1995 BMW 318i Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1995 BMW 318i stays with the 1.8-liter inline-four — double overhead cams, no forced induction, gasoline — and with the pair of bodies the model was sold in, a four-door sedan and a two-door convertible, both in Base trim. One engine keeps the specification tables short and the diagnostics unambiguous, so a fault traced in the sedan is traced the same way in the convertible, and only the body electrical and structural sections part company between them.

Engines covered

• 1.8L inline-four — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan
• 2-door convertible

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 1995 318i. Two recalls are recorded for this year. One traces to the throttle housing, where a cracked plastic cable bushing can let the outer housing catch and keep the throttle valve from closing fully, so the car may not decelerate as expected. The other covers overheating: when a thermostat, water pump or fan belt fails, coolant temperature and pressure can rise until a heater core seam separates and hot coolant is expelled. Fourteen complaints follow, spread across the electrical system and air bags with three each and one on steering, all systems with wiring diagrams and test procedures here.