Special tools required:
IMPORTANT:
- Identify cause of damage (e.g. sharp-edged body components, faulty electrical loads, jammed mechanisms, corrosion caused by ingress of water, etc.).
- Read out fault memory
- Eliminate cause of damage.
- Disconnect battery negative terminal
- Make sure that no safety-related system according to circuit diagram (e.g. antilock braking system, active rear-axle kinematics, airbags, etc.) are influenced. Otherwise replace faulty wiring harness or use repair cable (sourcing reference: BMW Parts Department)
- Carry out function test and read out fault memories again
- Eliminate new faults if applicable and clear fault memories
NOTE: The repair range IV for vehicle electrical system contained the required special tools and individual parts for retrofitting and repair work with the aid of fan connectors.
Choose repair kit.
Example: Repair kit, circular connector system D 2.5.
Remove following parts:
Open secondary lock on housing.
Mark damaged contact (4) with socket number of housing and press it out of housing using appropriate special tool contained in special tool set 61 0 300 ).
See repair instructions
NOTES FOR OPENING CONTACTS AND LOCKS of different plug contact systems.
IMPORTANT:
Adhere to following procedure:
Refer also to repair instruction:
CUTTING TO LENGTH AND STRIPPING INSULATION FROM CABLES
Crimp butt connector on preassembled wire end.
Special tools:
See repair instructions
CRIMPING ON STOP PARTS
Push shrink-fit hose (8) onto free wire end.
Crimp unused wire end to butt connector.
Pull shrink-on sleeve over butt connector.
IMPORTANT: Do not burn shrink-on sleeve.
With hot air blower, shrink the shrink-on sleeve on both sides (9) of shrink-fit hose until glue emerges uniformly all round.
Insert contact in housing.
Close secondary lock on housing.
BMW X3 Service & Repair Manual > Oil pressure/oil temperature/oil gauge: Removing and installing/replacing oil pressure switch (N47 D20 O1)
IMPORTANT:
When working on the oil, coolant or fuel circuit, you must protect the alternator against dirt
contamination.
Cover alternator with suitable materials.
Failure to comply with this procedure may result in an alternator malfunction.
Necessary preliminary work:
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