1986 BMW 325e Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1986 BMW 325e serves a sedan and a coupe fitted with the same 2.7L single-cam inline-six, naturally aspirated and gasoline-fueled, in a single Base trim. Because the engine does not change between the two bodies, the engine, driveline and chassis material reads as one continuous story, and only the body and wiring sections have to distinguish the four-door car from the two-door one.

Engines covered

• 2.7L inline-six — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan
• 2-door coupe

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 1986 325e. Two owner complaints are on record with NHTSA for this year, one on exterior lighting and one on the engine and engine cooling. Both are the kind of fault a manual settles quickly. Lighting circuits are drawn out in full, with connector locations and test steps, and the cooling system is documented with its service procedures, capacities, operating specifications and the torque values needed to close everything back up afterward. The engine sections carry the fuel and ignition data alongside them.