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FAQ / REFERENCE => M42 Reference => Topic started by: Febi Guibo on August 04, 2006, 12:18:02 AM

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Febi Guibo on August 04, 2006, 12:18:02 AM

I don't know how long I can host this, it's around a 200mb download... the interface kinda sux, I didn't do it, but pls. post questions here I guess.

This includes the most complete engine teardown / install proceedure I've ever seen for the M42.

I anyone is interested in mirroring this file, please let me know, thanks.
(edit: thank you gigag33k for co-hosting)

Mirror 1 (http://www.thejollyroger.org/misc_stuff/e30_repair.zip)
Mirror 2 (http://ee1394.com/bmw/docs/factory/repair.zip)

you can check it out here:
http://ee1394.com/bmw/docs/factory/repair/en/index1.htm

click on 'main groups'
and then (for example) engine -> m42 -> Const. Groups (on the upper right) and then click through the item detail, use arrow buttons to see prev/next pages.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Eurospec on August 04, 2006, 01:13:09 AM

Excellent find! This will definitely come in handy one day.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Vladi on August 04, 2006, 04:44:47 AM

Thank you! :rolleyes:

Title: Great Find!
Post by: FL318is on August 04, 2006, 08:28:45 AM

I would love to have a copy.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Febi Guibo on August 04, 2006, 08:51:33 AM

Quote from: FL318is

I would love to have a copy.

well, right click on the link to the .zip file, and save to your computer... it's all yours!

Title: thanks
Post by: FL318is on August 04, 2006, 09:51:58 AM

done

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: GigaG33k on August 04, 2006, 03:22:32 PM

Hi, Im new but I have a server that can host the file when I finish downloading it, ill post the link when it's there.


Edit:
Ok, it's there the link is below. maybe ill go introuduce myself now.

http://www.thejollyroger.org/misc_stuff/e30_repair.zip

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Febi Guibo on August 04, 2006, 05:06:10 PM

thank you gigag33k!!!

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: GigaG33k on August 04, 2006, 05:07:24 PM

No Problems, That server is on an oc3 if I remember correctly so it can take a fair amount of abuse :)

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: m42 fan on August 05, 2006, 01:51:16 AM

Outstanding, thanks for posting this.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Zoso on August 09, 2006, 09:59:17 PM

Quote from: GigaG33k

No Problems, That server is on an oc3 if I remember correctly so it can take a fair amount of abuse :)

I'm getting over 550KB/s download speed.  NICE!  I wish my webserver was on an OC-3 link!

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Febi Guibo on August 09, 2006, 10:00:28 PM

i wish your webserver was on an OC-3 link, too...

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: GigaG33k on August 10, 2006, 12:03:25 PM

is the server pulling slow, the office might have limited my bandwidth

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Febi Guibo on August 10, 2006, 12:13:39 PM

250 - 300k / second for this nerd...
(they aren't on to us yet!)

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: GigaG33k on August 10, 2006, 12:16:29 PM

I can normally get 600k (but Im in the same state) and thats limited by my home isp. stolen internets is great :)

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: mgold on August 11, 2006, 11:39:43 PM

Thanks for posting it.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: dude8383 on September 07, 2006, 02:29:15 PM

dude this is gonna help me sooo much.

im gonna have to get this thing printed out though.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: haledj on September 07, 2006, 10:06:28 PM

do you know how to print it?
I have free printing at school But it is in a weird format

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Febi Guibo on September 08, 2006, 12:13:49 AM

I think our esteemed sheepdog has extracted the image files into a .pdf ...maybe he will chime in, with a link!

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: sheepdog on September 08, 2006, 12:24:14 AM

I had extracted them all. Problem is, my motherboard died and wiped out my hard drives.


I will re-do it this weekend if I can. Does not take me long.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: haledj on September 08, 2006, 12:56:35 AM

thanks that would be phenominal, how many pages is it?

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: sheepdog on September 09, 2006, 05:24:56 PM

Quote from: haledj

thanks that would be phenominal, how many pages is it?

A couple thousand I think.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Zoso on September 15, 2006, 01:47:15 PM

Quote from: sheepdog

I had extracted them all. Problem is, my motherboard died and wiped out my hard drives.


I will re-do it this weekend if I can. Does not take me long.

Oh noes - was this the motherboard that housed your overclocked 805D in your home built cooling case?

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: sheepdog on September 16, 2006, 12:06:16 AM

Quote from: Zoso

Oh noes - was this the motherboard that housed your overclocked 805D in your home built cooling case?

Yup.

Plus the last 2 or 3 weeks has been nutty for work, I have not really had much chance to do anything, including work on my e30.


Just been a bad few weeks.
Busy as hell, burned on some deals, and lost a lot of computer parts.

Other than the bad ram stick (bad 512ddr2) I think things are running ok.
Just need to get some time to relax.

Title: Bad juju!
Post by: D. Clay on September 16, 2006, 12:12:30 AM

Any idea what failed and/or why?

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: mgold on September 16, 2006, 08:56:14 AM

Quote from: sheepdog

Plus the last 2 or 3 weeks has been nutty for work, I have not really had much chance to do anything, including work on my e30.

Same here, only its been the last 2 or 3 months for me :(

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: sheepdog on September 17, 2006, 07:20:40 PM

Quote from: Febi Guibo

I think our esteemed sheepdog has extracted the image files into a .pdf ...maybe he will chime in, with a link!

I did not do it into a pdf, but the easiest way to get them is just download teh file and extract them.

When I did it, it was before I had alink to the individual files.

If someone really wants a PDF version, I can probably work one up though.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: haledj on September 18, 2006, 01:10:58 AM

I was just looking for some way to print it.  Format really doesnt matter, but I dont know how to print it as is.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: sheepdog on September 18, 2006, 12:43:31 PM

Quote from: haledj

I was just looking for some way to print it.  Format really doesnt matter, but I dont know how to print it as is.

Considering it is thousands of pages, that may not be a wise decision unless you have a good laser printer.

With a bubblejet or inkjet, it would be cheaper to go buy the actual book.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Eurospec on September 18, 2006, 01:32:59 PM

He has access to free school printing, refer to his previous post.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: sheepdog on September 19, 2006, 02:11:38 PM

Quote from: Eurospec

He has access to free school printing, refer to his previous post.

Ahh ok, well easiest way is to just print out the images with a catalog.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Alpine003 on September 19, 2006, 02:19:57 PM

Just found this. Thanks for the file. :)

I didn't want to buy the Bentley since it is only up to '90 and wasn't sure if it actually covered the M42 motors in detail or not.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Eurospec on September 19, 2006, 08:16:04 PM

Quote from: Alpine003

Just found this. Thanks for the file. :)

I didn't want to buy the Bentley since it is only up to '90 and wasn't sure if it actually covered the M42 motors in detail or not.

It doesn't cover the m42, however it's useful in every other aspect.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: jwbavalon on September 24, 2006, 08:25:05 PM

Thanks.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: thumper3ld on November 15, 2006, 01:15:22 PM

made this a sticky so its nice and easy to find.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: kmack on December 19, 2006, 05:04:34 PM

Quote from: Eurospec;11822

It doesn't cover the m42, however it's useful in every other aspect.

Is there a link to this type of manual for the E36 or at least the M42 engine?

I'm looking at having to pull the head on my 91 this weekend and I need to get something in the way of a manual before then.  Any help is appreciated.  Anybody local have a Bentley I could scan into .pdf and get posted up?

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: kmack on December 19, 2006, 05:08:22 PM

Never mind....I just found the other thread.  

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: D. Clay on December 19, 2006, 09:29:27 PM

I revisited this - the repair manual -and find a lot of M42 stuff.
Click "Engine   11" on main group page.
Select M42 on next page.
Go back to top and click "Constr. Group"
Select "Engine - disassemble and assemble" or a specific group.
Click arrows at top to page through.
I had never really looked at this before. There's also "Torque Values" and "Technical data". Clearances, settings and all kinds of stuff are in there.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: dude8383 on December 19, 2006, 09:47:18 PM

Quote from: D. Clay;15895

I revisited this - the repair manual -and find a lot of M42 stuff.
Click "Engine   11" on main group page.
Select M42 on next page.
Go back to top and click "Constr. Group"
Select "Engine - disassemble and assemble" or a specific group.
Click arrows at top to page through.
I had never really looked at this before. There's also "Torque Values" and "Technical data". Clearances, settings and all kinds of stuff are in there.

yeh an extremely well put together manual!

im going to be following this thing step by step once i get my block bored.

that is all.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: doucy2 on December 20, 2006, 06:01:12 AM

sweet just bought a bentely manual and it doesnt cover the m42 engine (as we all know).  this will help out a lot.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Frankie on May 18, 2007, 01:02:50 PM

Does anyone have a working link for the manual?

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: ak96ss on May 18, 2007, 02:09:22 PM

The ee1394 link works fine, loads right up for me, even at work.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: bmwpower on July 25, 2007, 10:54:10 AM

Any way to download the files?  I'd rather download in case the online version goes bye-bye...

....nevrermind, mirror 2 seems to be working....

Title: Sos
Post by: PumpItUp on September 06, 2008, 09:40:42 PM

Does anyone know where I can find this (now)??  
Either the bentley manual on PDF to download or the official one or anything else useful.....????  :(

Thanks a lot

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: vonkamp on November 22, 2008, 06:59:02 AM

Quote from: PumpItUp;56172

Does anyone know where I can find this (now)??  
Either the bentley manual on PDF to download or the official one or anything else useful.....????  :(

Thanks a lot

Bump.
I'm looking too...

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Blackice on November 23, 2008, 02:28:43 PM

mirror 1 is a bad link

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: redrobbie on January 02, 2009, 08:45:26 PM

I noticed the links are down :( but luckily I found a pdf of this manual at e30tech.com.

here is the link: http://media.savarturbo.se/~mattias/bmw-e30-repair-manual-v7.pdf.

Want to also take the opportunity to thank the forum and its members really helped me (complete novice) when my cylinder head cracked, shes running better than ever!:)

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: dsm2002 on January 03, 2009, 12:14:20 AM

Thanks

Title: Thanks redrobbie, this link was alive for a time
Post by: romeomike on April 01, 2009, 11:44:30 PM

I used to go to ee1394.com and tap into the online e30 manual, but that site has been unavailable for awhile.

http://media.savarturbo.se/~mattias/ (http://media.savarturbo.se/~mattias/)

*used* to be a slightly better point of entry. Right-click on the file, choose save link and the 107 MB pdf file will be on its way -- better than waiting for it to load in the browser. :eek:

This one works and is more complete:

http://www.filefactory.com/file/ag2ahf9/n/e30_Repair_Manual_zip

Title: Thanks for the link
Post by: DesktopDave on April 19, 2009, 01:43:14 PM

Just bought a '90 318i sedan.  Looking forward to getting it running.  Thanks again!

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Frank Gallegos on July 13, 2009, 12:57:11 PM

I can not seem to find a way to access the manual.  Any help would be appreciated.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: mattdk318i on August 19, 2009, 10:16:57 AM

same here

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: PumpItUp on August 19, 2009, 10:51:57 PM

I've got this and possibly a few other manuals on my computer. I can get it up tomorrow but can someone suggest a good site to upload to?

I want to buy the books in the future because it's annoying to read off the laptop, although if you are already proficient in repairing your car, simply glancing this will be good enough because you will remember. I think the Bentley manual was the best but its expensive ~ $100 and worst of all, it splits in 1990, so for the 318is you need both (e30 for chassis, e36 for engine info)

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: snakebrain on August 20, 2009, 12:36:08 AM

I've been looking around for one of these myself. Sendspace would seem the obvious answer?

Title: File Hosting sites
Post by: PumpItUp on August 20, 2009, 10:12:52 PM

Anymore besides SendSpace? I'm trying http://www.mediafire.com/index.php for the big files (above 300mb). Note: preferably not a site which requires waiting or queuing in line, has a ton of pop-ups/adware, or will go dead in 30 days.

Title: ALL manuals: E30, M42, etc.
Post by: PumpItUp on August 22, 2009, 02:51:49 AM

Updated
August 21, 2009
___________________

Bentley Manual (E36 BMW) 92-98
http://www.sendspace.com/file/q323hj

-useful under the hood for e30s with M42 (check 92-96 318is, 95/96 318ti)
-pdf
~92mb


BMW E28, E30, E34 (81-91) Haynes Manual
http://www.sendspace.com/file/a0l2tl

-not very specific, car keep more than repair manual
-pdf
~7mb


1991 BMW E30 (318i/is/ic) Electric Troubleshooting Manual
http://www.sendspace.com/file/0d4n67

-pdf 49 pages
~6mb


Other resources :cool:
http://www.kneb.net/bmw/E30/
http://www.bimmermania.com/downloads.php (need to register)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_M42#M42B18


Please add to this, if you have nothing to contribute then upload something already listed for redundancy purposes. I counted at least 3 E30 sites, not just links but entire sites, that went down since the last time I bookmarked them (which was about a year ago). Look here: http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16840 - nearly all invalid. M42club must be the exception as all the sites that disappeared were NOT full of arseholes while the ones that are, seem to be doing pretty well.

Title: ALL manuals: E30, M42, etc.
Post by: PumpItUp on August 22, 2009, 05:08:08 AM

E30 Factory Repair Manual
-not glove compartment manual, repair manual aka BMW technician's bible
-formerly found on http://ee1394.com/bmw/docs/factory/repair/en/index1.htm (defunct)
-cd format (no cd required, not iso)
-1394 pages (though technically I see only 1313, perhaps German language section missing)
-pdf
~109mb

link:
http://kennisbank.e30fansite.nl/Bentley-e30.pdf
*note* not bentley manual, mis-labeled..

mirror:
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part01.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part02.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part03.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part04.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part05.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part06.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part07.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part08.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part09.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part10.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part11.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part12.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part13.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part14.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part15.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part16.rar

Scanned version (E30 Factory Manual)
-Not CD format (same information, more crudely presented :D)
-pdf
~500mb

link:
http://bmw.ctcms.net/BMW/Software/E30%20CD%20Repair/
password: 'bmwfaq' (needed to unrar)


Other resources :cool:
http://www.motortraders.net/groups/group.asp?group=1&menu=13


Instructions
Most files compressed. If you don't have winRAR or winZIP,
there's a popular freeware alternative: http://www.jzip.com/

Title: E30 factory manual out of the ashes again
Post by: romeomike on August 25, 2009, 04:19:36 PM

Found a more complete version and the download link works for now

http://www.filefactory.com/file/ag2ahf9/n/e30_Repair_Manual_zip

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: BlackBMWs on September 02, 2009, 09:48:14 AM

Quote from: romeomike;77410

Found a more complete version and the download link works for now

http://www.filefactory.com/file/ag2ahf9/n/e30_Repair_Manual_zip

No workee.  Download page freezes before it starts downloading...   :(

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: romeomike on September 03, 2009, 12:45:10 PM

Quote from: BlackBMWs;77762

No workee.  Download page freezes before it starts downloading...   :(

I don't know what browser you're using but here's what I do with firefox and the noscript extension. I replicated the freeze issue, then cleared it by giving temporary permission in noscript for filefactory.com, reloaded the web page, and got it to count down.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: PumpItUp on September 20, 2009, 02:36:32 PM

We are still looking for the E30 Bentley manual
(http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/3841/cvb390.jpg)

I still haven't bought it yet, but even when I do I'll have to go through the trouble of scanning every page. Is there a download already out there? Does an electronic (not crudely scanned) version exist?

At least it's cheaper than the E36 one, at only $20-40, ($60 on the official site).

http://www.amazon.com/BMW-E30-Service-Manual-1984-1990/dp/0837603250

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: longtallsally on September 24, 2009, 07:52:24 PM

OK, I'm doing the d/l from the last updated site.  Should I look to get a Bentley for the other E30s?  I had one with my last car and didn't think much of it this time and just assumed that there would be a Bentley for the 318.  Am I wrong on this?

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: PumpItUp on October 07, 2009, 02:58:12 AM

The E30 Bentley manual goes to 1990. The E36 Manual starts from 1992. So unfortunately we have the one car that need both manuals.

The E36 manual for us is specifically useful for M42 info and can be found easily, just look for the links above. It is a computer version, I don't remember if a paper version for the E36 was sold but it's definitely not sought after as a book cannot compete with a 1000+ page pdf file. The E30 Bentley manual which deals with the rest of the car does not seem to have a computer version being from the 80s and we haven't been able to find a scan for download.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: PumpItUp on March 23, 2010, 02:38:04 AM

E30 Bentley Manual
(finally found!)

(http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/3841/cvb390.jpg)
-pdf
-154mb

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?43nyzythdev

mirrors:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ELGA39AB
http://rapidshare.com/files/360399828/e30_bentley.rar

password: 'bmw' (for winRAR/7zip)

E36 Bentley covered M42/44, but not E30 body. This covers E30s :cool: (but not the m42), notice it was printed in 1990 and only mentions the 325is.

originally surfaced @
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=164030

The book sells for around $50 new but is hard to find in a hurry (Barnes and Noble has it if you special order http://search.barnesandnoble.com/BMW-3-Series-Service-Manual-1984-1990/Bentley-Publishers/e/9780837603254/?itm=3&USRI=e30+bmw) otherwise there's used of amazon...

Title: Abebooks.com
Post by: txleadfoot on March 29, 2010, 11:25:33 AM

Here (http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?isbn=0837603250&sts=t&x=71&y=11) for about $30 including shipping.

Quote from: PumpItUp;89864

E30 Bentley Manual
(finally found!)

(http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/3841/cvb390.jpg)
-pdf
-154mb

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?43nyzythdev

mirrors:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ELGA39AB
http://rapidshare.com/files/360399828/e30_bentley.rar

password: 'bmw' (for winRAR/7zip)

E36 Bentley covered M42/44, but not E30 body. This covers E30s :cool: (but not the m42), notice it was printed in 1990 and only mentions the 325is.

originally surfaced @
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=164030

The book sells for around $50 new but is hard to find in a hurry (Barnes and Noble has it if you special order http://search.barnesandnoble.com/BMW-3-Series-Service-Manual-1984-1990/Bentley-Publishers/e/9780837603254/?itm=3&USRI=e30+bmw) otherwise there's used of amazon...

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: DesktopDave on May 15, 2010, 10:26:38 AM

Awesome job!  I've been looking for the E30 Bentley in electronic format for a long time...finally I can leave the Bentley at home and use my old LifeBook laptop for everything!

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Sir Anthony Regents-park on October 13, 2010, 04:10:12 AM

Quote from: PumpItUp;77251

E30 Factory Repair Manual
-not glove compartment manual, repair manual aka BMW technician's bible
-formerly found on http://ee1394.com/bmw/docs/factory/repair/en/index1.htm (defunct)
-cd format (no cd required, not iso)
-1394 pages (though technically I see only 1313, perhaps German language section missing)
-pdf
~109mb

link:
http://kennisbank.e30fansite.nl/Bentley-e30.pdf
*note* not bentley manual, mis-labeled..

mirror:
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part01.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part02.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part03.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part04.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part05.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part06.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part07.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part08.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part09.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part10.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part11.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part12.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part13.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part14.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part15.rar
http://www.slidewaysonline.com/E30FSM/E30FSM.part16.rar

Scanned version (E30 Factory Manual)
-Not CD format (same information, more crudely presented :D)
-pdf
~500mb

link:
http://bmw.ctcms.net/BMW/Software/E30%20CD%20Repair/
password: 'bmwfaq' (needed to unrar)


Other resources :cool:
http://www.motortraders.net/groups/group.asp?group=1&menu=13


Instructions
Most files compressed. If you don't have winRAR or winZIP,
there's a popular freeware alternative: http://www.jzip.com/

This doesn't work either.

Can anyone actually download this manual, or do I really have to go to BMW to find out a simple torque figure???

The Bentley E36 manual is just as useless as the E30 one - it covers the M44 and not the M42.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: DesktopDave on October 13, 2010, 11:04:51 AM

I wish I'd downloaded the html version of the BMW factory repair manual when it was avaliable.  PM me for some direction.

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: PumpItUp on October 29, 2010, 11:09:19 PM

Which one doesn't work/which one do you need !?

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: bflan2001 on September 11, 2011, 07:36:46 PM

I'm about to do a rebuild on an m42 and I'm having a hell of a time finding a good link to the manual. It looks like the best manual for my needs is the e36 factory manual, but is there any reason I would need the e30 manual if I'm just using the engine & trans?

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: deansweet on January 10, 2012, 08:19:57 PM

Anybody know if there is a specific Bentley guide for the 1991 318is?

Getting ready to complete a head gasket swap and wanted to pick up a guide.

Thanks

Title: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Wizard on February 13, 2012, 11:32:33 AM

Quote from: deansweet;109558

Anybody know if there is a specific Bentley guide for the 1991 318is?

No there isn't...E30 for the body..E36 for the engine..

Title: Re: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: keflaman on January 03, 2014, 09:55:44 PM

Here's the latest place I've been able to find the BMW repair manual. As far as I'm concerned it's the best manual available. If you can't download at this link, try a search using: bmw_e30_repair_manual_v7.pdf

http://www.mediafire.com/download/tmn3nj4z2k2/bmw_e30_repair_manual_v7.pdf

Title: Re: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: keflaman on June 13, 2015, 03:29:55 PM

https://www.bmwtechinfo.com/repair/main/561en/index.htm

Title: Re: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: normboudreault on July 30, 2015, 11:24:50 AM

Awesome link keflaman... Thank-you!

Title: Re: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: vee030 on June 01, 2016, 03:58:06 AM

Both mirrors aren't working. Does anyone have a more recent link?

Title: Re: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: Slimbim on April 16, 2022, 06:19:28 AM

This horse has been long dead and so are the links. I used to have every manual on my phone but never downloaded them, and now i cannot for the life of me find the BMW factory manuals anywhere anymore. Does anybody have them at all? Can we please repost them if so. 

Title: Re: E30 factory repair manual
Post by: keflaman on April 22, 2022, 05:41:20 AM

I posted this on the previous page and just checked it. Still good: http://www.mediafire.com/download/tmn3nj4z2k2/bmw_e30_repair_manual_v7.pdf