2005 BMW 745Li Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2005 BMW 745Li describes a four-door sedan in Base trim with the naturally aspirated 4.4L DOHC V8 on gasoline. The mechanical specification is fixed, which puts the weight of the book on procedure and diagnosis: how the engine, the driveline, the chassis and the sedan's many circuits are tested, adjusted and put back together, with the torque values and specifications each of those operations depends on.

Engines covered

• 4.4L V8 — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 2005 745Li. Three recalls sit on the federal record for this year. Two cover doors that can appear shut and latched while remaining unsecured, so one may swing open in motion or under an occupant's weight, raising the risk of ejection; a control software fault lies behind one of them. The third concerns the shift-by-wire link between selector and transmission, which can leave the car in neutral rather than park after the start-stop button is pressed repeatedly, allowing an unattended rollaway. Latch hardware, the selector and transmission control are all documented here.