1995 BMW 850Ci Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1995 BMW 850Ci is built around a 5.4L V12 — single overhead cam, naturally aspirated, gasoline — carried in a two-door coupe with one entry on the trim list: Base. The shape of the work is set by that engine, with two banks to keep matched, a long timing drive and a cooling system that has a great deal of heat to move, and the manual supplies the specifications, clearances and torque values needed to hold both sides of it to the same standard.

Engines covered

• 5.4L V12 — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door coupe

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 1995 850Ci. Engine coverage here runs to timing and valvetrain service, cylinder head removal and installation with tightening order, oiling system specifications and full cooling system procedure, all of which a large naturally aspirated twelve depends on. Fuel and ignition diagnostics give the readings that separate one bank's fault from the other's. From there the manual moves through transmission and driveline work, suspension, steering and brake specifications for the coupe chassis, and the body and comfort systems, with wiring diagrams for the circuits that serve them.