Heater hoses BMW 318i 1994 E36 User Guide
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Fuel
leve¡
senders,
testing
Fuel
leve¡
sender
(right
side)
The
left
and
right
fuelleve¡
sending
units
are
wired
in
series
.
and
fuel
pump,
removing
and
installing
The
fuel
gauge
receives
a
signal
that
is
the
average
of
the
two
1
.
Disconnect
negative
(-)
cable
from
battery
.
input
values
.
1
.
Remove
rear
seat
cushion,
lift
up
insulation
mats,
andremove
both
fuel
tank
access
covers
.
2
.
Disconnect
white
plug
on
each
sending
unit
.
See
Fig
.
6
.
3
.
Check
resistance
value
of
eachsending
unit
.
Values
should
be
the
same
.
5
.
If
valuesare
different,
remove
sending
units
as
described
below,
and
check
resistance
valuésacross
terminals
.
Table
a
lists
resistance
values
for
senders
at
various
float
positions
.
Table
a
.
Fuel
Leve¡
Sender
Resistances
Float
position
Test
result
(ohms)
Right
side
empty
10
ohm
t2
Right
side
full
250
ohm
±
5
Left
side
empty
10
ohm
t
2
Left
side
fui¡
250
ohm
±
5
FUEL
TANK
AND
FUEL
PUMP
160-
5
CAUTION
-
Prior
to
disconnecting
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautionsglven
at
the
front
of
this
manual
onpage
viii
.
2
.
Drain
fuel
from
tank
as
described
earlier
.
WARNING
-
Always
unscrew
the
fuel
tank
cap
to
release
pres-
sure
in
the
tank
before
working
on
the
tank
or
fines
.
3
.
Remove
rear
seat
cushion
and
pull
back
insulation
pad
under
right
side
.
4
.
Remove
screws
holding
rightfuel
tank
accesscover
.
Remove
cover
.
5
.
Label
fuel
hoses
.
Disconnect
hoses
and
harness
con-
nectors
from
fuel
sending
unit
and
fuel
pump
.
6
.
Unscrew
threaded
collar
from
fuel
pumplfuel
leve¡
sender
.
Slowly
withdraw
assembly
from
tank,allowing
fuelto
drain
off
.
See
Fig
.
7
.
0013187
&
0013194
Fig
.
6
.
Fuel
pump/leve¡
sender
terminal
identification
.
Check
resis-
tance
at
terminals
of
white
connectors
(arrows)
.
"
If
necessary,
push
leve¡
sender
arm
toward
fuel
pump
assembly
to
facilitate
removal
.
NOTE
-
BMW
special
tool
no
.
16
1
020
should
beused
to
re-
move
and
install
the
threaded
collar
.
Damage
to
the
collar
may
result
if
the
special
tool
is
not
used
WARNING
-
NOTE-
Fuel
may
be
spilled
.
Do
not
smoke
or
work
near
The
compensating
siphon
pump
(Fig
.
1)
maintains
the
heaters
or
other
fire
hazards
.
fuel
leve¡
between
the
right
and
left
tank
lobes
.
If
the
re-
sistances
are
different
between
the
left
and
right
send-
ers,
remove
the
senders
and
visually
inspect
the
leve)
in
7
.
Using
a
new
sealing
ring,
install
pump
and
sending
each
lobe
.
If
the
leve¡
is
different,
check
the
siphon
com-
unit,
being
sure
that
fuel
line
connections
point
in
same
pensating
pump
.
direction
as
they
carne
out
.
8
.
Reconnect
harnessconnector
and
hoses
.
Fill
tank
and
check
for
leaks
by
running
engine
.
Insta¡¡
access
cover
and
its
mountingscrews
.
Reconnect
negative
(-)
cable
to
battery
.
CAUTION
-
Before
starting
the
engine,
fill
the
fuel
tank
with
at
least
1
.5
gallons
(5liters)
of
fuel
.
The
pump
will
be
damaged
if
you
run
it
without
fuel
.
FUEL
LEVEL
SENDERS
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170-6
RADIATOR
AND
COOLING
SYSTEM
Fig
.
6
.
Radiator
drain
plug
(arrow)
.
WARNING
-
Coolant
is
poisonous
.
Itis
especially
lethal
to
pets
.
Cleanup
spills
immediately
and
rinse
the
area
with
water
.
NOTE
-
The
block
drain
plug
is
located
on
the
exhaust
side
of
the
engine,
near
the
reas
of
the
engine
.
4
.
Reinstall
radiator
and
engine
block
drain
plugsusing
new
sealing
washers
.
Leave
heater
controis
on
full
warm
.
5
.
Using
a
coolantmixture
of
50%
antifreeze
and
50%
dis-
tilled
water,
fill
system
slowly
On
radiator
with
integral
expansion
tank,
bleed
cooling
system
as
described
be-
low
.
NOTE-
"
Tap
water
may
cause
corrosion
of
radiator,
engine
and
coolant
hoses
.
"
Coolant
can
often
be
reused
provided
itis
clean
and
less
than
twoyears
old
.
Do
not
reuse
coolant
when
re-
placing
damaged
engine
parts
.
Contaminated
coolant
may
damage
the
engine
or
cooling
system
.
Tabled
.
Cooling
System
Capacities
Engine
j
Capacity
4-cylinder
1
6
.5
liters
(6.9
qt)
6-cylinder
M50/M52
10
liters
(10
.6
qt)
S50US/S52US
10
.5
liters
(11
.1
qt)
COOLING
SYSTEM
SERVICE
Tightehing
Torques
"
Radiator
drain
plug
to
radiator
...
2-3
Nm
(18-27
in-lb)
"
Engine
block
drain
plug
to
block
.
.
..
25
Nm
(18
ft-Ib)
Cooling
system,
bleeding
(radiator
with
integral
expansion
tank)
NOTE
-
On
radiators
with
a
separate
expansion
tank,
ableed
screw
is
not
provided
.
The
cooling
system
with
sepa-
rate
expansion
tank
is
self
bleeding
via
the
vent
hose
on
the
expansion
tank
.
Air
maybecome
trapped
in
the
system
during
filling
.
Trapped
air
can
prevent
proper
coolant
circulation
.
Whenever
the
coolant
is
drained
and
filled,
the
system
should
be
bled
of
trapped
air
.
1
.
With
engine
cold,
add
coolant
to
expansion
tank
until
level
reaches
COLD
(KALT)
mark
on
tank
.
2
.
Loosen
bleed
screw
on
radiator
expansion
tank
.
See
Fig
.
7
.
0011976
Fig
.
7
.
Cooling
system
bleed
screwon
radiator
(arrow)
.
Note
cold
level
mark
on
expansion
tank
.
3
.
M3
models
:
Loosen
bleed
screw
on
thermostathous-
ing
.
4
.
Set
temperature
controls
in
passenger
compartment
to
fui¡
warm
and
turn
ignition
on
position
(do
not
start
en-
gine)
.
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9
.
Release
blower
motor
retaining
strap
andremove
blow-
er
motor
and
fans
fromcowl
opening
.
NOTE-
Twist
and
rotate
blowermotor
assembly
to
facilítate
re-
moval
from
opening
.
If
the
blower
motor
is
to
be
rein-stafled,
use
care
not
to
damage
fan
wheels
during
removal
.
ff
the
blower
motor
fs
to
be
replaced,
cut
offfan
wheels
at
center
to
aid
in
removal
.
10
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
When
installing
a
re-
placement
blower
motor,
instan
motor
into
cowlarea
before
installing
fan
wheels
.
Blower
motor
test
specifi-
cations
are
listed
in
Table
a
.
NOTE
-
On
replacementblowermotors
from
BMW,
thefan
wheels
come
unattached
to
aid
in
installation
.
Locatearrow
on
blower
motor
and
instan
fan
wheels
atthis
po-
sition
.
Be
sure
color
coolng
matches
.
Retain
fan
wheels
using
the
new
clips
.
See
an
authorized
BMW
parts
de-
partment
for
the
latest
parts
information
.
Table
a
.
Blower
Motor
Test
Values
Testingvoltage
13
VDC
Operating
voltage
9-15
VDC
Max
.
current
consumption
(approx
.)
12
amps
Maximum
speed
3,600-4,000rpm
Axialplay
(max
.
allowable)
1
.0
mm
(0
.04
in
.)
Blower
motor
resistor
pack,
replacing
The
blower
resistor
pack
is
clipped
into
the
upper
left
side
of
theheater
box
.
1
.
Remove
lower
left
dash
trim
panel
.
See513
Interior
Trim
.
2
.
Working
under
left
(driver's)
side
of
dash,
unclip
and
pulí
out
resistor
pack
from
sideof
heater
box
.
Remove
harness
connector
from
resistor
pack
.
See
Fig
.
7
.
3
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Heater
valve,
replacing
The
two-way
heater
valve
is
located
in
the
rear
of
the
engine
compartment
on
the
driver
side
.
The
solenoid
operated
valves
control
the
coolant
flow
through
the
dual-chamber
heater
core
.
1
.
Drain
engine
coolant
.
See
170
Radiator
and
Cooling
System
.
HEATING
AND
AIR
CONDITIONING
640-
3
uuiGO4I
Fig
.
7
.
Blower
fan
resistor
pack
(black
arrow)
and
resistor
pack
re-
ceptacle
(white
arrow)
below
left
sideof
dash
.
WARNING
-
Allow
the
cooling
system
to
cool
before
opening
ordraining
the
cooling
system
.
2
.
Disconnect
hoses
and
harness
connector
at
heater
valve
.
See
Fig
.
8
.
001[ó38b
Fig
.
S
.
Hoses
(A)
and
harnessconnector
(B)
at
heatervalve
.
3
.
Carefully
pull
heater
valve
out
of
rubber
mounting
and
pull
up
and
out
of
engine
compartment
.
4
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Use
new
hose
clamps
.
Inspect
hoses
and
replace
asnecessary
.
HEATER
AND
CONTROLS