2011 BMW M3 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2011 BMW M3 accounts for a naturally aspirated 4.0L V8 with double overhead camshafts driving sedan, convertible and coupe versions of the same car. The engine sections carry the specifications a high-revving eight needs, from clearances and torque sequences to timing and management diagnostics, and the rest of the manual follows the vehicle outward through clutch and gearbox, driveline, brakes, suspension, steering, climate control, restraints and the wiring that ties them together.

Engines covered

• 4.0L V8 — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan
• 2-door convertible
• 2-door coupe

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 2011 M3. Four recalls are on record for this year. A positive battery cable connection at the fuse box can lose integrity and interrupt electrical power, stalling the car in traffic. Two separate actions cover driver air bag inflators that can burst and send metal fragments at the driver. The last concerns overheating wiring and connectors in the climate system's air flow control, which can melt and start a fire with nobody in the vehicle. Owners have logged 41 complaints, the engine leading at 15, air bags at nine and the power train at seven, all systems this manual diagnoses.