00 00 250 BMW engine oil service including supplementary service (N52K)

WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.

Special tools required:

11 9 240

Only the engine oil service will be described in these repair instructions.

The supplementary service is made up of the following operations which must be taken from the relevant repair instructions:

Reset service interval indicator according to factory specification, see 00 00 ... RESETTING SERVICE INTERVAL INDICATOR ACCORDING TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS .
Replace microfilter for interior ventilation
Check brake lining thickness, see 34 00 010 CHECKING THICKNESS OF BRAKE PAD .
Adjust handbrake/parking brake, see 34 10 014 ADJUSTING HANDBRAKE .
Parking brake function check

IMPORTANT: Adhere to exact filling quantities.
Overfilling the engine with engine oil will result in engine damage.
Checking and drip-off times must be observed.

IMPORTANT: When working on the engine oil, coolant or fuel circuit, you must always protect the alternator against contamination.
Risk of damage!

The alternator must therefore be covered with suitable apparatus.

Recycling:

Catch and dispose of drained engine oil in a suitable container.

Observe country-specific waste-disposal regulations.

NOTE: Adhere to the following work steps in sequence:

Open oil filter cap.
Release screw plug in oil sump.

NOTE: Picture shows the E93 by way of example. Other model series may differ in certain details.

Release oil filter cap with special tool 11 9 240 .

Engine oil flows out of the oil filter housing and back into the oil sump.

Fig 1: Special Tool (11 9 240)

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Remove and insert oil filter element (1) in direction of arrow.

Installation:

Replace oil filter element (1) and sealing rings (2).

Installation:

Moisten sealing rings (2) with engine oil.

Tightening torque: 11 42 1AZ, see 11 42 OIL FILTER ELEMENT WITH CONNECTIONS .

Fig 2: Sealing Rings

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NOTE: For purposes of clarity, the picture shows the assembly underside protection and reinforcement plate removed.

Unclip service opening on reinforcement plate.

Open screw plug (1) in oil sump.

Drain engine oil.

Installation:

Replace sealing ring.

Tightening torque: 11 13 1AZ, see 11 13 OIL PAN .

Pour in engine oil.

Fig 3: Screw Plug

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NOTE: Start engine and run at idle until oil pressure warning lamp goes out.

Turn off engine.

Check oil filter cap and screw plug (1) on oil sump for leaks.

Assemble engine.

Checking engine oil level:

Park vehicle on a horizontal surface
Allow engine at normal operating temperature to run for three minutes with increased revs (approx. 1100 RPM)
Read off engine oil level in instrument cluster or on Control Display
Top up engine oil if necessary