E30 Zone

Hi I just bought a 1993 K Reg 318i touring lux (will post pics once it's ready)

I only paid £100 for it and as you can imagine theres a bit of work that needs doing to it.

I've been tralling the internet trying to find a repair manual for it (Haynes or similar) and can't find anythig that covers that model.

I am calling out to you guys to see if you can recomend a manual that would cover that model.

Title and author would be helpful.

Thanks for your help.

You need the "Bentley" (as in printers, not car ) manual, available at Amazon.

There's this:

http://ee1394.com/bmw/docs/factory/repair/en/index1.htm

Haynes ref 1948 covers engine and some bits,the American Bentley manual will cover the rest. The 'E30 Restoration Bible' by Andy Everitt (aka Andyboy) also from Amazon is well worth the money.

Thanks 12345 Kevin.....I'll check the site now

Thank you very much Speedtouch.........thats invaluable.

Hey daimlerman....thanks for the advice, I'll try to get the haynes manual. I've already ordered the E30 restoration bible.......hopefully should be landing soon.

The pleasure's all mine, specialagent Beware, Haynes manuals are reknowned for being a bit sketchy when it comes to essential details!

I'll keep an open mind Speedtouch.......Have a good day mate.

The biggest problem with this particular Haynes manual is that it tries to cover both the E30 and the E34 5 series, which provides plenty of scope for confusion!
The biggest problem with the Bentley is that it covers neither the 318 engine nor the touring.
However, the archives of the zone cover it all!

You too specialagent. Keep an eye out for those infiltrators now

Teh Zone! FTW!

Thanks Brianmoooore, I'll check out the zone archives....embarassing really, I should have thought of that first

Thanks for the advive.........Rosc0Pcoltrane