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You do not say what design 3 series; but for E36 with electric seat adjustment, Odometer Gears (link below), makes replacement gears for the electric seats for approximately $40 each. This is the part that typically wears/breaks for seat reclining. BMW-US E36 Driver's Seat Recline Gear/White BMW-US E36 Passenger's Seat Recline Gear/Green http://www.odometergears.com/products/BMW/3+Series+E36+90-00/26
BMW Owners manual. 1998 BMW 318i 4DR E36 BMW
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BMW 323is 2DR E36 ...data.bmrparts.com/bmwparts/1610.html have just checked this site out and the have a manual for yr bmw - hope this will help-
A good quality multi-viscosity oil. The best viscosity range depends on the temperature where you live but for most climates, 10W-30 is best for an e36 328. I used 20W-50 for many years in the warm Sacramento climate, but I had some odd performance on cool mornings that I attributed to the old VANOS not moving smoothly with the heavier oil, so I switched to 10W-30 and the problem seems better.
This car came with conventional oil in it. Some e36 owners have switched to synthetic motor oil with no problems. My experience with trying a synthetic (Mobile 1) in my two '97 328s was not good so I switched back to Castrol GTX. When I tried synthetic oil in my two '97 328s and my 91 Volvo, all three cars developed oil leaks almost immediately. However, other owners report no problems at all with synthetic oil.
It is located just behind the radiator in a casing that is plastic on top fitted with a plastic bolt. You need a very big spanner to open it. In side it is a cylidrical like oil filter
Both E36 and E46 models have oil filter under the hood, towards the front of the block. You will need a special socket to remove the oil filter cap and once it's out, can replace the filter. Make sure to replace the gasket on oil filter cap, it should come in oil filter kit you bought.
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