Convertible top BMW 318i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual
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Page 3 of 759
General
Data
and
010
FundamentalsfortheDo-lt-YourselfOwner
Maintenance
020
Maintenance
Program
Engine
Transmission
Suspension,
Steering
and
Brakes
4
Body
100
Engine-General
110
Engine
Removal
and
Installation
113
Cylinder
Head
Removal
and
Installation
116
Cylinder
Head
and
Valvetrain
117
Camshaft
Timing
Chain
119
Lubrication
System
200
Transmission-General
210
Clutch
230
Manual
Transmission
510
Exterior
Trim,
Bumpers
520
Seats
Bo
y
Equipment
512
DoorWTdws
540
nr
t
513
InteriorTrim
541
Convertible
Top
515
Central
Locking
and
Anti-Theft
600
Electrical
System-General
620
Instruments
Electrical
S
stem
610
Electrical
Component
Locations
630
Exterior
Lighting
611
Wipers
and
Washers
640
Heating
and
Air
Conditioning
6
612
Switches
and
Electrical
Accessories
650
Radio
Equipment
and
720
SeatBelts
Accessories
721
Airbag
System
(SRS)
Electrical
Wiring
Diagrams
Foreword
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300
Suspension,
Steering
and
330
RearSuspension
Brakes-General
331
Final
Drive
310
Front
Suspension
340
Brakes
320
Steering
and
Wheel
Alignment
400
Body-General
411
Doors
410
Fenders,
Engine
Hood
412
Trunk
Lid
120
Ignition
System
121
Battery,Starter,
Alternator
130
Fue¡
Injection
160
Fuel
Tank
and
Fuel
Pump
170
Radiator
and
Cooling
System180
Exhaust
System
240
Automatic
Transmission
250
Gearshift
Linkage
260
Driveshaft
Page 34 of 759
020-
1
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
camshafts)
and
ig-
clamps,
and
the
battery
case
should
be
freeof
the
white
deposits
nition
cofs
are
necessary
.
See
Fig
.
12
.
Blow
away
any
dust
or
that
indicate
corrosion
and
acid
salts
.
Even
a
thin
¡ayer
of
dust
dirt
around
the
ignition
coils,
and
then
remove
the
coils
.
Blow
containing
conductive
acid
salts
can
cause
battery
discharge
.
away
any
dustor
dirt
around
the
sparkplugs
.
Remove
the
spark
plugs
.
To
remove
battery
corrosion,
begin
by
disconnecting
theca-
bles
.
Disconnect
the
negative
(-)
cable
first
.
Clean
the
terminal
posts
and
the
cable
clamps
with
a
wire
brush
.
Clean
the
main
chassis
ground
terminal
next
to
the
battery
.
Corrosion
can
be
washedaway
with
a
baking
soda
and
water
solution
that
will
neutralize
the
acid
.
Apply
the
solution
carefully,
though,since
ít
will
also
neutralize
the
acid
inside
the
battery
.
Reconnect
the
ca-
ble
clamps,
positive
(+)
cable
first
.
Lightly
coat
the
outside
of
the
terminals,
hold
down
screws,
and
clamps
with
petroleum
jelly,
grease,
or
a
commercial
battery
terminal
corrosion
inhibitor
.
Fig
.
12
.
Ignition
coil
being
removed
from
spark
plug
on
M52
engine
.
NOTE-
If
necessary,
see
120
Ignition
System
for
more
details
on
coil
removal
.
B11004
Lightlylubricate
the
new
spark
plug
threads
with
a
small
amount
of
anti-seize
compound
.
Thread
the
plugs
into
the
cyl-
inder
head
byhand
to
prevent
cross-threading
.
Tightening
Torque
"
Spark
plug
to
cylinder
head
.......
25
Nm
(18
ft-ib)
Idie
Speed
Engine
¡dle
speed
canchange
due
to
a
number
of
factors,
in-
cluding
normal
wear
.
The
idle
speed
is
electronically
adaptive
and
non-adjustable
.
See
130
Fuel
Injection
for
more
information
.
Battery,
checking
and
cleaning
The
battery
is
located
in
the
right
side
of
the
luggage
com-
partment
.
Simple
maintenance
of
the
battery
and
its
terminal
connections
will
ensure
maximum
starting
performance,
espe-
cially
in
winter
when
colder
temperaturesreduce
battery
power
.
ENGINE
COMPARTMENT
MAINTENANCE
WARNING
-
"
Prior
to
disconnecting
the
battery,
read
the
bat-
tery
disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
front
of
this
manualonpage
viii
.
"
Battery
acid
is
extremely
dangerous
.
Take
care
to
keep
it
from
contacting
eyes,
skin,
or
clothing
.
Wear
eye
protection
.
Extinguish
all
smoking
ma-
terials
and
do
not
worknear
any
oyen
flames
.
Battery
electrolyte
should
be
maintained
at
the
correct
level
just
above
the
battery
plates
and
their
separators
.
The
correct
leve¡
is
approximately
5
mm
(
1
/4
in
.)
above
thetop
of
battery
plates
orto
thetop
of
the
indicator
marks
(if
applicable)
.
The
battery
plates
and
the
indicator
marks
can
beseen
once
the
fill-
er
caps
are
removed
.
If
the
electrolyte
level
is
low,
replenish
it
by
adding
distilled
water
only
.
Battery,
repiacing
Batteries
are
rated
by
ampere
hours
(Ah),
the
number
of
hoursa
specific
current
draín
can
be
sustained
before
complete
discharge,
or
by
cold
cranking
amps
(CCA),
the
number
of
amps
available
to
crank
the
engine
in
cold
weather
conditions
.
In
general,
replacement
batteries
should
alwaysbe
rated
equal
or
higherthan
the
original
battery
.
CAUTION-
Prior
to
disconnecting
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
front
of
thls
manual
on
page
viii
.
The
battery
is
held
in
place
bya
single
hand
screw
and
píate
.
A
secure
battery
hold-down
is
important
in
order
to
prevent
vi-
brations
and
road
shock
from
damaging
the
battery
.
NOTE-
NOTE-
"
Always
disconnect
the
negative
()
cable
first,
and
Design
characteristics
of
the
convertible
body
cause
vi-
connect
ft
last
While
changing
batteries,
clean
away
brations
in
the
trunk
area
.
Therefore,
E36
convertibles
any
corrosion
in
or
around
the
battery
tray
.
require
a
specialbattery
designed
for
constant
vibra-
tion
.
When
repiacing
the
battery,
be
sure
the
replace-
"
Design
characteristics
of
the
convertible
body
cause
ment
is
designed
specffically
for
the
convertible
.
vibrations
to
oscillate
in
the
trunk
area
.
Therefore,
the
convertible
model
uses
a
specialbattery
designed
for
this
constant
vibration
.
Page 275 of 759
Rear
shock
absorber,
removing
and
installing
1.
Raisecar
and
remove
rear
wheels
.
WARNING
-
Make
sure
that
thecar
is
firmly
supportedon
jack
stands
designed
for
the
purpose
.
Place
the
jack
stands
beneatha
structural
chassis
point
.
Do
not
place
jack
stands
undersuspension
parts
.
2
.
Remove
rear
speakers
.
See
650
Radio
.
3
.
Pryoutluggage
compartment
liner
retaining
clips
and
peel
back
liner
to
gain
access
to
upper
shock
absorber
mounting
nuts
.
See
Fig
.
3
.
Fig
.
3
.
Rear
shock
upper
mounting
nuts
(arrows)
in
luggage
com-
partment
.
Liner
hasbeen
peeled
back
.
NOTE-
On
convertible
models,
the
uppershock
absorber
mount
is
in
the
convertible
top
compartment
behind
the
rear
seat
.
4
.
Support
trailing
arm
from
below
using
a
transmission
jack
orequivalent
.
See
Fig
.
4
.
Remove
shock
absorber
uppermounting
nuts
.
CAUTION-
The
shock
absorber
prevenís
the
drive
axle
and
trailing
arm
from
drooping
too
far,
so
always
sup-port
the
trailing
arm
before
removing
the
shock
.
Damage
to
drive
axle
CV
joints
can
result
.
0013224
5
.
While
supporting
shock
absorber,
carefully
remove
lower
mounting
bolt
.
Lower
shock
absorber
out
of
wheel
well
.
Fig
.
4
.
Support
rear
trailing
arm
from
below
before
removing
upper
or
lower
(arrow)
shock
mounting
.
6
.
Transfer
shocktopmounting
plate,
dust
coverand
relat-
ed
components
to
new
shock
absorber
.
See
Fig
.
5
.
'
Protective
cap
Upper
mounting
nut
14
Nm
(10
ft-Ib)
1120
Shock
upper
mount
,~,--~to
body
nuts
(renew)
I
-
'
~
24
Nm
(17
ft-Ib)
I
1
-Gasket
(renew)
I
1
pper
mount
I
Rear
I
shock
I
absorber
I
I
---spacer
REAR
SUSPENSION
330-
3
Rubber
bumper
Dust
shield
Fig
.
5
.
Rear
shock
absorber
assembly
.
Lower
mounting
bolt
77
Nm
I
(57
ft-Ib)
i
I
I
1
I
0013220
0013236
SHOCKABSORBERS
AND
SPRINGS
Page 305 of 759
TheE36
convertible
is
an
all-season
vehicle
with
a
high
lev-
e¡offunctionality,
excellent
interior
comfort,
and
acoustic
re-
finement
.
Interior
materials
and
colors,
the
soft
top
and
the
light-alloy
wheelshave
been
carefully
matched
.
Various
versions
of
manual
and
automatic
soft
tops
have
been
used,
with
the
fully
automatic
convertible
roof
being
in-
stalled
beginning
in
the
1997
model
year
.
A
hard-top
in
body
color
with
heated
rear
window
is
avail-
ableas
an
option
for
the
cold
season
.
BODY-GENERAL
400-
3
Coupe
Models
The
convertible
body
structure
includes
many
passive
safe-
ty
refinements
over
its
fixed-top
counterparts
.
Some
of
the
en-
TheE36
coupe
is
similar
to
the4-door
sedan,
but
has
a
hancements
include
:
more
stretched
and
sleeker
appearance
.
Thus,
with
the
same
wheelbase
and
identicallength,
it
looks
different
but
still
famil-
"
More
rígíd
underbody
.
iar
.
"
Transverse
seat
members
.
"
Reinforced
windshield
frame
with
bonded
windshield,
The
2-door
variant
differs
from
the
4-door
sedan
by
a
3
.12
and
tubular
door
reinforcements
.
inch
(8
cm)
longer
front
end,
a
flatter
hood
line
with
air
slits,
"
Rollover
protection
system,
which
is
tripped
into
position
and
a
roof
almost
1
.2
inches
(3
cm)
shorter
.
Additional
differ-
in
a
fraction
of
second
.
This
is
available
as
optional
ences
include
wider
doors
with
frameless
Windows,
glass-
equipment
(standard
on
the
1998
328iC)
and
may
be
fit-
covered
door-posts
(B-pillars)
and
a
shorter
and
lower
lug-
ted
to
earlier
convertible
models
.
With
this
feature,
two
gage
compartment
lid
.
bars
fully
independent
of
each
other
come
up
behind
each
rear-seat
backrest
when
the
vehicle
is
in
danger
of
Convertible
Models
turning
over
.
A
convertible
body
normally
flexes
and
vibrates,
transfer-
ring
oscillations
to
the
luggage
compartment
.
In
the
E36
con-
vertible,
BMW
utilizes
a
special
battery
in
the
luggage
compartment,
in
conjunction
with
a
unique
battery
tray,
asa
vibration
dampening
system
to
counteract
thisoscillation
.
CAUTION
-
The
E36
convertible
requires
a
specialbattery
which
is
designed
for
constant
vibration
.
Information
for
the
convertible
top
and
its
related
mecha-
nisms
can
be
found
541
Convertible
Top
.
BODYASSEMBLY
Page 315 of 759
GENERAL
This
repair
group
covers
front
and
rear
door
repair
informa-
tion,
including
removal
and
installationof
the
interior
doorpan-
els
.
DOORS
WARNING
-
Late
M3
moddis
havealuminum
doors
.
Use
extra
care
in
handling
aluminum
parts
in
order
to
avoid
damage
from
gouging
or
corrosión
.
NOTE-
"
For
information
on
the
power
door
windows
and
door
glass
replacement,
sea512Door
Windows
.
"
Forinformation
on
the
power
door
locking
system,
see
515
Central
Locking
and
Anti-Theft
.
WARNING
-
Some
1997
and
all
1998
cars
are
fitted
with
side-im-
pact
airbags
in
the
front
doors
.
When
servicing
doors
on
cars
with
front
side-impact
airbags,
always
dis-
connect
the
negative
(-)
battery
terminal
.
See
721
Airbag
System
(SRS)
for
cautions
and
procedures
relating
to
the
airbag
system
.
Front
orrear
door,
removing
and
installing
1
.
If
workingon
front
door
with
side-impact
airbag,
discon-
nect
negative
(-)
battery
cable
.
CAUTION
-
Prior
to
disconnectiog
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
front
of
this
manual
on
page
vüi
.
2
.
Unbolt
main
harness
connector
at
door
pillar
and
sep-
arate
connector
.
See
Fig
.
1
.
411
Doors
GENERAL
.............
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..
411-1
DOOR
PANELS
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
...
.
.
411-4
Front
door
trim
panel,
removing
and
installing
.411-4
DOORS
..
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
...
.
.......
.
....
.
.
.
411-1
Rear
door
trim
panel,
removing
and
installing
.411-5
Front
or
reardoor,
removing
and
installing
..
.
411-1
Rear
side
trim
panel,
removing
and
installing
Door
check,
replacing
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.......
411-3
(coupemodel)
.
.
.
.
.
.
....
.
.............
411-6
Door
Adjustment
.......
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.....
411-3
Rear
side
trim
panel,
removing
and
installing
(convertible
models)
.
...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
...
.
411-6
DOORS
411-1
Fig
.
1
.
Door
harness
connector
being
removed
fromdoor
pillar
.
Re-
move
mountingscrews
atA,
then
separate
connector
by
pulling
upon
harness
lock(top
arrow)
.
3
.
Withdoor
fully
open,
remove
pin
bolts
from
top
and
bot-
tom
door
hinges
.
See
Fig
.
2
.
0011650
Fig
.
2
.
Door
hinge
pin
bolt
(arrow)
.
Top
hinge
shown
.
Also
remove
pin
bolt
from
lowerhinge
.
DOORS
Page 319 of 759
Fig
.
10
.
Panel
edge
trim
piece
trim
being
removed
.
Rear
side
trimpanel,
removing
and
install-
ing
(convertible
models)
To
remove
the
rearside
panel
in
convertible
models
it
is
necessary
to
:
"
Remove
rear
seat
cushion
and
rear
backrest
side
sec-
tion
.
"
Lower
side
window
;
open
convertible
roof
.
"
Leftside
:
Remove
convertible
top
lid
release
lever
trim
.
"
Remove
power
window
switch
and
disconnect
harness
connector
.
"
Remove
door
panel
inset
by
pulling
forward
.
"
Remove
corner
protector
rubber
trim
.
"
Pull
off
side
panel
after
removing
screw
fastener(s)
.
Dis-
engage
from
front
shoulder
belt
.
Page 338 of 759
512-
8
DOOR
WINDOWS
NOTE-
To
achieve
an
accurate
window
adjustment
in
2-door
models
with
"close
with
door
shut"
feature,
simulate
a
closed
dooras
follows
:
On
early
cars,
manually
turn
the
latch
on
the
door
to
the
closed
position
.
See
Fig
.
16
.
On
latercars,
insert
a
wedge
of
wood
into
the
striker
on
the
body
to
close
the
striker
switch
.
Be
sure
to
open
thero-
tary
latch
(by
pulling
upon
the
door
handle)
or
remove
the
wedge
before
closing
the
door
.
0013066
Fig
.
16
.
To
manually
close
door
latch,
push
rotary
latch
in
direction
of
arrow
.
CAUTION-
Do
not
close
the
door
with
therotary
latch
in
closed
position,
orwith
a
wedge
in
the
striker
.
WINDOW
SERVICE,
2-DOOR
MODELS
A
Window
insertion
depth
at
A-pillar
B
B-pillar
preload
gap
(measure
gap
at
20
mm
from
top
of
door)
C
Window
insertion
depth
at
roof
line/window
parallelism
(make
measurement
at
3
.5
in
.
and
16
in
.
from
B-pillar
edge)
Fig
.
17
.
2-door
window
adjustment
positions
.
NOTE-
In"
some
models
covered
inthis
manual,
it
is
not
es-
sential
to
remove
the
side-impact
airbag
to
access
in-
terna¡
door
components
.
However,
the
procedure
is
recommended
for
safety
reasons
.
"
After
each
adjustment
step,
fully
lower
and
raise
win-
dow
and
check
adjustment
before
goingon
to
the
next
step
.
"
1f
parts
of
the
front
window
mechanism
were
replaced,
make
sure
initial
adjustments
are
in
the
center
of
their
travel
range
.
Once
the
glass
isinstalled,
position
glass
to
the
rear
guide
rail
as
shown
in
Fig
.
18
.
4
.
To
set
window
preload
B
(See
Fig
.
1
g
.):
0013076
When
making
adjustments
to
the
front
door
window,
see
"
Measure
up
20
mm
(0
.75
in
.)
from
topof
door
and
Fig
.
17
.
mark
position
on
glass
.
"
Close
door
just
until
top
of
glass
contacts
seal
.
1
.
On
cars
with
side-impact
airbags,
disconnect
negative
"
Measure
gap
between
glass
(at
20
mm
mark)
and
win-
(-)
cable
from
battery
.
dow
seal
.
"
If
adjustment
is
necessary,
move
bottom
of
window
CAUTION-
guide
inor
out
to
correct
.
See
Fig
.
20
.
Prior
to
disconnecting
the
battery,
read
the
battery
"
If
further
adjustment
is
needed,
move
bottom
ofwin-
disconnection
cautionsgiven
at
the
front
of
this
dow
in
or
out
by
sliding
guide
bracket
.
Refer
to
Fig
.
18
.
manual
on
page
viii
.
2
.
Remove
interior
door
panel
and
vapor
barrier
.
See
411
Preload
Gap
Doors
.
"
B
(Referto
Fig
.
1
g
.)
Coupe
......................
.
.
.8
mm
(0
.32
in
.)
3
.
Where
applicable,
remove
side-impact
airbag
from
Convertible
..................
.
..
3
mm
(0
.12
in
.)
door
.
See
721
Airbag
System
(SRS)
.
Page 339 of 759
5tud
center
Window
glass
surface
Fig
.
18
.
Rear
guide
rail
to
rear
guide
bracket
initial
adjustment
.
Top
should
be
setat
30
mm
(1
.2
in
.)
from
glass
to
studcenter
;
bottom
should
be
set
at
34
mm
(1
.3
in
.)
from
glass
to
stud
center
.
Preload
B
Coupe
:
8
mm
Convertible
:
3
mm
0013081
Fig
.
19
.
With
top
of
glassagainst
door
sea¡(top
arrow),
measure
pre-load
B
at
20
mm
(0
.75
in
.)
above
top
of
door
.
DOOR
WINDOWS
512-
9
0013153
Fig
.
20
.
Rear
guide
rail
lower
mounting
bolts
in
bottom
of
door
(ar-
rows)
.
5
.
To
set
insertion
depth
A
(Referto
Fig
.
17
.)
:
"
Lowerwindow
about
10
in
.
t
o
access
window
bracket
at
rear
guide
.
If
necessary,
temporarily
reconnect
bat-
tery
cable
.
"
Loosen
guide
rail
bracket
and/or
rear
guide
rail
mount-
ing
bolts
and
reposition
window
left
to
right
.
See
Fig
.
21
.
orFig
.
22
.
"
Fully
close
and
align
window
.
Check
that
glass
enters
window
sea¡
to
the
specification
listed
.
"
When
adjustment
is
correct,
tighten
loosened
fasten-
ers
.
0013079
Fig
.
21
.
Loosen
nuts
on
rear
guide
bracket
(arrows)
and
reposition
glass
fore/aft
.
Holes
in
bracket
areelongated
to
allow
for
small
amounts
of
adjustment
.
WINDOW
SERVICE,
2-DOOR
MODELS
Page 371 of 759
GENERAL
.
...
.
.
.
......
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
......
541-1
Visor
Latch
Plate
.....
.
....
.
.
.
.
.
...
.
...
.541-4
Visor
Latch
..
.
............
.
.
.
..........
541-4
MANUAL
CONVERTIBLE
TOP
.
.
.
.
...
.
..
541-1
Visor
Latch
Motor
...
.......
.
.
.
..
........
541-5
Visor
Latch
Plate
.
.
......
.
.
.
...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..
541-1
Convertible
top
and
frame,
replacing
........
541-5
VisorLatch
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..........
.
.....
.
.
.541-1
Convertible
top
drive
motor,
replacing
......
541-7
Convertible
Top
Lid
Release
Mechanism
.
.
.
.
541-2
Convertible
Top
Emergency
Operation
.....
.541-7
Convertible
top
and
frame,
replacing
....
.
.
.
541-2
Convertible
Top
Lid
.
.
.
.
...........
.
.....
541-9
POWER
CONVERTIBLE
TOP
.
.
.
.
....
.
.
.
541-2
ROLLOVER
PROTECTION
SYSTEM
..
.
.
541-9
FrontLatching
Mechanism
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
......
.
541-4
GENERAL
The
convertible
top
comes
in
three
versions
:
a
manually
op-erated
top,
a
semi-automatic
power
top
and
a
fully
automatic
power
top
.
NOTE-
The
convertible
top
control
module
(CVM)
is
located
behind
the
left
rearside
trim
panel
.
For
the
location
of
other
convertible
top
electric
components
see610
Electrical
Component
Locations
.
The
rear
window
in
the
convertible
models
is
made
of
a
strong,
flexible
vínyl
which
is
available
separately
.
Replace-
ment
of
the
rear
window
is
not
covered
in
this
manual
.
The
left
and
right
visor
latch
plates
can
be
accessed
by
re-
moving
the
trim
and
moldings
around
the
sides
and
top
of
the
windshield
.
Each
latch
is
secured
to
thetop
of
the
windshield
usingthree
bolts
.
Latch
position
is
adjusted
as
follows
:
541
Convertible
Top
CONVERTIBLE
TOP
541-1
"
Loosen
bolts
"
Latch
top
"
Align
top
"
Retighten
bolts
.
See
Fig
.
1
.
BMW
has
designed
a
specialbattery
tray
for
the
convertible
which,
in
conjunction
with
the
mass
of
the
battery
in
the
lug-
gage
compartment,
serves
to
dampen
convertible
body
flex
ing
and
vibration
.
Fig
.
1.
Visor
latchplate
is
held
to
top
of
windshieldwith
three
bolts
(arrows)
.
CAUTION-
The
E36
convertible
requires
a
specialbattery
VisorLatch
which
is
designed
for
constant
vibration
.
A
battery
not
designed
forthis
will
fa¡¡
much
earlier
.
Check
for
ease
of
release
and
locking
of
convertible
top
front
latches
.
Height
of
a
latch
can
be
changed
by
using
the
adjusting
screw
.
To
change
latch
tension,
it
is
necessary
to
re-
MANUAL
CONVERTIBLE
TOP
move
the
trim
on
the
front
bow
of
thetop
.
The
ball-joint
pull-rod
length
can
then
be
adjusted
.
Lubricate
latch
if
necessary
.
See
Visor
Latch
Plate
Fig
.
2
.
MANUAL
CONVERTIBLE
TOP