trigger plate to front of intake 
camshaft. 
- Install spacer  to front  of intake camshaft 
- Install secondary chain  sprockets and chain  as an  assembly 
so that arrows on sprockets are pointing  up. Center  mounting 
holes in sprockets to bolt holes  in camshafts. 
4 lnstall thrust washers and spring plate  to intake cam 
sprocket. 
Tighten intake camshaft  sprocket nuts. 
- Install VANOS  control unit, see VANOS control  unit, install- 
ing 
(M52 engine). 
Tightening  torque 
Intake camshaft sprocket  nuts to studs 
(ME) 1011 Nm  (8919 In-lb) 502117068 
- Unlock  and release secondary chain tensioner, 
4 Preload primary timing chain  by torquing adjustable primary 
chain tensioner (BMW special tool 
11 4 220)  to 1.3  Nm 
(11  in-lb). 
- Tighten exhaust camshaft  sprocket bolts in two stage 
Tightening torque  Exhaust camshaft  sprocket bolls (M7) 
Stage  1 
5 Nrn (44 in-lb) 
Stage 
2 22 Nm  (17 ft-lb) 
- Remove  crankshaft locking tool  and camshaft locking tools. 
< Align  hub with  keyway  and tap into  place.  Insert new center 
bolt  with washer  shoulder (arrow) facing hub. 
CAUTION- 
Inspect  woodruff ley for damage  before installing  hub. 
- Attach crankshaft holding tool  (BMW special tools 11 2 
15011 1 2 410) to hub.  Counterhold  hub with tool while  tight- 
ening center bolt. 
CAUTION- 
Do  not  use  flywheel locling tool to hold  crankshaft stationary 
to  loosen  or tighten 
cranlshaft hub  center  bolt. Use only  the 
special  tools specified,  or equivalent  hub holding  tool.    
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/Camshaft Timing Chain 
Timing chains assembly 
(M52 TU and M54 engines) 
1. Impulse  wheel mounting  nut 
2.  Camshaft  impulse wheel 
(exh.) 
3. Spring  plate 
4.  Thrust  spacer (T 
= 3.5 mm) 
5. Primary  chain tensioner 
6. Torx screw 
7.  Exhaust secondary  sprocket 
8. Splined shaft 
9. Secondary timing chain 
10.  Splined  sleeve 
11.  Primary sprocket 
12.  Threaded  stud 
13.  Secondary  chain tensioner 
14.  Sprocket  mounting  nut 
15.  Spring plate 
16.  Splined shaft 
17.  Intake camshaft  sprocket 
18. Secondary chain lower guide 
19. Thrust  spacer 
20.  Camshaft  impulse wheel 
(intake) 
21.  Chain  tensioner  rail 
22.  Crankshaft sprocket 
23.  Threaded  stud 
24.  Primary  chain 
25.  Threaded  stud 
26.  Guide  rail 
27.  Threaded  stud 
28.  Woodruff key    
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rpp- --- Camshaft Timing Chain1 
Timing chains,  installing 
(M52 TU and M54 engines) 
CAUTIOI\C 
The procedure outlined  below assumes  that the camshaits 
are lockedin  the 
TDC installation position with speciallocling 
tools as shown earliel: 
- inspect timing chain  sprockets. Inspect guide  rail  and ten- 
sioner rail  for damage.  Replace any part  that is worn 
or dam- 
aged. 
NOTE- 
If  any  sprockets  are being replaced  due to wear,  the chain 
should  also be replaced. 
4 Primary timing chain  assembly 
1. Primary chain tensioner 
2. Chain tensioner rail 
3. Cranltshaft sprocket 
4. Exhaust camshaft  sprocket 
5. Primary chain 
6. Anchor bolt 
7.  Guide rail 
8. Anchor  bolt 
9. Woodruff  key 
- Install primary timing chain  to crankshaft sprocltet and  hang 
upper  end from  exhaust camshaft. 
- If necessary,  replace crankshaft radial seal in  cover. See 
Crankshaft  oil seal,  replacing  (M52 TU and  M54  engines).    
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(camshaft Timing  Chain 
- To install lower timing case  cover: 
- Clean cover and cylinder  block sealing surfaces 
Use new 
gaskets and  coolant pipe O-ring. 
Remove  timing chain  cover dowel pins from engine  block. 
Drive timing cover  dowels in until they just protrude slightly 
from sealing  surface. 
Apply a  small bead  of silicon sealer  (Three Bond 1209 
63 
or equivalent) to corners  of cylinder head where timing 
cover  meets cylinder head  and engine  block. 
Tap  cover  into position until firmly seated. 
lnstall all bolts hand tight, including  two Torx  bolts from 
above. 
Install secondary chain  lower guide. 
Tighten  cover mounting bolts alternately and  in stages. 
Tightening  torque 
Lower  timing  cover to  cylinder 
bloclc (M6) 10 Nrn  (89 in-lb) 
- Install  oil pan with  new gasket.  See 119 Lubrication Sys- 
tem. 
Tightening  torque 
Oil  pan 
to engine bloclc (M6) 
8.8 grade 
10.9  grade 10 Nrn (89 in-lb) 
12  Nm 
(9 ft-lb) 
- Align  damper assembly with lteyway and tap into place. In- 
sert  new center bolt with  washer. 
CAUTION- 
Inspect woodruff  key for damage before  installing hub 
assembly. 
- Attach special tools 11 8 20011 1 8 190  to damper  assembly. 
Counterhold damper with 
11 8 190  while  tightening center 
bolt. 
CAUTION- 
Do  not  use BMW special tool 1 I 2 300 to hold crankshaft 
stationary  to  tighten cranl(shaft hub center bolt.  Use only 
the  special  tools specified,  or equivalent  hub holding  tool. 
Have  a second  person hold special tool 
11 8 190 while 
tightening center crankshaft bolt. 
Tightening torque  Crankshaft  hub to crankshaft  410  Nrn 
(300 
ft-lb)    
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ignition System 
Disabling ignition system 
The ignition system operates in a lethal voltage range and 
should be disabled  any time  engine  service  or repair  work is 
being  done that  requires the ignition to be switched on. 
The engine management  system can be disabled  by remov- 
ing the DME main relay. The  relay is located  in the electronics 
box (E-box)  in the left rear  of the engine 
compartment, be. 
neath the interior microfilter housing. 
CAUTION- Relay locations  may 
vary. Use care  when  identifying  relays. 
See 
610 Electrical  Component  Locations. 
Checking for spark 
CAUTION- 
If 
a spark  test is done incorrecth damage  to the  Engine Con- 
trol  Module 
(ECM) or the  ignition coils may  result. 
NOTE- 
Spark plug replacement  is covered  in 020 Maintenance. 
Check~ng for spark  is d~fflcult on englnes wlth d~str~butorless 
ignition systems. 
Try removing the spark plugs and inspecting for differences  between  them. 
A poor-firing plug  may be wet  with fuel and/or ~. - ~ 
black  and sooty,  but not always.  If a coil is not operating, the 
engine management system will electrically disable the fuel 
injector  to that cylinder. The key is to  look for differences be- 
tween cylinders. 
Ignition  coil assembly,  testing and 
replacing 
C4 UTION- 
Use  a digital multimeter for  the  following  tests. I 
- Remove plastic engine  cover from top of valve  cover  by pry- 
ing  off bolt covers and removing  cover mounting  bolts. 
- Raise car  slowly while constantly checking position  of jack 
and  car. 
- Disconnect harness connector from  coil. Connect multimeter 
between terminal  15 
(+) in connector and ground. 
4 Terminal identification are typically molded into connector. In 
photo, terminals are  from left to right:  1, 
4a, 15.    
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Battery, Starter, ~lternatorl 
@ TO fuse & relay panel Battery Safety Terminal 
A Battery Safety Terminal (BST) controlled  by the Multiple 
Restraint  System (MRS) control  unit was introduced  for mod- 
el  year  1998 
vehicles. The system  will disconnect  electrical 
power  to the  engine compartment 
in the event of  a significant 
impact.  The MRS  system  fires an encapsulated pyrotechnic 
device 
in the  positive (+) battery terminal that disconnects 
power  to the  engine  compartment,  but maintains power  to 
the  exterior lights  and interior  of the  vehicle. 
point 
002125~1 
Table  a. Battery,  alternator  and starter troubleshooting 
1- 
/Starter motor  or solenoid  faulty. l~est starter. 
Symptom 
Engine does not  crank 
Engine cranks slowly or 
not  at all, solenoid 
clicits 
when starter  is operated. 
I I 
Battery will not  stay IShort circuit draining battery. l~est for excessive current  drain with everything 
Probable cause 
Fault 
in immobilizer system (EWS) 
-Clean Battery cables loose, dirty  or corroded. 
Battery discharged. 
Battery  to body ground cable  in trunk 
loose, 
dirty or corroded 
Poor  connection  at starter motor terminal 
30. 
Corrective  action 
Try  another ignition  key. If problem persists,  contact 
your  authorized  BMW dealer. 
or  replace cables.  See 020 
~aintenance. 
Charge battery and  test. Replace  if necessary. 
inspect ground  cable. Clean, tighten  or replace  if 
necessary. 
Checlc connections,  test for voltage  at starter.  Test for 
voltage  at neutral safety  or clutch 
interloclc switch. 
charged more than a  few 
days. 
I~atter~ faulty. /Test battery  and replace if necessary. 
Short driving trips and high electrical drain 
on 
charging system does not allow  battery to 
recharge. 
. I 
I Battery cables loose, dirty or corroded. Iclean or replace  cables. See 020  Maintenance. 
Evaluate driving 
style. Where possible, reduce 
electrical 
consumption when  malting short  trips. 
Drive 
belt@) loose, worn  or damaged. 
IAlternator or  voltage  regulator  faulty. /Test alternator  and voltage regulator. 
Inspect 
or replace ribbed 
belt@). See  020 
Maintenance.