Valve clearance BMW 3 SERIES 1988 E30 Workshop Manual

BMW 3 SERIES 1988 E30 Workshop Manual 3 SERIES 1988 E30 BMW BMW https://www.carmanualsonline.info/img/1/2759/w960_2759-0.png BMW 3 SERIES 1988 E30 Workshop Manual

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BMW 3 SERIES 1988 E30 Workshop Manual 1
Engine
Oil filter
M10 engines  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Champion C121
M20 engines  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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BMW 3 SERIES 1988 E30 Workshop Manual Maintenance schedule
The following maintenance intervals are based on the assumption
that the vehicle owner will be doing the maintenance or service work,
as opposed to having a dealer service departm

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BMW 3 SERIES 1988 E30 Workshop Manual Every 6000 miles or 6 months, whichever comes first
1•11
6.17a  Unscrew the bolt . . .
1
Every 6000 miles
6 Engine oil and filter change
1
Warning: Prolonged skin contact
with used engine oil is
haz

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BMW 3 SERIES 1988 E30 Workshop Manual move the component away from the engine to
tighten the belt, or towards the engine to
loosen the belt. Hold the accessory in
position, and check the belt tension. If it is
correct, tighten the two bol

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BMW 3 SERIES 1988 E30 Workshop Manual them to the new cap in the exact same
location - do not simultaneously remove all
the HT leads, or firing order mix-ups may
occur.
16 Manual transmission
lubricant level check
1
1The transmission has

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BMW 3 SERIES 1988 E30 Workshop Manual drag when the feeler gauge is moved back
and forth.
6If the gap is too large or too small, loosen
the locknut, insert a hook made from large-
diameter metal wire, and rotate the eccentric
to obtain th

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BMW 3 SERIES 1988 E30 Workshop Manual 2A
General
Displacement
3-series, E30 body style
316i (1988 to 1991)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1596 cc (M40/4-cylinder engine)
316 (1983 to 1988) and 318i

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BMW 3 SERIES 1988 E30 Workshop Manual nothing (including oil, water, etc) remains in
the holes (see illustration).
25BMW recommend head bolts are renewed,
but if the old ones are re-used, mount each bolt
in a vice, and run a die down the

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BMW 3 SERIES 1988 E30 Workshop 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 1988 E30 Workshop Manual 2B
General
Cylinder compression pressure (all engines)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 to 11 bars
Oil pressure (all engines)
At idle  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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