BMW 3 of the E46 series

since 1998 release

Repair and operation of the car



BMW 3 of the E46 series
+ BMW 3 Cars (E46)
- Current leaving and service
   Introduction
   Current leaving
   General information on control
   Check of levels of liquids
   Check of a condition of tires and pressure in them. Designation of tires and disks of wheels
   Replacement of motive oil and oil filter
   Replacement of the filtering element of the air filter
   Checks of brake system
   Replacement of an element of the filter of air of salon
   Check of a condition of driving ridge belts
   Check of a state and replacement of hoses of a motive compartment
   Check of functioning of the cooling system and frost resistance of cooling liquid
   Check of a condition of system of production of the fulfilled gases
   Check of level of oil in a manual box of gear shifting
   Check of a condition of components of a suspension bracket and steering
   Check of a condition of protective covers of power shafts
   Check of level of liquid of system of hydrostrengthening of a wheel
   Visual check of a body and its bottom
   Check of seat belts
   Rotation and replacement of wheels
   Check of a state, replacement of brushes and adjustment of a corner of screen wipers
   Check of a condition of the battery, care of it and charging
   Replacement of brake fluid
   Check and replacement of spark plugs
   Check of fuel system, replacement of the fuel filter. Operation of diesel model in the conditions of winter
   Greasing of loops and locks of doors
   Replacement of the battery of a key of remote control
+ Engine
+ Cooling systems, heating
+ Power supply systems, injection and release
+ Electric equipment of the engine
+ RKPP and transmission line
+ Automatic transmission
+ Coupling and power shafts
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment
+ Schemes of electric equipment



Check of a state, replacement of brushes and adjustment of a corner of screen wipers

1 On brushes of screen wipers the road film collects over time, reducing efficiency of their work therefore brushes should be washed out regularly in the soft cleaning solution.

Check of a condition of brushes and starting position of the lever of a screen wiper


2 Assemblies of screen wipers with brushes have to look round regularly. If survey revealed existence of hardenings or cracks on rubber of brushes, replace brushes. If at survey it is not revealed anything unusual, wet a windshield, include screen wipers, let's them work a little, and switch off them. An uneven trace from brushes on glass or strips on pure glass specify that brushes should be replaced.
3 If brushes insufficiently well clear a windshield, the following reasons are possible:

When passing by the car of an automatic sink on a windshield wax particles got. These particles can be removed at addition in liquid of windscreen washer of the detergent possessing property to dissolve wax.
Filling of the tank for liquid means for cleaning of glasses with voskorastvoryayushchy properties can significantly improve action of screen wipers. Fat-dissolving cleaners are not able to clear glass completely.
At damage of brushes, they should be replaced.
The corner of installation of levers of screen wipers does not correspond to the necessary.
During operation of the mechanism of screen wipers there can be a weakening of fixing nuts therefore they should be checked and necessarily to tighten every time when checking brushes.

Check


4 Switch on and off screen wipers, thus they will be established in a starting position.
5 Check distance between an elastic band of a brush of a screen wiper and the basis of glass which 20 mm on a windshield have to be.

Check and adjustment of a corner of the lever of a screen wiper

Check of a tilt angle of the lever of a screen wiper needs to be made at low efficiency of purification of glass or if brushes in the course of work move unevenly or vibrate. Adjustment requires the special HAZET 4851-1 tool.


Check

6 Install screen wiper levers in a starting position. For this purpose moisten a windshield with water. Include for a short time a screen wiper and stop it the switch.
7 Remove a brush.

8 Take away the lever-2-. Install the special HAZET tool and fix it the screw-3-.


9 Carefully take away the lever back. The HAZET tool has to adjoin to glass in three points.
10 Check an installation corner on a scale of the tool and compare to the demanded value.

The demanded value: -3 ° ± 2 °.

Adjustment

11 take away the lever from glass A little and turn a wrench on 24 mm-1-a little.


12 Check an installation corner again and if necessary modify it so that on a scale there was a demanded value.
13 After that remove the tool, once again establish and fix it. Again check an installation corner, if necessary modify.