1997 BMW 328is Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1997 BMW 328is has one engine, one body and one trim to serve: the naturally aspirated 2.8L DOHC inline-six on gasoline, in a two-door coupe. The narrowness is the point. Every clearance, torque value, wiring diagram and diagnostic routine in the book was written for this configuration, so nothing has to be cross-referenced against another displacement or a four-door shell before a job can start.

Engines covered

• 2.8L inline-six — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door coupe

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 1997 328is. This manual is built for the kind of work a car of this age asks for. Engine service is specified in numbers, from valve train and timing data to fuel and ignition figures and cooling capacities, rather than in general advice. The driveline has its own procedures. Chassis material covers brake, steering and suspension work with torque values, and the coupe's wiring diagrams make a circuit traceable from the fuse through the connectors to the component itself.