BMW E36 Blog

Today, I’ve found some photos of a BMW E36 328i 1998 with sport package. I’ve found these photos on the bimmer forums and I was very impressed of how clean this car is. It’s really fabulous. Take a look … What do you think of it?

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I’ve found these photos for a BMW E36 with *single* wiper. I have to admit I don’t like how it looks, but don’t you think if there was a professional solution that will enable us to install a single wiper on our BMW E36 cars that it would look cool. Don’t you think?

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As you may know, I’m facing trouble with my BMW E36 318is idle and until now, I was unable to totally fix the problem. I’ve cleaned the ICV, changed oxygen sensor, checked for vacuum leaks but this didn’t solve my problem. I still have a problem in one of the knock sensors, but mechanics say that it doesn’t affect the idle in anyway. Well, although this may sound correct, but I’m going to change it anyway simply because I hate to have such a problem in my car which may cause some damage to the engine.

Now, I’ve discovered last week that my DISA valve doesn’t close. For those who don’t know what the DISA valve is, please check here and here.

I’ve tried to reach to the DISA valve and check to see if the actuator arm retracts if I turned my engine on and below 4,700 RPM. I found out that the DISA valve doesn’t close and I think this may affect the idle although I’m not 100% sure of that.

So, what I’m looking for is some help from you guys. Anyone with M42 engine can confirm that the DISA valve actuator arm retracts when you start your engine. To check that simply:

1. Reach with your hand behind the DISA diaphragm.

2. You should feel a small arm that you can press with your finger when the engine is off.

3. Now, according to the Bentely manual, the actuator arm should retract when the engine is started (at idle).

Now, can you feel the actuator arm retracts when the engine is started? Can you please confirm this?

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I know that you’re going to hate me for this. The tilting steering wheel feature in BMW E36 is so cool but unfortunately, it’s not common. Baback was so kind to send me some photos for the steering wheel tilting and these photos made me feel furious because I don’t have this in my car, so I decided to make you guys feel the same like I do now by sharing the photos 😈 . I know many would kill to get this in their cars. Take a look and let me know how you feel now ha ha ha 😀 .

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I wrote about the BMW E36 Harmon Kardon Audio System and it seems there is a lot of confusion about the number and locations of the speakers in that system. Today, I found a photo that will show the exact locations of the 10-speakers in that audio system. Take a look:

Also, pay attention to the location of the amplifier in the trunk.

After I saw this picture, I think there are two speakers in the footwell of the BMW E36, but I’m not sure if they’re working in my car or not. I know that my BMW E30 used to have 2 speakers in the footwell (left and right) and 2 speakers in the back. In the BMW E36, I just thought that the speakers inside the doors are just a replacement for the front speakers in the BMW E30. I should’ve checked these speakers in the footwell to verify their existence when I saw them, but it’s never too late. I’ve checked them today and they’re working fine. It’s cool to discover that there are actually 6 speakers inside the non HK systems.

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