warning BMW 323i 1993 E36 Owner's Manual

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BMW 323i 1993 E36 Owners Manual 
NOTE-

Use
a14
mm
or17
mm
alíen
bit
socket
to
remove
the
drain
plug
.

"
If
thecar
is
raised
in
the
air,
it
shouldbe
leve¡
.

Fuel
tank
and
fuel
fines,
inspecting

0012474

Inspect
the
fuel
tank,
f

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BMW 323i 1993 E36 Owners Manual 
020-20

	

MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM

Seat
Belts

	

Washing
Chassis

Dirt
and
other
abrasive
particles
will
damage
seat
belt
web-

	

Periodic
washing
of
the
underside
of
the
car,
especially
in

bing
.
If

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BMW 323i 1993 E36 Owners Manual 
GENERAL
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100-1

Cylinder
Block
and
Crankshaft
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100-1

Connecting
Rods
and
Pistons
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Cylinder
Head
an

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BMW 323i 1993 E36 Owners 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 323i 1993 E36 Owners Manual 
100-6
ENGINE-GENERAL

Cylinder
compression,
checking

A
compression
tester
is
needed
to
make
a
compression
test
.

To
obtain
accurate
test
results,
the
battery
and
starter
must
be
capable
of
cranking

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BMW 323i 1993 E36 Owners Manual 
100-8
ENGINE-GENERAL

Symptom

	

1

	

Probable
cause
and
correctiveaction

1
.
Engine
will
not
start
or
run
.
Starter
cranks

	

a
.

	

No
fuel
reaching
engine
.
Check
forfuelin
tank
.

engine
at

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BMW 323i 1993 E36 Owners Manual 
110
Engine
Removal
and
Installation

GENERAL
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110-1

	

Engine,
removing
and
installing
(4-cylinder
engines)
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110-1

ENGINE
REMOVAL
AND

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BMW 323i 1993 E36 Owners Manual 
110-2

	

ENGINE
REMOVAL
AND
INSTALLATION

8
.
Drain
engine
coolant
andremove
coolant
hoses
at-

	

10
.
Remove
radiator
cooling
fan
and
radiator
as
described

tached
to
cylinder
head
.

	

in
170
Ra

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BMW 323i 1993 E36 Owners Manual 
110-
4

	

ENGINE
REMOVAL
AND
INSTALLATION

Engine,
removing
and
installing

(6-cylinder
engines)

Engineremoval
procedures
for
the
various
6-cylinder
en-

gines
arecovered
in
this
section
.
Most
ste

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BMW 323i 1993 E36 Owners Manual 
11
.
Draín
engine
coolant
and
Rmove
coolant
hoses
at-
tached
to
cylinder
head
.

"
Drain
engine
block
byremoving
block
drain
.
"
Disconnect
hoses
from
thermostat
housing
in
front
of
cylinder
head
.