E46 series BMW 3

since 1998 of release

Repair and car operation



E46 series BMW 3
+ BMW 3 Cars (E46)
+ Current leaving and service
+ Engine
+ Systems of cooling, heating
+ Power supply systems, injection and release
+ engine Electric equipment
+ RKPP and transmission line
+ Automatic transmission
+ Coupling and power shafts
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
- Body
   General information and security measures
   + Leaving and repair of damages of a body
   - External elements of a body
      Removal and installation of a front bumper
      Removal and installation/check of shock-absorbers of a bumper
      Removal and installation of a rear bumper
      Removal and installation of the back shock-absorber
      Removal and installation of a cover of a fairing
      Removal and installation of a forward wing
      Removal and cowl installation
      Cowl adjustment
      Removal and trunk lid installation
      Trunk lid adjustment
      Removal and installation of the lock/cylinder of the lock of a trunk lid
      Removal and installation of a gas-filled emphasis of a cowl/trunk lid
      Replacement of moldings and model emblem
      Removal, installation and door adjustment
      Removal and installation of facing of a door
      Removal and installation of the lock of a door
      Removal and installation of the cylinder of the lock
      Removal and installation of the external handle of a door
      Removal, installation and window adjustment
      Removal and installation of an electric window regulator
      Removal and installation of the electric motor of a window regulator
      Removal and installation of a mirror of an external look / sound signal of a high-pitch tone
      Removal and installation of glass of a mirror
      Removal and installation of the case of a mirror of an exterior
   + Internal elements of a body
+ Onboard electric equipment
+ electric equipment Schemes


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Cowl adjustment

The drive connecting both locks of a cowl, should be adjusted so that it had no gap. The cover of a drive should sit completely in directing in the lock. Otherwise owing to a tension of a drive of a cowl the cable in the directing can slip out, then locks will not open.

As the cowl is driven and fastens in an unpainted body, owing to the subsequent shift of a cowl its unpainted surfaces can be bared.


1 Adjust the loop screw-1-at the left and on the right, having received the size A = 12 mm.


2 Check an emphasis-2-, if necessary replace a loop.

Adjustment of a drive of a cowl

3 Adjust a cowl drive so that it had no люфта.

The cable of a drive should not be tense. For descriptive reasons the drive and locks are shown in the removed condition.


4 Completely screw a cowl emphasis.

Lateral installation of a cowl


5 Weaken screws-2-and-3-of a loop-1-at the left and on the right so that the cowl could be displaced. 4–fastening of a cable of weight (address to an illustration 13.3).
6 Close a cowl and expose in relation to wings in front and on each side.

If the range of regulation does not suffice, weaken screws of fastening of loops of a cowl and displace loops on a body.


7 Carefully open a cowl and fix screws of loops.

Cowl adjustment on height

8 Weaken screws-1-of fastening of both emphasis so that an emphasis could be displaced. 3–zakhvatny hook.


9 Several times close a cowl so that it was possible to combine locks.
10 Tighten screws of fastening of an emphasis of the lock.

11 Unscrew a lock-nut-1-and turn an emphasis-2-face key - 3-.


12 Thus, expose a cowl on identical height in relation to wings. Thus watch a parallel gap in relation to a front bumper.
13 Tighten a lock-nut.
14 Check, whether locks and hooks-4-are correctly interfaced, if necessary repeat adjustment.

Emphasis adjustment


15 Open a cowl.

16 Turn out an emphasis so that the cowl was under some tension. For this purpose form from plasticine two columns in height about 10 mm. Establish columns on an emphasis and close a cowl. Open a cowl and measure height of an emphasis and the compressed column. Turn out an emphasis on size of the received size + 0.5 mm. Thus, adjust all emphasis.


17 Check, whether the emphasis without a gap adjoins to all emphasis, otherwise repeat adjustment.

The cowl should not be above a wing, differently there can be a wind noise at movement.