electrical system BMW 540i 2000 E39 User Guide

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Engine Removal and Installation
4 Remove hoses from thermostat housing by releasing locks
(arrows). If applicable, detach electrical harness connector
for thermostat housing.
NOTE-
Two different types of hose fasteners are used on the E39
car; lock clamp type as shown above or standard band
clamps.
- On vehicles equipped with mechanical cooling fan: Remove
belt-driven cooling fan and radiator as described in
170 Ra-
diator and Cooling
System.
CAUTION-
32 mm radiator fan mounting nut has left hand threads.
4 Disconnect coolant hose (arrow) at rear left side of engine
above starter.
4 Disconnect coolant hose (arrow) at front left side of engine
mount.
- Unbolt power steering fluid reservoir and pull aside without
detaching hoses. Secure to fender with cord or stiff wire.

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Engine Removal and Installation
4 Working at E-box at right rear of engine compartment:
Disconnect engine electrical harness connectors
(arrows).
Lift off harness looms and lay over engine.
- Remove polyribbed drive belts. Mark direction of rotation if
belts will be reused. See 020 Maintenance.
- Remove exhaust system and transmission from car. See 180
Exhaust System, 230 Manual Transmission or 240 Auto-
matic Transmission.
NOJE-
Detach automatic transmission cooler lines from radiator, re-
move brackets holding lines to side of engine, andstore lines
in a clean environment.
- Remove power steering pump:
If necessary, remove steering pump pulley.
Remove front and rear pump mounting bolts.
Suspend pump from body using stiff wire.
4 Remove A/C compressor mounting bolts (arrows) and AIC
compressor from its mounting bracketwithoutdisconnecting,
distorting, or deforming any refrigerant lines. Suspend from
body using stiff wire.
4 If applicable, remove secondary air pump:
Remove hose at one-way valve
(A).
Remove bolts at support bracket on strut tower (arrows).
- Disconnect electrical harness from bottom of secondary
air pump.
Remove bracket from strut tower.

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4 Remove left interior ventilation duct:
Release duct locking tabs (A). Early models: release
loclc
ing strap.
* Rotate duct inward (arrow) to detach.
Release spring
loclc (El) to unlock ventilation housing.
Disconnect electrical harness connector from hood switch
(C).
Release locking clip and remove ventilation filter cover (D).
Slide air housing away from inner fender to remove.
Removal
of right side ventilation duct is similar.
4 Remove rear engine compartment bulkhead panel:
Remove rubber sealing strip.
* Remove 3 mounting clips (A).
Remove harness supporting clip
(El).
Unlock panel retainers (arrows).
Lifl out panel.
< Separate engine wiring harness (arrow) from electrical box
at right side of engine compartment:
Remove E-box cover.
Disconnect electrical harness connectors leading from en-
gine wiring harness (arrow). Connectors are labelled (A,
El, C. D, E) for locating purposes.
Lay engine harness on top of engine.
- Drain engine coolant from engine block and radiator. See 170
Radiator and Cooling System.
Remove drain plugs from right and left side of engine
bloclc
(between cylinders 213 and 617).
Afler coolant has drained, reinstall drain plugs using new
sealing washers.
Drain radiator and reinstall drain plug.
Tightening
torques
Coolant drain plug to cylinder block (M14) 25 Nm (18 ft-ib)
Radiator drain screw to radiator 2.5
Nm (22 in-lb)

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Engine Removal and Installation
Working at right side of transmission bellhousing, disconnect
electrical harness connections (arrows) from starter. Re-
move starter retaining bolts and remove starter from trans-
mission mount.
M62 TU engine: Disconnect electrical harness connector
for right oxygen sensor from retaining clip and remove re-
taining clip from transmission.
- Working underneath engine compartment at left side:
Unclip positive battery cable from oil pan.
. Remove alternator cooling duct.
4 M62 engine: Remove fastener A and plug connector B from
alternator.
- M62 TU engine: Remove electrical harness connectors from
front of water cooled alternator.
- Remove exhaust system and transmission. See 180 Ex-
haust System and 230 Manual Transmission or 240 Auto-
matic Transmission.
- Working at front of engine:
Remove upper and lower hoses from radiator.
D~sconnect expansion tank hose from coolant pump.
- Remove belt-driven cooling fan:
Counterhold fan with special tool
11 5 050.
Turn fan mounting nut (32 mm) clockwise (left hand
threads) to loosen.
Rotate fan clockwise to remove.
Remove cooling fan shroud:
Disconnect electrical connectors from coolant level sensor
(B) and coolant temperature sensor (C).
. Remove expansion rivets (A) from each side of shroud
Remove coolant hose
(D).
Slide fan shroud with expansion tank up. Remove radiator
overflow tube from spout of expansion tank. Remove radi-
ator fan shroud with expansion tank.
Remove radiator. See
170 Radiator and Cooling System.

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Remove polyribbed A/C compressor belt:
Mark direction of belt travel if belts are to be reused.
Loosen bolts
(A).
Turn adjusting lug (B) clocltwise to release belt tension.
Working beneath car, remove power steering pump and air
conditioner compressor. Suspend from body using stiff wire.
Remove exhaust manifolds. See
180 Exhaust System.
< lnstall engine lifting device (BMW 11 0 000 or equivalent) to
front and rear engine supports and raise engine until it's
weight is supported. Detach engine mounts.
a Watch carefully for hoses and electrical wires that might
snag.
- installation is reverse of removal:
Replace all gaskets, O-rings and seals.
V-8 engine mounts have two sets of mounting holes. E39
cars use front most mounting holes.
* On cars with automatic transmission, use new O-rings at
ATF cooler lines.
Use new alignment sleeves when installing transmission.
Be sure engine drive belts properly engage pulley grooves.
When installing belt, preload tensioner to stop (toward
belt), then tighten tensioner clamping nut.
lnstall front exhaust pipes using new gasltets and copper
paste and new mounting hardware. See
180 Exhaust
System.
Change engine oil and filter. Check all other fluid levels as
described in
020 Maintenance.
Refill and bleed cooling system as described in
170 Radi-
ator and Cooling System.
CAUTION-
Do not interchange knoclc sensor harness connectors. Seri-
ous engine damage may result

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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation 1
< Remove intake throttle valve and ASC throttle assemblies:
Disconnect ASC throttle cable
(A).
- Remove ASC throttle housing mounting fasteners (B).
NOTE-
It is not necessary to disconnect coolant hoses (C) 01
bowden cables (D).
Remove intake throttle housing mounting hardware, pull
throttle housing off
intake manifold, and set aside.
- Working under intake manifold, disconnect the following:
Engine oil dipstick tube support.
Oil separator return line from dipstick tube.
Intake air temperature sensor electrical harness connector
(underside of intake manifold near throttle body).
* Fuel tank vent line and electrical harness at canister vent
valve.
Remove lower intake manifold supports (arrows).
- Disconnect coolant line retaining bracket at cylinder block.
4 Remove manifold mounting hardware (arrows).
- Remove intake manifold from cylinder head while carefully
checking for electrical connections or hoses.
NOTE-
Fuel rail is removed with intake manifold,
CAUTIOI\C
Stuff clean rags into open intake ports to prevent any parts
from falling into
Nie engine intake.
- Drain cooling system (engine block and radiator), then re-
move radiator cooling fan and fan shroud. See
170 Radiator
and Cooling System.
- Disconnect coolant hoses from thermostat housing.

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< Use a spanner tool to rotate exhaust sprocket until stop on in-
take sprocket is contacted.
- Slide VANOS control unit forward to remove
Remove primary chain tensioner (arrow)
WARNING -
Remove tensioner slowly - it is under spring pressure. I
- Working at the intake side of cylinder 1 :
Detach electrical harness connector for camshaft position
sensor and remove sensor.
Detach electrical harness connector for coolant tempera-
ture sensor.
- Remove exhaust manifolds. D~scard nuts. See 180 Exhaust
System.
Disconnect heating system hoses (arrows) from back of cyl-
inder head.

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Cylinder Head Removal and lnstallation
NOTE-
Be Sure the secondary timing chain tensioner is locked down
and the exhaust
camshaif mounting bolts are loose before
proceeding.
- Install VANOS control unit. See VANOS control unit, install-
ing
(M52 engine) in 117 Camshaft Timing Chain.
CAUTION--
Incorrect installation ofthe VANOS control may result in dam-
age to the engine valvefrain.
- Install exhaust manifolds using new gaskets and nuts. Coat
manifold studs with copper paste prior to installing nuts.
Install intake camshaft cover and cylinder
head cover.
Check for correct seating of half-moon seals
(A) in back of
cylinder head cover.
Use a small amount of Three Bond 1209
O or equivalent
sealant at corners
(6) of half-moon cutouts.
Seat gasket and seal corners in front of cylinder head at
VANOS unit.
- Installation of remaining parts is reverse of removal, noting
the following:
Reinstall electrical harness connectors for oil pressure
switch and coolant temperature sensor before installing in-
take manifold.
Refill cooling system as described in 170 Radiator and
Cooling System.
Change engine oil and filter as described in 020 Mainte-
nance.
If necessary, adjust accelerator cable.
Reconnect battery last.
Tightening Torques
VANOS oil line
32 Nm (24
ft-lb)
VANOS solenoid to control unit 30 Nm (22 ft-lb)
Coolant drain plug to cylinder
block 25 Nm (18 ft-lb)
Cylinder head cover to cylinder head
10 Nrn (89 in-lb)
(M6 bolts)
intake manifold to cylinder head 15 Nm (I 1 ft-lb)
Radiator cooling fan to coolant pump
40 Nm (30 ft-lb) - . .
Radiator drain screw to radiator 2.5 Nm (22 in-lbl

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Cylinder Head Removal and Installation 1 --
< Remove complete air filter housing assembly with mass air
flow sensor:
Loosen
intalte duct hose clamp (A) at throttle assembly.
Loosen clamp and remove idle control line from intake duct
(B) and disconnect idle speed control valve electrical har-
ness connector.
Disconnect electrical harness connector
(C) from mass air
flow sensor.
Remove air filter housing mounting screw
(D).
Disconnect vent tube (E).
. Loosen air intalte duct clamp (F).
Carefully lifl air filter housing, mass air flow sensor, and in-
take duct hose out of engine bay.
4 Disconnect positive battery cable and remove intake rnani-
fold cover:
Remove protective cover from positive (+)jumper post.
Loosen and remove battery lead mounting nut (A).
Remove lead and push down through intake manifold.
* Remove trim covers (arrows) from fuel injector cover.
Remove cover hold down fasteners and lifl off cover.
4 Worlting above engine, disconnect the following:
Vent line from cylinder head cover. To remove, pinch clips
(arrows).
Electrical harness connector from VANOS solenoid valve
(A).
- Remove oxygen sensors and exhaust manifolds. See 180
Exhaust System.
CAUTION-
Remove oxygen sensors before removing exhaust mani-
fold to prevent damage.
Label oxygen sensor harness connectors so that they
can be reassembled correctly Do not interchange con-
nectors.
NOTE-
Front exhaust manifold must be removed before rear
manifold.

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I Cylinder Head Removal and Installation
4 Drain engine coolant and remove coolant hoses:
Remove expansion tank cap on radiator.
Place a
3 gallon pail beneath engine to capture coolant
Remove coolant drain plug (arrow) located on exhaust
side of cylinder
2 of engine block.
4 Drain radiator into a 3 gallon pail by removing plastic drain
plug (arrow) completely.
Use caution when draining and disposing of engine coolant.
Coolant is poisonous andlethal to humans andpets. Pets are
attracted to coolant because of its sweet smell and taste.
Seek medical
attention immediately if coolant is ingested.
NOTE-
Catch and dispose of drained coolant according to local,
state, and federal laws.
4 Remove thermostat housing:
. Disconnect electrical harness connector at thermostat
housing.
. Remove hoses from thermostat hous~ng by releasing loclts
(arrows).
Unbolt
(4 bolts) and remove thermostat hous~ng.
- On vehicles equipped with mechanical cooling fan: Remove
belt-driven cooling fan and radiator shroud as described in
170 Radiator and Cooling System.
CAUTIOI\C
32 mm radiator fan mounting nut has left hand threads. r
4 Remove fasteners (arrows) from heater bypass tube. Pull
tube out of cylinder head and set to side, leaving heater hose
connected.
- Unbolt power steering fluid reservoir and pull aside without
disconnecting hoses. Secure to fender with cord or stiff wire.