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
+ Engine
+ Cooling systems, heating
+ Power supply systems, injection and release
- Electric equipment of the engine
   General information and security measures
   + System of electronic control by ignition and injection of the petrol engine
   + System of ignition
   - System of preheat of the diesel engine
      Check, removal and installation of candles of an incandescence
   + Systems of a charge and start
+ RKPP and transmission line
+ Automatic transmission
+ Coupling and power shafts
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment
+ Schemes of electric equipment


System of preheat of the diesel engine

Check, removal and installation of candles of an incandescence

Check conditions:

- Tension of the battery equally not less than 11.5 Century.
- The safety lock of candles of an incandescence located in the block of safety locks behind a ware box on the right is serviceable. The arrangement of the block of safety locks is specified Specifications to the Head Onboard electric equipment.

 REMOVAL AND CHECK

1 Remove the inlet pipeline, address to the Section Removal and installation of the inlet pipeline.
2 Glow plugs are between the soaking-up channels in a head of cylinders. Rasstykuyte socket of candles of an incandescence. For this purpose it is necessary to squeeze clamps on plugs.
3 Attach a diode control lamp to a positive pole of the battery (+) and apply consistently to each glow plug.

The diode lights up: The glow plug is serviceable.
The diode does not light up: The glow plug is faulty, it is necessary to replace it.
4 Turn out glow plugs.

The key on 12 mm of 20 mm in depth, for example, of HAZET-4760-1 is for this purpose necessary.


 INSTALLATION

5 Screw glow plugs and tighten their moment 20 N • m.

Do not exceed the specified inhaling moment, otherwise the ring gap between a core of an incandescence and carving part increases. It leads to premature failure of a candle.

6 Attach electric wires and record them.
7 Install the inlet pipeline, address to the Section Removal and installation of the inlet pipeline.