E46 series BMW 3

since 1998 of release

Repair and car operation



E46 series BMW 3
+ BMW 3 Cars (E46)
- Current leaving and service
   Introduction
   Current leaving
   General information on control
   Check of levels of liquids
   Check of a condition of tires and pressure in them. Designation of tires and disks of wheels
   Replacement of impellent oil and oil filter
   Replacement of a filtering element of the air filter
   Checks of brake system
   Replacement of an element of the filter of air of salon
   Check of a condition of driving ridge belts
   Check of a condition and replacement of hoses of an impellent compartment
   Check of functioning of system of cooling and frost resistance of cooling liquid
   Check of a condition of system of production of the fulfilled gases
   Check of level of oil in a manual box of gear shifting
   Check of a condition of components of a suspension bracket and steering
   Check of a condition of protective covers of power shafts
   Check of level of liquid of system of hydrostrengthening of a wheel
   Visual check of a body and its bottom
   Check of seat belts
   Rotation and replacement of wheels
   Condition check, replacement of brushes and adjustment of a corner of screen wipers
   Check of a condition of the battery, care of it and charging
   Replacement of brake liquid
   Check and replacement of spark plugs
   Check of fuel system, replacement of the fuel filter. Operation of diesel model in the conditions of winter
   Greasing of loops and locks of doors
   Replacement of a battery of a key of remote control
+ 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
+ Onboard electric equipment
+ electric equipment Schemes


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Check of level of oil in a manual box of gear shifting

Visual check of tightness of a transmission

Leakages of oil from a transmission are possible in the following places:

– In a junction of a power shaft to a transmission.
– About a masloslivny stopper.
– About a stopper maslozalivny mountains - avalanches.

For definition of a place of leakage of oil execute the following actions:

– Clear a transmission case.
– Possible places of leaks cover with a thin layer of chalk or talc.
– Make a trial trip on distance about 30 kilometers.
– Lift the car on lifting - a nik or over a viewing hole and by smudges of oil determine a place of leakage of oil.

Eliminate leak and fill in oil in a transmission.

In RKPP it is not necessary to change oil.

1 On transmission there is a stopper jellied mouths/measurements of oil which should be removed for check of level of oil. If the car is raised to provide access to this stopper, make sure that it is reliably fixed - do not climb under the car standing only on a jack!

For the correct check of level of oil the car should be fixed exactly.


2 For weakening of a carving stopper of a maslozalivny opening it is necessary to use a natural a face head.
3 Establish the car on the lift in horizontal situation.

4 Unscrew a maslonalivny stopper from a transmission which is located on a lateral surface of a transmission.


5 Check oil level. Level of oil should be at the bottom edge of a carving opening. If necessary add oil through a maslonalivny opening. The type of oil is specified in the Section “Types of applied greasings and liquids” Specifications.
6 Screw up a stopper of a maslonalivny opening and tighten it the moment
50 N • m

The case of a transmission can be made of an aluminum or magnesian alloy. If the new carving stopper of a maslonalivny opening is established, it should be picked up for number for the corresponding transmission as jams have a various covering. If to use not the corresponding stopper, there can be a contact corrosion.


8 Through some kilometers check, whether there are no leakages of liquid.
9 If you noticed that transmission demands a frequent dolivka, it can be only because of existence of leaks which it is necessary to reveal and eliminate before there will be serious troubles.