2000 BMW 528i Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2000 BMW 528i covers the sedan and the wagon, both in Base trim, both powered by the 2.8L inline-six — naturally aspirated, twin-cam, gasoline. Two bodies over one drivetrain means the mechanical half of the book is shared and the body half is split, and the wiring diagrams follow the same division, since the wagon carries circuits at the rear of the car that the sedan simply does not have.

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 2000 528i. One recall is on the federal record, covering a brake lamp switch that can fail internally and stick, leaving the brake lights either dead or permanently lit regardless of what the pedal is doing. Complaints number 45, with ten on the engine and cooling system, ten on the air bags and four on tires. The manual covers that switch and its circuit in the lighting diagrams, gives cooling-system and engine procedures with specifications, and documents restraint components and their diagnostic routines.