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BMW 3 SERIES 1987 E30 Repair Manual 3 SERIES 1987 E30 BMW BMW https://www.carmanualsonline.info/img/1/2759/w960_2759-0.png BMW 3 SERIES 1987 E30 Repair Manual

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BMW 3 SERIES 1987 E30 Repair Manual 26Refit the cover plate and tighten the bolts
to the specified torque.
27To check the pressure relief valve, extract
the circlip and remove the sleeve, spring and
piston. Check that the length of the

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BMW 3 SERIES 1987 E30 Repair Manual the crankshaft flange (see illustration). Be
careful - the flywheel is heavy.
5To refit the flywheel/driveplate on the
crankshaft, use a liquid thread-locking
compound on the bolts, and tighten them
g

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BMW 3 SERIES 1987 E30 Repair Manual 4Check the mountings to see if the rubber is
cracked (see illustration), hardened or
separated from the metal plates. Sometimes
the rubber will split right down the centre.
5Check for relative movemen

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BMW 3 SERIES 1987 E30 Repair Manual 2B
General
Cylinder compression pressure (all engines)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 to 11 bars
Oil pressure (all engines)
At idle  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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BMW 3 SERIES 1987 E30 Repair Manual Camshaft and rocker arms
Camshaft bearing oil clearance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.033 to 0.076 mm
Camshaft endfloat
M10 engine  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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BMW 3 SERIES 1987 E30 Repair Manual Pistons and piston rings
Piston diameter (standard)
M10 engines  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.97 mm
M20 engines
B20  . . . . . . . . . . .

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BMW 3 SERIES 1987 E30 Repair Manual Torque wrench settings (continued)Nm
Connecting rod cap bolts/nuts
M10 and M30 engines  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
M20 and M40 engines
Stage 1  . . . .

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BMW 3 SERIES 1987 E30 Repair Manual otherwise a small brush or even a bicycle tyre
pump will work). The idea is to prevent dirt
from getting into the cylinders as the
compression check is being done.
3Remove all the spark plugs from the

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BMW 3 SERIES 1987 E30 Repair Manual detach them. Pieces of masking tape with
numbers or letters written on them work well
(see illustration).
6Label and detach all coolant hoses from the
engine (see Chapter 3).
7Remove the cooling fan,

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BMW 3 SERIES 1987 E30 Repair Manual 36Run the engine and check for leaks and
proper operation of all accessories, then refit
the bonnet and test drive the vehicle.
37Where necessary, have the air
conditioning system recharged and leak-