20 Most Recent 1994 BMW 7 Series - Page 3 Questions & Answers

Have your transmission rebuilt if you do decide to keep the vehicle. Cost approx 1,900 to 2,600.

you need to check that you have spark and fuel getting to the engine!
Then if your missing fuel it could be a faulty fuel pump. If your missing spark it could be the ignition coil.

pump suckin up garbage from the tank settlement from all the moisture or bad gas gel up the pump outlet line cause this problem.

While driving is is probably the traction Strut http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/3052

While braking is seems your rotors are warped

battery to small need more cca cold cranking amps for that size engine

And we're what?????supposed to draw it here. All this does is text.

THE sensor? what the....which sensor?

You must have a computer. Google for christ's sake.

If the battery is just weak and not shorted, you could connect a battery charger to the + cable and find a ground to hook the other clamp to & your battery would slow charge & should be usable after a while. You must verify that the wire you are hooking into is a + battery wire to prevent any damage. I suggest you go for the cable from underneath, pierce the cable by pushing in a small nail & hook your charger/jumper to that nail. The charger should indicate charging once connected & you can simply put a piece of tape over the hole you put in the + battery cable to seal it later.
Hope that helps. good luck.

There isn't one. To check the transmission fluid level there is a plug that you must remove.The fluid should be to the level of the threads. See here http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/68013 or here http://tech.bentleypublishers.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/66-15645-136704-1551/ATFCapacity.pdf

Changing oil in the BMW 740iL is no different than other cars. If you are not comfortable with this find a trusted German Automotive mechanic to do it for you.
You will need a large socket to remove the oil filter housing cover. The BMW tool is expensive. You can use large channel lock pliers with a smooth jaw or place a small strip of cardboard (like cereal box) over the teeth on regular pliers so you don't damage the cover.

you have to fill it through the dip stick hole.

Depends how competent you are here and what sort of tools you have.You will also need to replace oil filter if you wish to replace oil within the engine.The oil has to be drained from underneath the engine and allow it to sit for few hours while draining as this will ensure all the deposits at the bottom comes off.

Your batteries in the trunk right?

There should be a positive (red) post under your hood that should be surrounded by an inch of plastic. That is the positive connector that runs to your battery. Then connect the negative clamp anywhere on to the frame of the car where there's metal (not on the engine)

Most vehicle route the fuel pump wire through the ignition switch the switch could be bad

Open the trunk. Take out the trunk lid light - take the bulb out of the fixture. Place a 12 volt battery in the trunk. Take an alligator clip jumper wire - connect one end to the negative terminal of the battery and the other end of the jumper wire to the car chassis - make sure it is a good connection and is not on a painted surface - I place mine on a bolt on the rear light panel. Take another alligator clip jumper wire and connect one end to the 12 volt positive terminal and connect the other end to the short end of the light connectors (there are two connectors for the light - one is short and one is long). This should give you enough voltage to unlock the doors. I had to figure this out and have used it twice on my BMW.

Do you mean a remote Starter, I wouldn't put an after market in.
Or if your looking for Keychain remote button you may have to go the dealer.

Could just be a loose sensor wire, or a bad sensor. Can't say if it's expensive or not.

try this, put the key in the drivers side door then turn the key to open position as th same time lift up the door handle . if this does not work then jack up the car , and with jumper cables hooked them to the starter--red to solinod of starter and the ground to any good ground.then hook the other end to another vehicle.keep in mind all the safety precautions!Then try the door with the key in normal operation.Your battwery is dead.!

Check out this link. It is to RealOEM and will provide you the BMW product codes and descriptions you need to find the replacement harness, http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=GF63&mospid=47526&btnr=12_0585&hg=12&fg=28

Also, the link below is to provide you schematics for your engine wiring harnesses. You did not indicate which engine you had (diesel or gas). The link provides access to schematics for both engines. http://www.bmw-planet.com/diagrams/release/en/e38old/index.htm From the main menu, select: Drive, then your engine and then select engine electrical system. As far as the cause, you didn't mention what the source of the fire was. Check online for recall notices for your specific model. A google search will yield several links to sites that list recalls for yyour vehicle. It will let you know if there are any known issues regarding engine compartment fires for your model....

Hi , you can initialise the key yourself. Ensure you get into the car and close all doors, Insert the ignition key and turn on the ignition lights , do not start the engine, while the key is still in the ignition press and hold the lock button and remove the key from the ignition , while still holding down the lock button press the unlock button 3 times and release the lock button, the central locking should now lock and unlock, to initiate other keys just hold the lock button and press the unlock 3 times , you do not have to insert the other key into the ignition , you may need to practise this a few times , hope this helps, regards mark .