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BMW 318i 1998 E36 Workshop Manual 
WARNING
-

"
Never
work
under
a
lifted
car
unless
it
is
solidly
supported
on
jack
stands
that
are
intended
for
that
purpose
.
Do
not
support
a
car
on
cinder
blocks,
bricks,
or
other
objects
that
may

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BMW 318i 1998 E36 Workshop Manual 
Solt
Diameter
and
Wrench
Size
"
M5
.
...
............
....
......
.
.......
8
mm

"
M6
.
.
..............
.
.
...
...........
.10
mm

"
M8
.
.
..............
.
.
..
.....
12mmor13mm

"
M10
..
.......

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BMW 318i 1998 E36 Workshop Manual 
010-10

	

FUNDAMENTALS
FOR
THE
DO-IT
YOURSELF
OWNER

TOOLS

Torque
Wrench

B021FNG

Fig
.
12
.
Jack
stand
for
safely
supporting
car
to
work
underneath
.

B022FNG

Fig
.
13
.
Oil
change
equipment
inc

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BMW 318i 1998 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 1998 E36 Workshop Manual 
020-
8

	

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 1998 E36 Workshop 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 1998 E36 Workshop Manual 
020-
1
8

	

MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM

Fig
.
25
.
Inspect
brake
pads
with
the
caliper
removed
.
Minimum
brake
pad
thickness
shown
by
dimension
(A)
.

NOTE-

The
parking
brake
may
lose
some
of
its
effectiv

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BMW 318i 1998 E36 Workshop Manual 
ignition

Table
b
.
Engine
Management
Systems

	

engine
has
high
mileage
.

Engine

	

1
System

4-cylinder
engines
M42
(1992-1995)

	

Bosch
DME
Ml
.7
M44
(1996-1998)

	

Bosch
DME
M5
.2
(OBD
II)

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BMW 318i 1998 E36 Workshop Manual 
eiioo4

Fig
.
9
.

	

Remove
ignition
coils
on
6-cylinder
engine
by
disconnecting
harness
connector
and
removing
mounting
bolts
(arrows)
.

NOTE-

"
The
compression
gauge
reading
shoutd
increase
with

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BMW 318i 1998 E36 Workshop Manual 
100-
1
4
ENGINE-GENERAL

0013131

Fig
.
13
.
Main
chassis
ground
(arrow)
inleft
front
of
engine
compart-
ment
.

Fuel
Supply

For
the
engine
tostart
and
run
properly,
the
injection
sys-

tem
must
del
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