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    E36 Bentley Manual

    Are the Bentley Manuels worth the money, for example easy to follow wiring diagrams and highly detailed technical information.

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    Yes, the Bentley Repair Manual is in my opinion much better for a DIYer than the workshop manual, because in the workshop manual they too often refer to special BMW tool xy and instructions xyz.
    The Bentley Repair Manual is made for DIYers
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    I have a Bentley for my 98 Z3 and it is good but in my opinion not great. I end up making lots of extra notes and taking tons of pictures as I go. All together it works and the car ends up back on the road. I am looking for one for my 97 328i but do not want to spend some of the rip off prices they want for a used manual. Time will find me one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by davidmsn01 View Post
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    http://www.bentleypublishers.com/bmw...ir-manual.html
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    In my opinion, yes the Bentley Manual is worth the money. The back of the book has all the related wiring diagrams and the step-by-step articles are easy to follow. The only complaint I hear from some people is the lack of photos and that's really it.

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    Worth it for wiring diagrams and easily accessible torque values.

    I do check how to do something in it occasionally, but with YouTube and picture loaded DIYs on forum, I generally use those for the procedure.

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    Although the manual says years from 92-98, does it still work for 99s?

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    I use it for my 99M3.

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    no problem, also for those which have an older print version, I sometimes check the Bentley online site for updates, corrections, for example I did that 3 months ago and found for download:
    VANOS control unit, installing - page 117-17 (B398)
    Radiator and Cooling System - pages 170-6 and 170-7 (B398)
    BMW 3 Series (E36) Service Manual - 1992-1998 (B398) - Updates
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