BMW 3 series E46

Since 1998 of release

Repair and car operation



The BMW of 3 series Е46
+ Cars BMW 3 (Е46)
- Current leaving and service
   Introduction
   Current leaving
   The general information on adjustment
   Check of levels of liquids
   Check of a condition of tyres and pressure in them. A designation of tyres and disks of wheels
   Replacement of impellent oil and the 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
   Condition check drivers 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 a cooling liquid
   Check of a condition of system of release of the fulfilled gases
   Check of level of oil in a manual box of a gear change
   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 a 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 it and gymnastics
   Replacement of a 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
+ The engine
+ Systems of cooling, heating
+ Power supply systems, injection and release
+ Engine electric equipment
+ Manual transmission and transmission a line
+ Automatic transmission
+ Coupling and power shafts
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment
+ Electric equipment schemes



Condition check drivers ridge belts

1 Tension of a ridge belt is made automatically. It is necessary to check periodically a belt condition, and at detection of defects, to replace a belt.
2 Privodnye the belts sometimes named belts of V-shaped section or are simple вентиляторными belts, are in a forward part of the engine and play the important role in work of the car and its separate components. Because of features of a material and operating conditions приводные belts fail after a while, and consequently their condition it is necessary to check and regulate periodically effort of a tension in order to avoid serious damages of the engine.
3 Quantity of the belts used on the concrete car, depends on the units established on it and systems. Privodnye belts are applied to actuating of the generator, the steering pump, the water pump and the compressor of a central air of air. Depending on an arrangement of pulleys one belt can put in action at once some components.
4 Switch off the engine, open a cowl and find various приводные belts in a forward part of the engine. Fingers (and using a small lamp if it is necessary) walk on all length of each belt, feeling them on presence of cracks and stratifications. Also check up, whether is not present on belts of attritions and заполированных to shine of sites. Each belt should be examined from both parties that means its necessity перекручивания for check of a condition of a seamy side.


5 Tension of a belt is checked by strong pressing on it by a thumb and definitions of degree of its deflection. Deflection size measure by a ruler. If the distance centre to centre pulleys makes from 180 to 280 mm the deflection size at pressing by a thumb should equal 6 mm. If the distance centre to centre pulleys is in limits between 300 and 400 mm, the deflection should be 13 mm.