transmission oil BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owner's Guide

BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owner's Guide 318i 1997 E36 BMW BMW https://www.carmanualsonline.info/img/1/2800/w960_2800-0.png BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owner's Guide

Page 196 of 759

BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Guide 
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RADIATOR
AND
COOLING
SYSTEM

Cooling
Fans

	

TROUBLESHOOTING

Belt-driven
coolingfan
.
The
primary
cooling
fan
is
belt-

driven
.
It
is
mounted
to
the
frontof
the
coolant
pump
through
a

f

Page 198 of 759

BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Guide 
170-
4

	

RADIATOR
AND
COOLING
SYSTEM
A
quick
testat
the
coolant
temperature
gauge
sender
can

	

The
auxiliary
cooling
fan
comes
on
when
coolant
tempera

determine
if
the
gauge
is
functioning
corre

Page 214 of 759

BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Guide 
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TRANSMISSION-GENERAL

Transmission
ID
Codes

On
both
manual
and
automatic
transmissions,
the
code
let-

ter
and
transmission
type
numbers
should
be
located
onan
ID

plate
attached
to
the
síde

Page 217 of 759

BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Guide Fig
.
3
.

	

Clutch
master
cylinder
mounting
bolts
.

Clutch
slave
cylinder,
replacing

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Tightening
Torques

"
Clutch
master
cylinder
to
bulkhead
..
22
Nm
(17
ft-Ib)
"
Fluid
line
to
master
cy

Page 222 of 759

BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Guide 
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MANUAL
TRANSMISSION

Transmission
fluidleve¡,
checking

Checking
thetransmission
oil
level
involves
simply
remov-
ing
the
side
drain
plug
and
inserting
a
finger
into
the
holeto
check
the
f

Page 223 of 759

BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Guide 
Selector
shaft
seal,
replacing

(transmission
instalied)

1
.
Raise
and
safely
support
vehicle
to
access
drain
plug
.

2
.
Support
transmission
with
transmission
jack
.

3
.
Remove
driveshaft
.
See
2

Page 224 of 759

BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Guide 
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4

	

MANUAL
TRANSMISSION

Output
shaft
sea¡,
replacing

(transmission
installed)

1
.
Raise
and
safely
support
vehicle
.
Support
transmission

with
transmission
jack
.

WARNING
-

"
When
raisi

Page 225 of 759

BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Guide 
11
.
Raise
transmission
and
reinstall
transmission
cross-

member
.

12
.
Install
driveshaft
using
new
nuts
.
See
260
Driveshaft
.

13
.
Check
transmission
oil
leve¡,
topping
up
asnecessary
.

Tight

Page 231 of 759

BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Guide 
2
.
On
MS
270R/A4S
310R
transmissions
:
Remove
front

	

5
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
Rmoval
.
and
rear
oil
sump
mounting
bolts
andremove
sumps

	

"
Always
replace
sea¡
for
drain
plug
and
al¡
ga

Page 234 of 759

BMW 318i 1997 E36 Owners Guide 
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6

	

AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION

14
.
Remove
transmission
by
pulling
back
and
down
.
Lower

jack
to
allow
transmission
to
clear
vehicle
.

	

Tightening
Torques

"
ATF
drain
plug
to
ATF
sump

CA
UT