| 51 02 83 (736) |
Windshield and rear window rubber frame, 318i |
Gives removal instructions for new style windows |
October 1983 |
| 51 03 83 (738) |
Knocking noise from vicinity of oil pan in cold conditions |
Left plastic cover, forward of wheel, may be touching oil pan. Install
bracket P/N 65 11 1 359 415 |
April 1983 |
| 51 01 84 (820) |
Left side of trunk becomes hot, 318i prior to 9/83 |
Install heat shield P/N 51 48 1 911 997 |
March 1984 |
| 51 02 84 (825) |
Front side window breakage / high operating effort |
Windows may break, check alignment of window |
April 1984 |
| 51 05 84 (909) |
Window regulators and motors jamming |
Incorrect assembly of new unit. Motor and regulator must be removed as a
unit, or damage can be caused to regulator |
January 1985 |
| 51 07 84 (945) |
Rear window rubber seal |
Remove window and install edge guard on glass |
December 1984 |
| 51 02 85 (1057) |
Frozen door locks, hard to turn |
Clean locks with P/N 82 14 9 400 193 and lubricate with P/N 81 22 9 407
067 |
October 1985 |
| 51 03 85 (1060) |
Rear pop out windows, creak or squeak |
Place sliced vacuum under hinge. |
March 1986 |
| 51 05 85 (1102) |
Power window motors 85 year model only |
Replace motors with production dates from 8/84 to 3/85 |
April 1986 |
| 51 04 86 (1198) |
Front spoiler installation |
Pre 86 E30 must have later grilles installed with spoiler or poor airflow
to radiator will result |
April 1986 |
| 51 05 86 (1226) |
Door lock cylinder with deadbolt position |
Hard to turn, remove lock cylinder, clean off corrosion from moving parts
and lubricate with grease |
July 1986 |
| 51 06 86 (1234) |
Soiled Pearl Beige armrests |
Clean with shop towel and mineral spirits |
November 1986 |
| 51 07 86 (1236) |
Front spoiler, side bracket repair kit |
P/N 88 88 9 999 027 to repair broken side brackets from curb impacts |
April 1987 |
| 51 08 86 (1261) |
Power windows sticking |
Procedure for adjusting windows correctly |
October 1986 |
| 51 11 86 (1317) |
Rear Side windows 1987 and later 325 2 door vehicles |
Change in thickness from 3 to 4mm on rear side glass. as of 9/86
production. |
January 1987 |
| 51 02 87 (1365) |
Removal of rear side window and regulator |
If no clearance to remove regulator, adjust studs IN on regulator to gain
clearance |
April 1987 |
| 51 04 87 (1369) |
Installation of front spoiler, 325iS |
Explains difference in procedure from 325eS |
April 1987 |
| 51 10 87 (1437) |
Bonded front and rear windshield installation instructions M3 |
Extra info supplied to be added to repair manual for replacement of these
windows |
July 1987 |
| 51 13 87 (1503) |
Frozen or sticking door lock cylinders |
De-icers act as solvent and clean out lubricant, use P/N 81 22 9 407 421
instead. |
January 1988 |
| 51 05 88 (1607) |
Rear view mirror with map lights |
Mirror may vibrate if contact foot is not correctly positioned against
glass. |
March 1988 |
| 51 07 88 (1653) |
Rear license plate mounting, 88 model year |
Larger mounting nuts to move plate away from body panel, danger of rubbing
through paint with standard hardware |
August 1988 |
| 51 08 88 (1704) |
Door latch mounting screws, 325iC |
Replace Phillips latch screws with Torx version with micro encapsulated
adhesive |
August 1988 |
| 51 04 89 (1861) |
Plastic bumper repairs |
Announces new repair compound from 3M that now allows plastic bumpers to
be repaired rather than replaced |
May 1989 |
| 51 08 89 (1890) |
Rear side window trim, 2 door |
Trim strips can come loose, discusses procedure for gluing strips back in
place |
June 1989 |
| 51 14 89 (1985) |
Rust in front or rear window openings, M3 |
Warns of damage potential to paint when replacing bonded glass |
November 1989 |
| 51 02 90 (3183) |
BMW electrochromic Mirror |
Trouble shooting procedure for automatic mirror |
December 1990 |
| 51 01 91 (3216) |
Electric window motors |
Check function of thermal circuit breaker by holding switch in the up
position for 10 seconds, click should be heard from door. For intermittent motor problems,
this breaker may be cutting out due to load from a poorly aligned window or other problem |
March 1991 |
| 51 02 91 (3236) |
Recall campaign 91V-054 : Knee bolster, 1991 318 |
Bend down metal lip of bolster to give more clearance between bolster and
lower steering column cover |
June 1991 |
| 51 03 92 (3470) |
Additional window stops, Convertible |
Beginning May 91 production an extra door window stop is fitted. Adjust
through plastic plug in center of door bottom |
August 1992 |
| 51 02 93 (3778) |
Rear quarter window seals tear, iC |
Replace seals and shave corner cover of door 3mm |
April 1993 |
| 51 09 93 (3856) |
Central locking system failure |
Failure of system due to blown internal fusible link in control unit.
Replace control unit |
October 1993 |
| 51 13 93 (3893) |
Replacement of battery tray |
iC produced between 3/93 and 5/93 have defective threaded bushing for
battery hold down. Replace tray. |
December 1993 |
