2000 BMW 740i Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2000 BMW 740i documents the late years of this large sedan in Base form, with the 4.4-liter V8, double overhead cam, naturally aspirated, gasoline. It is a car with a great many systems for its age, and the manual keeps them separate: engine and driveline in one part, chassis and brakes in another, body and interior in a third, and a full electrical section behind them with diagrams for every circuit in the car.

Engines covered

• 4.4L V8 — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 2000 740i. Two recalls are on the federal record. One covers a replacement steering center drag link that can shear at the shaft, with an immediate and total loss of steering control as the result. The other concerns a brake lamp switch that can fail internally and stay in one position, so the brake lights either never come on or never go out. Twelve complaints are logged, three on the power train, two on the fuel system and one on the seats, and transmission, fuel and interior procedures all appear here.