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BMW of North America, Inc. has voluntarily initiated a recall campaign which involves the oxyge sensor wiring harness of the affected vehicles. The potential defect is due to a possible incorrect oxygen sensor harness routing during production. The oxygen sensor harness may have been mistakenly secured with clips to the exhaust heat shield and/or to [...]

Damaged or defective wires and connectors (e.g. chaffed insulation, broken connector pins, torn crimping) in airbag firing circuits, will cause the airbag light (SRS light) to illuminate, and will set fault code “resistance too high” in airbag control module.

The repair wiring harnesses for E34 touring models are universal for ALL applications (Europe, Japan, US, etc). The part numbers, as noted in other resources like ETK/websites are:
61 10 8 365 702 Right main harness
61 10 8 365 704 Left main harness
61 12 8 355 153 Rear window defroster
63 25 8 359 099 High mount [...]

Some people say that this job can easily be done with the hood on the car. I found it MUCH easier with the hood off as I ran into a few problems and had better reach with the hood off. Before removing the hood, trace the hinges with a Sharpie or other pen so alignment [...]

This Operations Quality Manual is an ECG publication written in consultation and collaboration with the quality departments of the following car manufacturers: BMW, Daimler AG, Ford, General Motors, Mitsubishi, Nissan, SEAT, Toyota and Volvo.

Optimum safety under all conditions is a natural development objective for BMW products. Bringing about the “Ultimate Driving Machine” thus does not just amount to providing attractive and technically sophisticated vehicles. It is just as natural for BMW to have a suitable safety concept.

All 1989-94 BMW vehicles are equipped with a self diagnostic system for the detection of injection faults. When a fault is detected by the system the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) records the code corresponding to the defect in the ECU’s memory until either:
1) The vehicle battery or the ECU is disconnected.
2) The engine is started [...]

The On-board Monitor System was introduced as optional equipment on the 1997 MY E38s and E39s. It was made standard on the E38 750iL for 1999 and standard for all E38s in 2000. It uses the latest advances in electronic technology to bring new levels of comfort and convenience to the driver and passengers for [...]

BMW D7 Marine Engine
A four-stroke diesel engine with direct injection and open-circuit cooling system. The Neoprene impeller of the coolant pump is driven directly from the crankshaft. Electric starter and flywheel alternator are standard equipment. The injection system is fitted with automatic bleeding.

On 2001 vehicles without the diagnostic connector in the engine compartment, the use of the SIA reset tool is not possible. The service indicator may be reset using the reset mode in the instrument cluster.