20 Most Recent 1997 BMW 3 Series - Page 8 Questions & Answers

Sounds like you need a new Handbrake mechanism as the teeth that the lock locks against are worn out, a handy hint to all drivers is when applying the hand brake is to try and reframe from letting the lock ride up the teeth making the ratchiting type sound as this causes wear to the teeth and rather hold the button in while applying the handbrake.

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at the top of the manifold. three wires going to it. usually held in by 2 phillips head screws, sometime allen head.

Hi. This is a common fault with m50/52/52tu engines. Engine is flooded because you did not warm it up. Must be out of blue on temp gauge be for you turn off.

You will have to remove the front axle unit / subframe. The engine has balance weights in the lower part of the engine so be careful. Good luck.

You use the preset buttons on the radio to enter the code and it starts working ! If it says CODE WAIT then leave key in car with ignition on for appx. A hour to an hour and a half and it will then say CODE

get a Haynes repair manual

Does it have a funny clicking noise that you can hear underneath the car? If so , then the transfer case motor plastic gear is stripped. You can buy a new one at the dealer for a mere $1300 , or one on ebay for about $900, or if you are handy, you can buy just the gear on ebay for about $25 bucks, take the motor out and change the gear. There are good youtube videos of how to do this. I did this on a 2007 x3 and it wasn't too painful.

yes it can the battery should be disconnected when the car is stored. Items like the clock ecu trickle power from the battery

REMOVE KIDNEY GRILL, GET A DENTAL PICK, TUG ON THE OPEN SPACE THAT EXPOSES THE CABLE RIGHT BEFORE IT GOES TO THE LATCH, TUG ON IT TO ACTIVATE THE LATCH AND IT WILL OPEN

can be worn break pad indication. check your par thickness.

loss of oil pressure. it is either due to low oil level or something more serious. Hope you did not damage the engine further by trying to run it after the light came on.