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BMW M3 1995 E36 Workshop Manual 
Tires,
checking
inflation
pressure

	

Brake
pad/rotor
wear,
checking

Correct
tire
pressuresare
important
to
handling
and
stability,

	

Al¡
E36
cars
are
fitted
withdisc
brakes
at
al¡
four
wheels

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BMW M3 1995 E36 Workshop Manual 
020-
1
8

	

MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM

Fig
.
25
.
Inspect
brake
pads
with
the
caliper
removed
.
Minimum
brake
pad
thickness
shown
by
dimension
(A)
.

NOTE-

The
parking
brake
may
lose
some
of
its
effectiv

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BMW M3 1995 E36 Workshop Manual 
020-20

	

MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM

Seat
Belts

	

Washing
Chassis

Dirt
and
other
abrasive
particles
will
damage
seat
belt
web-

	

Periodic
washing
of
the
underside
of
the
car,
especially
in

bing
.
If

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BMW M3 1995 E36 Workshop Manual 
GENERAL
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100-1

Cylinder
Block
and
Crankshaft
.
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...
100-1

Connecting
Rods
and
Pistons
.
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.
.
.
.
100-1

Cylinder
Head
an

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BMW M3 1995 E36 Workshop Manual 
100-2
ENGINE-GENERAL

Cylinder
Head
and
Valvetrain

The
aluminum
cylinder
head
uses
chain-driven
double
overhead
camshafts
and
four
valves
per
cylinder
.
See
Fig
.
1
.

The
cylinder
head
employs
a
cr

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BMW M3 1995 E36 Workshop Manual camshaft
secondary
drive,
causing
thecamshaft
to
"advance"

12
.5°
.
The
helical
gears
are
cut
so
that
forward
motion
of
the

gear
cup
is
transiated
into
rotational
motion
of
the
camshaft
.

See
117

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BMW M3 1995 E36 Workshop Manual 
100-4
ENGINE-GENERAL



	

TEMP

PRECAT

	

POST
CAT

	

OXYGENSENSOR
HEATING

#
.
THROTTLE
POSITION

	

FUEL
INJECTOR
CONTROL
(SEQUENTIAL)

OPERATING
POWER

	

00

CAMSHAFT
POSITION
SENSOR

ECM

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BMW M3 1995 E36 Workshop Manual 
100-6
ENGINE-GENERAL

Cylinder
compression,
checking

A
compression
tester
is
needed
to
make
a
compression
test
.

To
obtain
accurate
test
results,
the
battery
and
starter
must
be
capable
of
cranking