2002 BMW 325Ci Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2002 BMW 325Ci is a single-engine, single-trim reference: the naturally aspirated 2.5L DOHC inline-six of 152 cubic inches, Base trim, in a two-door convertible and a two-door coupe. Everything forward of the bulkhead is common to both. The convertible carries a folding roof with its own mechanism, hydraulics, switching and drainage, and those are treated as a subject in their own right rather than as an appendix to the coupe's body section.

Engines covered

• 2.5L inline-six (152 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door convertible
• 2-door coupe

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 2002 325Ci. The manual is organized system by system. The inline-six is documented with its timing chain, valve gear, cooling circuit and crankcase ventilation, each with the clearances and torque values the work requires. Transmission, propshaft and rear axle follow, then suspension and steering with alignment specifications, brake hydraulics and the anti-lock system, restraints, climate control and the body electrical — the last supported by wiring diagrams showing each circuit end to end, plus routines for tracing a fault to a component instead of replacing parts in sequence.