1999 BMW 528i Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1999 BMW 528i takes in two bodies, the four-door sedan and the four-door wagon, both in Base trim and both carrying the naturally aspirated 2.8L inline-six with double overhead camshafts. Mechanically the two are the same car, so the engine, driveline and chassis sections read across both; the difference sits behind the B-pillar, where the wagon's rear structure, tailgate, glass and rear wiring are documented apart from the sedan's trunk and rear body.

Engines covered

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

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan
• 4-door wagon

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 1999 528i. Forty-nine complaints are recorded for this model year. Ten name the service brakes, nine the air bags and six the vehicle speed control system. The manual covers each of them: brake hydraulic, friction and antilock service with specifications and bleeding procedures; restraint component work backed by fault-code diagnostics; and throttle, cruise and engine-management material for speed control symptoms, with the wiring diagrams needed to trace the circuits and sensors those systems depend on.