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Sedans BMW 3-Series BMW 3-Series Maintenance and Repair
4446 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 12:04 PM
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Replying to: bslate (Jan 29, 2008 12:45 pm) A 4 cylinder swap will obviously be an easier procedure. If you are happy with the performance I'd stick with it. I have found a guy that works on various makes - not specifically BMWs - that is interested in performing the work on the side- my usual shop seemed to be extremely expensive. Any concerns there, or is the job easy for someone familar with that kind of work regardless of make? The guy you found might do excellent work -who knows?- but it has been my experience that you are almost always better off using a tech who knows BMWs. The swap procedure is pretty straightforward, but think about it: Will that guy have the proper torque specs? Or even care? Does he know how to bleed the M42/M44 cooling system? Does he know that he MUST use BMW coolant? Will he bother to get the proper copper nuts to use on the exhaust system? You know what they say about a jack of all trades...
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Replying to: roadburner (Jan 30, 2008 11:27 am) If it was Chevy-Ford-Pontiac, I'd say sure. |
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Is this a possible DIY w/o complications?
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Replying to: achap98991118 (Jan 31, 2008 1:15 pm) The job isn't all that difficult. Here's the step by step procedure for an E36 3 Series- the procedure for your 323i will be about the same.
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Replying to: roadburner (Jan 31, 2008 4:30 pm) Are the Bentley BMW maintenance manuals that are often suggested on these boards anywhere near as good as this?
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Replying to: cdnpinhead (Feb 01, 2008 5:06 am) |
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Replying to: cdnpinhead (Feb 01, 2008 5:06 am) Mr. Shiftright is correct, the Bentley manuals don't have as many illustrations, but I still consider them to be the best collection of reference material short of an official BMW CD.
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Replying to: roadburner (Feb 01, 2008 12:25 pm) Are those reasonably good? At what price? I really enjoy doing what I can to my car, but I do need shop manuals to help me determine what's do-able, given the current state of affairs. Then, if I think I can do something, it's nice if the manual is complete & correct. Doesn't always happen.
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Replying to: cdnpinhead (Feb 01, 2008 12:45 pm) The BMW Service CD is known as the TIS. It contains service procedures, torque specs, TSBs, etc. The problem is, BMW went online a few years ago so all the information on the newer cars are accessed through www.bmwtechinfo.com, which is a subscription service. The TIS CDs for the older cars run  $150. More info can be found here.
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Replying to: roadburner (Feb 01, 2008 9:19 pm) The online thing might not be all bad, at $30 per day, assuming it's possible to print off the relevant bits from the PDF file(s). One can print a lot of stuff in 24 hours.
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