battery replacement BMW 323i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual

BMW 323i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 323i 1997 E36 BMW BMW https://www.carmanualsonline.info/img/1/2800/w960_2800-0.png BMW 323i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual

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BMW 323i 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 323i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
FUNDAMENTALS
FOR
THEDO-ITYOURSELF
OWNER

	

010-
5

WARNING
-

Avoid
getting
tools
or
clothing
near
the
battery
.
Bat-tery
electrolyte
is
a
corrosive
acid
.
Be
careful
with

brake
fluid,
as
it
can
da

Page 14 of 759

BMW 323i 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

Page 20 of 759

BMW 323i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
010-12

	

FUNDAMENTALSFOR
THE
DO-IT
YOURSELF
OWNER

Jump
Starting
Car

Cars
with
discharged
or
dead
batteries
can
be
jump-started
using
the
good
battery
from
another
car
.
When
jump-starting

the
en

Page 34 of 759

BMW 323i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
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
c

Page 54 of 759

BMW 323i 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

Page 111 of 759

BMW 323i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
Fig
.
36
.
BMW
special
tool
no
.
11
2
300
installed
through
bellhousing
and
finto
flywheel
.

8
.
Remove
oil
line
fitting
from
VANOS
control
unit
.

NOTE-

Wrap
the
VANOS
oil
line
fitting
with
a
shop

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BMW 323i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
2
.
Remove
cooling
duct
or
terminal
cover
from
rear
of
al-

	

2
.
Remove
air
cleaner
upper
section
with
mass
air
flow
ternator
.

	

sensor
.

3
.
Check
for
battery
voltage
between
ground
and
termin

Page 142 of 759

BMW 323i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
121-
6

	

BATTERY
STARTER,
ALTERNATOR

Alternator,
removing
and
installing

(6-cylinder
engine)

A
replacement
alternator
should
have
the
same
rating
as

the
original
.
Alternator
manufacturer
and
a

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BMW 323i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual 
Alternator
brushes,

	

STARTER
SERVICE
inspecting
and
replacing

Regulator
brushesarenot
available
as
replacement
parts
from
BMW
.
Replacement
brushes
may
be
available
from
af-

termarket
sources,
h
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