1996 BMW 528i Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1996 BMW 528i deals with one straightforward specification: a 2.8L inline-six, naturally aspirated, with double overhead camshafts and gasoline injection, in a four-door sedan sold in a single Base trim. There is no engine option to sort past and no second body shell, so the whole book applies to the car on the lift. Engine, driveline, chassis and body electrical material each occupy their own sections, with the specifications and torque values that belong to them.

Engines covered

• 2.8L inline-six — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 1996 528i. The manual covers the inline-six from the timing case back: mechanical overhaul, valve train, lubrication and cooling, plus fuel injection, ignition and emission control, each with clearances and torque values. Transmission and final drive procedures follow, then the brake, steering and suspension systems with their setting and alignment data. Wiring diagrams for the sedan body take in lighting, instrumentation, central locking and the restraint circuits, and the diagnostic sections explain how faults in those systems are traced.