1987 BMW 735i Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1987 BMW 735i documents one engine and one body, which together are the whole of the car: a 3.5L inline-six, single-cam, naturally aspirated and gasoline-fueled, in a four-door sedan built in one trim. What a manual of this age is asked to do has changed. Less routine servicing now, and more restoring correct specifications to a car that has been apart before, which is why the torque values, clearances and wiring detail carry the weight.

Engines covered

• 3.5L inline-six — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 1987 735i. Two owner complaints stand on the federal record for this model year, one against the tires and one against the steering. Neither count suggests a pattern, but both fall in areas the manual treats closely: wheel and tire fitment with its tightening specifications, and the steering system with its linkage inspection, adjustment procedures, wear limits and the measurements used to judge play. Steering, suspension and brake work throughout this book is written around those measurements rather than around reported symptoms.