2001 BMW 740i Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2001 BMW 740i covers a Base four-door sedan carrying the 4.4-liter V8, double overhead cam, naturally aspirated, gasoline. One engine, one body and one trim keep the book direct, and the depth goes into the systems instead of the variants: engine and cooling procedures with full specifications, steering and suspension repair with alignment data and wear limits, brake hydraulics, driveline service, and wiring diagrams that show every connector and ground point in the sedan.

Engines covered

• 4.4L V8 — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 2001 740i. Four recalls sit on the federal record. Two of them cover the cooling fan: when the fan motor fails it can overload the circuitry in the fan control unit, stopping the fan and letting the engine overheat, and in the worst case starting a fire at the control unit itself. A third covers a replacement steering drag link that can shear and end steering control, and the fourth tires whose sidewalls were damaged during mounting and can lose air suddenly. Of 15 complaints, two each name steering, the engine and the air bags.