20 Most Recent 1985 BMW 3 Series - Page 8 Questions & Answers

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.

take to an auto electrician

Hi JT. The blower can be accessed from under the hood. The plastic grille trim piece must be removed. There is a panel held to the firewall with 4 screws that comes off. The wiring harness in that area needs moved out of the way and the plastic engine covers come out of the way. The blower motor has a plastic cover held in place with small springs clips. The clips are easy to drop so be careful. The blower motor wheels must be removed and installed in the car. It is not possible to install or remove the motor with the wheels on it. It sometimes also helps to put the wipers in the vertical position.

If you remove the drive shaft Put it on a trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwEDfQKtVBo

I don't know that you reset it but normally you get the right key or disengage the security system it depends on the model of the car.

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