arious Electrical System Fault Group 61
61 14 00
Woodcliff Lake, NJ
November 2000
General Electrical Systems
Service Engineering
SUBJECT
Wiring Harness Damage Causes Various Electrical System Faults
MODEL
E38 (7 Series) Vehicles produced up to February 21, 2000
SITUATION
Various faults can occur in the vehicle electrical systems. In some cases, the faults only occur
intermittently. The warning lights or check control displays of the affected systems may be
activated after the engine is started or while driving.
CAUSE
The wiring harness can be damaged by
the metal panel (arrow) in the front-right
wheel housing
PROCEDURE
On a customer complaint basis only,
where electrical faults have occurred,
check for a red mark next to the vehicle
emission label (right side of engine
compartment).
--
If the red mark is present, continue
troubleshooting with DIS, or MoDiC.
--
If the red mark is not present,
connect the DIS or MoDiC to the
vehicle. Perform a "Short test" and
read off the fault memory. If there
are fault entries indicating damaged
wiring, check the wiring harness in
the area of the front wheel housing
as detailed below:
Only if red mark is not present, and there are fault codes stored which indicate damaged wiring:
1.
Remove the front right wheel and inner wheel housing trim.
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2.
Expose the wiring harness (see illustration) from its retainers.
3.
Remove the wiring harness tape in the area described (arrow).
4.
Expose and carefully check the wires for damage to the insulation. If no damage can be
detected, proceed with step 7.
5.
Disconnect the vehicle battery.
6.
Repair any damaged wires (refer to repair instructions 61 13... - Handling cables and
crimping contacts).
7.
Before reattaching the harness, wrap it along its length with insulating tape.
8.
In addition, secure a foam support to the wiring harness with cable ties to prevent further
wiring harness damage.
9.
Secure the wiring harness so that it is tightly attached and free from the effect of vibration.
10. Reinstall the wheel housing trim and wheel.
11. Clear the fault memory.
12. Make a red mark next to the emission label - see illustration above.
PARTS INFORMATION
Part Number
Description
Quantity
16 11 1 181 918
Foam support
1
61 13 1 377 134
Cable tie
2
61 13 8 353 746
Butt connector
0.2 - 0.5 dia.
As needed
61 13 8 353 747
Butt connector
0.75 - 1.0 dia.
As needed
61 13 8 353 748
Butt connector
1.5 - 2.5 dia.
As needed
61 13 1 379 833
Shrink tubing
0.2 - 5.0 dia.
As needed
Insulating tape (33 mm)
1
WARRANTY
INFORMATION
Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Defect Code
61 11 93 81 00
Labor Operation:
Check (no red dot present) wiring harness, front
right - no repair necessary
Labor Operation
Labor Allowance
00 52 188
13 FRU
+00 52 788
11 FRU
Labor Operation:
Check (no red dot present) and repair wiring
harness, front right
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Labor Operation
Labor Allowance
00 52 189
16 FRU
+00 52 789
15 FRU
Note:
The following explanations will spell out the correct use of the work times.
Main Work:
Use this labor operation number
when the only repair performed
is the listed warranty repair.
OR
+Associated Work:
Use this labor operation number
when other repairs or services
are performed along with the listed
warranty repair.
Under no circumstances should both
labor operation numbers be claimed.
Attempts to claim both times will result
in an unnecessary delay in claim
processing and payment.
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