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BMW 7 Series 1994–2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin SIB-17-03-09 · NHTSA communication 10033132 · issued Oct 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1994–2011
model years
32
vehicle entries

Official summary

Bmw vehicles: n63 turbocharger auxiliary water pump faults. The service engine soon lamp is illuminated with the following fault codes stored in the dme control module. Turbocharger coolant pump, control line, electric, 0x1016-line interruption. An internal component fault of the auxiliary water pump will cause it to not power up intermittently. Improved pumps went into production on 6/3/09. Models e70, e71, e72, f01, f02, f04, f07, f10. *pe updated 2/7/11. No model years listed. *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.