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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Manual 
020-6

	

MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM

Group
310/330

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Manual 
020-
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MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM

FLUID
AND
LUBRICANT
SPECIFICATIONS
The
fluids
and
lubricante
specified
by
BMW
are
listed
in
Ta-

ble
e
.
Shown
below
is
engine
oil
viscosity
(SAE
grade)
vs
.
oper-

at

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Manual 
Final
Drive
Gear
Oil

BMW
recommends
using
only
a
specially
formulatedsyn-
thetic
gear
oil
that
is
available
through
an
authorized
BMW
dealer
parts
department
.
For
additional
information
on
this
¡u

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Manual 
020-
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0

	

MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM

1.
Run
engine
for
afewminutes
to
warm
engine
oil
.
Shut

	

5
.
When
oil
flow
has
diminished
to
an
occasional
drip,
re-

engine
off
.

	

install
drain
plugwith
a
ne

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Manual 
Air
filter,
replacing

	

Spark
plugs,
replacing

The
specified
maintenance
intervals
for
the
air
filter
are

	

To
access
the
spark
plugs
on
4-cylinder
engines,
remove
the

based
on
normal
use
.
If

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Manual 
020-
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2

	

MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM

6-cylinder
engines
use
a
coil-on-plug
configuration,
and
re-

	

Battery
cablesshould
be
tight
.
The
terminals,
the
cable
moval
of
thetop
engine
cover
(between
the
c

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Manual 
Accelerator
and
Throttle
Linkage

The
accelerator
and
throttie
linkage
should
be
lubricated
pe-
riodically
.
Use
a
general
purpose
oil
on
the
joints
and
bearings

of
the
linkage
.
Use
a
multipurpose

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Manual 
020-
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MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM

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Fig
.
14
.
Engine
drive
belt
tensíoner
being
released
on
late
4-cylinder
engine
.
Pry
off
tensioner
cover
and
then
lever
tensioner
in
clockwise
direction
(

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Manual 
Fig
.
18
.
Fill
mark
on
coolant
expansion
tank
.
Coolant
level
should
be

at
mark
when
engine
ís
cold
.

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e
..
.-
..

	

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..
.-
.

Ozone
Damaged
Hose

0012476

Fig
.
19
.
Examples
of
damage
to

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Manual 
020-
1
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MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM

Fuel
filter,
replacing

Oxygen
sensor

(regulating)
\
Catalytic

	

Oxygen
sensor
convertor
(monitoring)

Fig
.
21
.
Typical
1996
and
later
exhaust
system
showing
ox