What kind of repair manual should I get?

[george graves]

IMHO, you can google for most any repair - and will be 99% covered.

Things you want to watch out for is torque values. Things like calipers, and head bolts. And any bolt that screws into aluminum - that includes ALL the drain plugs, anything that attaches to the head, oh, and spark plugs. But if you can't spring $40 for a manual, chances are you can't afford a decent TQ wrench, or know enough to do it by hand (heck, even I am surprised at what 10 Nm vs 100Nm feels like sometimes)

Best advice, is find a friend that knows a bit more than you. A case of beer and a dinner will usually make up for a few hours of help. But that costs more then $40. So, I'm totally unhelpful aren't I?

[slammin.e28]

I haven't used a Bentley in a long time.

It's all in my head.

....or hand, on my phone, via google or my friend Paul who is a walking BMW database.

[Swanny]

What kind of repair manual should I get?

Printed both the e30 and e39 bentley manuals at my old job. Easy to find decent PDF copies online. Also look for the wiring booklet.



I also have an old haynes kicking around. The thing is so remarkably generic...statements such as "remove So and so. Reinstall is opposite of removal," litter the the book. There is very little specific info. Good for maybe the torque and spec sheet. Their wiring diagrams are also laughable. Nut up and spend an extra 20 on the bentley.

[Sea Aych]

does this still work? (i'm not on my home computer so the download link is blocked)

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=164030

Print it, take it to a binding place, bind it, use it.