20 Most Recent 1994 BMW 3 Series - Page 9 Questions & Answers

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The door has window guides. If the rubber guides are worn out they tend to get thicker which may cause the windows to stop in a certain point. One good reason why it stops with a half inch space.
Have the rubber guides replaced and you'll be good.

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Middle is ideal, if it gets to the red it's overheating. I'll tell you from experience that not fun! lol

check to see if your heater core is plugged.that would be somewhere to start

Only BMW dealer can give you the code.
Need to take proof of ownership papers with you.

hi this is the same as the brake fluid reservoir just top up where you normally put the brake fluid...hope this helps

Hi, Take your car to ADVANCE AUTO - and have them scan it.

Hello my solution is have your ignition timing checked your symptoms described fits incorrect ignition timing.Most garages will check and set your ignition timing for a set rate,

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I am assuming your old air flow pipe was ripped ? If that was the case it can often damage the air mass sensor / meter, they are quite delicate on these cars. the other alternative would be the throttle control module although these raely go, do all the air pipes have a good tight seal around them? any air leaks will cause the car to be sluggish.

Hope this helps, as regard to the clocks not showing mileage is the back light lit up?

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Dan

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You may have a faulty heater core that's why you have no heat. Have it replaced. Regarding your fuel gauge, it can be just a fuse issue. Please check if the fuse or blown. If not, then the problem will be on the fuel float. Have it replaced if it's faulty.

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check the brake fluid level

Dear friend I would first check your oil cap to see if it is loose.

To check for a drain disconnect the negative at the battery, Connect a test light to the neg battery and the other end to the neg wire. If the light comes on some thing is pulling power.(make sure the doors are closed and everything is turned off. Pull fuses out one at a time and put them back in place before moving to the next one. Watch the light to see if it changes or goes out. If it goes out you found the problem circuit. Some things are are hooked up to the battery full time so a very faint light is normal when testing.(also have seen power window motors fill up with water and cause this problem)

Drivers side of the car there are 2 reservoirs one is for your brakes (its usually the larger of the 2) and the other is for the clutch.

As per your problem mentioned it indicates that noise is related to faulty valve lifters in the cylinder head. The hydraulic valve lifter inside the cylinder head.Also this noise is heard if the oil level is low then required.But as you mentioned metal to metal noise in your second comment then its valve lifters. To see its location.See part number 7 on the fig.Its the valve lifter
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its should be in the box on the right side of the engine. see this picture below and hope it gives you an idea. Good luck

When you take the battery cables loose from an anti-theft system, You would place a nine volt (9V) battery across the positive and negative cables to hold the memory chip in the systems. This allows you to remove the battery for a period of time longer than a few minutes. The system (anti-theft) is designed with a couple of capacitors in the system that hold the charge for a few minutes to allow changing of the battery. If the battery is removed for much longer than 30 minutes then the capacitors drain and the memory is lost in the chips.

You are going to have to go to the BMW dealer and have them re-write your system, and it will cost you about a hundred bucks. They have the plug in device that will restore the system and it is not sold to the general public. That is why it is called ant-theft, so if someone steals your radio it quits working.

this can be done by removing the complete central locking unit and this will only be possible but the central locking will no longer work

There is no (tube), like in most cars. You have to go underneath the car & remove a plug, (similar to the engine oil drain plug... except on the side of the transmission pan). It is quite difficult to fill & there is no dipstick. Just use your finger to feel the level. It should be filled up the the level of the plug. Make sure your replace the O-ring.

don't do it..

inside the engine bay on left.