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owners manual BMW 3 E21
owners manual BMW 3 E21 - year of production: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 - BMW 3 E21 316 318i 320 323i owners manual EN
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70 Minordefects
Ifthestarterdoesnotoperatewhenthe Whentbw-startingthe car, selectthirdIf no sparksare seen, attachanotherplug
ignitionkeyisturnedtoposition'3': gear,switchon the ignitionandkeeptheto the sameleadand repeatthe test.If
clutchpedal down.Releasethe clutch sparksare stillnot produced,the fault
Checkby switchingon .the headlights,
then attemptingto operatethe starterpedalsmoothlywhenthecaris movingatshouldbe lookedforin the ignitiondistri-
again. a steadypace. butor.
,. If the headlightsslowlygo dim,the2.If the lightsgo outsuddenly,examineBMW316,320
• batteryisflatorhasafault.Haveit the cableconnectionsat the battery4. Checkfuel supplyby detachingthe
chargedorrenewed.Pushortowstart and starterfor signsof poorcontact,supplyline at the carburetorand tur-
the car (manualgearbox)or connect and tightenfirmly. ningtheengineoverwiththestarter.If
the flat batteryto the battery(,23. Ifthelightsremainatthesameintensi-nofuelemerges,checkbackalongthe
Volts)in anothervehiclewithjumper ty, consultyourBMWservicestation fuellineandexaminethe, fuelpump.If
leadsas describedin 'Startingwitha (thereis a faultin the starter). fueldoesemerge,unscrewand clean
FlatBattery'. Iftheenginewillnotstartalthoughthe the carburetorjets. However,it is
Note that automatictransmission betterto entrustthisworkto a BMW
starteris operatingcorrectly: servicestationif possible.
carscannotbepushortowstarted.For Assumingthat you have followedthe 11 BMW318i, 323i
towingaway,see page60.Thereare correctstartingprocedureand thereis
towingeyesattherightandleftofthe sufficientfuel in the tank,failureto start5.Checkfueldeliverywithignitionswit-
fontaxlebeam. mustindicateafaultintheignitionsystemchedon and contactplugsdetached.
or in the fuel supply. Pressureshouldbuildup in thesupply
,. Checkthatall plugleadsare correctlylineto thefueldistributorandcan be
attachedto the sparkplugsand the detectedby squeezingthefuelline.It
high-tensionleadstothecoil,distribu-shouldbecomenoticeablyharderto
torandplugcapsareall makinggood compress.
contact.Waterenteringthe engine Ifthisis notthecase, checkbacktothe
compartmentwhen the car was fueldeliverypumpabovetherightrear
washedcouldhave causeda short axle halfshaft,the mainfuelfilterand
circuitin the ignitionsystem. the meshstrainerin the fuelsuction
2. Remove,cleanand dry offthe spark head at the fuel tank,or obtainthe
plugsand checktheirelectrodegaps. assistanceof a BMWservicestation.
3. To checkthat each spark plug is Thefuelinjectioncircuitdoesnotneed
operatingcorrectlyremoveit in turn to be bledifthetankrunsdry, as it is
andwithoutdetachingtheleadlay the self-primingby wayofthefueldelivery
plugon abaremetalarea oftheengine pumpwheneverthestarteris opera-
block. ted.
Whentheengineis turnedover
withthestarter,sparksshouldbeseen
jumpingtheelectrodegap.
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