EF3 fuse keeps blowing. What's the most likely culprit? E39 528i 2000 (M52TU)

[JimLev]

The Bentleys manuals are a 2 volume set, Mechanical and Electrical.
No hidden incentives, we all volunteer our time for free.

[rbelton]

This was super helpful to me. I struggled to figure out how to open this little box, so I made a quick 2 minute video showing how to access the fuse bank, and how to slide the lid off the fuse box without breaking anything.



link: https://youtu.be/kmTnrAKCSew

Hope it helps someone!

[ross1]

This car just isn't pleasant to repair. IMO it's stuffed full of obvious pro-dealer/anti-DIY booby traps, but mostly GTF (guaranteed to fail) tech.

Some people probably "enjoy" hanging out here or claim to enjoy it but have hidden incentives, but I'm not one of those people. I mostly come here to learn how to fix my e39.

So, folks offer advice in an to help you and you cast a weird aspersion like this. You pinched those wires, pal so take your sour grapes elsewhere.