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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
Please
read
these
warnings
and
cautions

before
proceeding
with
maintenance
and
repair
work
.

WARNING-

	

"
Friction
materials
(such
as
brake
pads
or
shorts
or
clutchdiscs)
contain
asbestos
fibers

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
Please
read
these
warnings
and
cautions

before
proceeding
with
maintenance
and
repair
work
.

CAUTION-

"
See
also
Warnings
onpage
vi¡

	

"
Beforedoing
any
electrical
welding
on
cars
equipped
with

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
010-
6

	

FUNDAMENTALS
FOR
THE
DO-ITYOURSELF
OWNER

In
places
where
a
shaft
mustpass
through
a
housing,
flexible
lip
seals
areused
to
keep
the
lubricating
oil
or
grease
from
leak-

ingout
past
the
r

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
If
steam
is
coming
from
the
engine
compartment
thenthere
is

	

With
the
engine
and
ignition
off,
check
for
loose
or
corroded
most
likely
a
burst
coolant
hose
or
a
large
leak
in
the
cooling

	

batte

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
NOTE-

"
On
carswith
OBD
ti,
specialized
OBD
11
scan
tool
equipment
must
be
used
to
access
the
DTCs,
either
using
the
BMW
special
tool
ora
`generic"
OBD
11
scan
tool
.
See
130
Fuel
Injection
.

"
The

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
100-
1
2
ENGINE-GENERAL

NOTE-

The
oxygen
sensor
signal
is
ignored
until
the
engine
reachesa
specified
minimum
temperature
.
Therefore,

	

The
primary
input
usedby
the
fuel
injection
system
to
dete

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
CHARGING
SYSTEM

TROUBLESHOOTING
.............
.
.
.
.
.121-2

Charging
System
Quick-Check
...
.
..
.
...
.
121-2

Static
current
draw,
checking
........
.
...
.
121-2

BATTERY
SERVICE
..............

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
121-2

	

BATTERY,
STARTER,
ALTERNATOR

CHARGING
SYSTEM
TROUBLESHOOTING

	

Static
currentdraw,
checking

Charging
system
diagnostics
requires
special
test
equip-

ment
.
If
the
test
equipment
is
not

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
Fig
.1.

	

Electrical
system
static
current
draw
being
measured
.

To
determine
the
circuit
or
component
causing
the
problem,

remove
one
Puse
at
a
time
until
the
current
drops
to
a
normal
range
.

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BMW 318i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
121-
4

	

BATTERY,
STARTER,
ALTERNATOR

BatteryOpen-Circuit
Voltage
Test

	

Battery
Charging

Before
making
the
test,
load
the
battery
with
15
amperes
for

	

Discharged
batteries
can
be
recharged
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