20 Most Recent 1996 BMW 318 - Page 8 Questions & Answers

u will have to 1st remove the clutch fan, and losen the belt by turning the tensioner,then remove the fan shroud,this will allow you to remove the fan completely,then once the fan is removed this will allow you ful access to the water pump.at times the pump will be seized onto the engine block so it may require some shaking back and forth.once removed,you can use a thin coat of vascaline to seat the new gasket onto the new pump...good luck.

after entering the code hold downthe fm buttom for 5 sec.

i own a bmw 381 series and i drove the car from the office to the mall when iwas ready to leave the car just tumbles but will not start.......felt like when u dont have any gas.

Pull it back out and bend the tabs in the plug also bend the tabs in the light socket. You only need to bend them a little, just enough to make contact.

If you have no maintenance history, you have to assume that it has not been kept up, There could be a lot of things that need attention with a car this old. You may want to spread these things out over a number of weekends to ease the burden on your wallet and time.
1) Check all the plastic and rubber tubing between the air filter and the throttle body for cracks. 2) Check all the plastic and rubber parts in the cooling system for brittleness and cracks. Look carefully for seepage from the top radiator hose connection, the radiator end tanks, and beneath the water pump and thermostat housing. Seepage is a warning of impending failure. 3) Check the outboard ball joints, the tie rod ends, and the suspension bushings for looseness. 4) Change the oil 5) Change the coolant (use BMW brand coolant) 6) Change the brake fluid 7) Change the transmission oil (automatic or manual - no, it is NOT really permanent) Inspect the guibo in the drive shaft and the U-joints while you are under there. 8) Change the differential oil
High quality parts are available on line from a number of vendors. I generally use Autohaus AZ, but I could name a dozen excellent parts suppliers on line. There are so many good ones that the bad ones have disappeared. Just avoid Chinese-, and India-made parts (which now include some well-known name brands).
If the above has not thoroughly intimidated you. You might want to read the following thread: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/101-projects-discussion-forum-bmw-3-series-e30-e36-1982-2000/599896-advice-buying-e36.html

The fuel pump is located under the back seat on the passenger side. You will find an access cover and will need to remove the screws. You should be able to listen for the pump while someone cranks the car. Also I believe there is a large green w/ blue trace wire and an equally large brown wire at the connector. Check for battery voltage across the two wires. The fuse for the pump should be in the fuse panel under the hood.

That's it...It sounds "like a machne gun" that's all we have to work with. Is the sound coming from the exhaust or intake.

fan will not come on until pre determined temp has been reached
will come on with a/c that is normal to lower condensor freon pressure
you do not state a overheating problem is the temp gauge going way up
or stays normal

Hi

I presume you had this issue with the old ignition just spinning around and not starting the car? I had this same thing and chnaged the ignition over, still would not work got lights but no engine turn over, I took it back off and realigned it, turns out when I had removed the old one the position of the black box part was one turn behind so when I was tuning the key it was not getting to the turn the engine over part just the ignition lights.

Also some of these ignition barrels have a black shroud around them inside that is the immobilizer code for the transponder you will need to swap that for you origional one, you will be able to tell if it has one as there would be a wired plug going to it, if no plug then your model does not have it.

I hope that helps, I know its a bit of a mess on but most likely will just need removing and refitting.

Regards
Dan

The abs light is controlled by the computer YOU DO NOT WANT TO DO THIS. You can blow the computer. The light should come on when you turn the car on. If it doesn't then it is blown or someone took it out. If you want to see if your abs system is workig, then stop the car in gravel or dirt. If the tires lock up the system is not working.

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