2012 BMW 328i xDrive Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2012 BMW 328i xDrive covers two bodies, a four-door wagon and a two-door coupe, both in Base trim and both powered by the naturally aspirated 3.0L DOHC inline-six. Those two shells sit at opposite ends of what one platform can be asked to do, yet they share their engine, gearbox and all-wheel-drive hardware, so the mechanical procedures, specifications and torque values here apply equally to either.

Engines covered

• 3.0L inline-six — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door wagon
• 2-door coupe

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 2012 328i xDrive. There are 145 complaints on the federal record for this year. The engine draws the most at 36, followed by air bags at 23 and the power train at 20. Those three lead straight into the manual's largest sections: engine mechanical procedures with their torque sequences and cooling specifications, restraint system diagnostics and the wiring behind them, and transmission and axle work with the tolerances and fluid data each stage of it needs.