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BMW 3 Series E46 workshop manuals

BMW 3 Series E46 at a glance: 82 manuals. Engine and chassis codes covered: M54, M52TU, N42, N46, M47TU, M57TU, M43TU, M47, M57, N40, N45, M56, and 1 more.

About the E46 3 Series

The E46 was the fourth-generation 3 Series, introduced in November 1997 and made until 2006 as a saloon, coupe, convertible, Touring and Compact. The M3 arrived in 2000 with the S54 straight-six. The saloons were replaced by the E90 from late 2004, but the coupe and convertible were made until August 2006.

What these manuals cover

  • Four-cylinder petrol: the 316i, 318i and their Ci, ti and Touring versions (M43TU, N40, N42, N45, N46).
  • Six-cylinder petrol: the 320i, 323i, 325i, 328i and 330i (M52TU, M54, M56), including the all-wheel-drive xi.
  • Diesel: the 318d, 320d and 330d (M47, M57), including the xd.
  • The M3 and M3 CSL (S54).

Tip: these are BMW factory manuals, listed by model, engine and body rather than by year. The code in brackets is the engine (M54, N52 and so on), and the last word is the body: SAL saloon, TOUR Touring (estate), COUPE, CONVER convertible, COMP Compact (hatchback), ROADST roadster, OFFRD for the X models.

Sources: Wikipedia — BMW 3 Series (E46).

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Variant / engineYear
316Ci (M43TU) COUPE
316Ci (N40) COUPE
316Ci (N45) COUPE
316i (M43TU) SAL
316i (N40) SAL
316i (N42) SAL
316i (N42) TOUR
316i (N45) SAL
316i (N46) SAL
316i (N46) TOUR
316ti (N40) COMP
316ti (N42) COMP
316ti (N45) COMP
316ti (N46) COMP
318Ci (M43TU) COUPE
318Ci (N42) CONVER
318Ci (N42) COUPE
318Ci (N46) CONVER
318Ci (N46) COUPE
318d (M47) SAL
318d (M47) TOUR
318d (M47TU) SAL
318d (M47TU) TOUR
318i (M43TU) SAL
318i (M43TU) TOUR
318i (N42) SAL
318i (N42) TOUR
318i (N46) SAL
318i (N46) TOUR
318td (M47TU) COMP
318ti (N42) COMP
318ti (N46) COMP
320Cd (M47TU) CONVER
320Cd (M47TU) COUPE
320Ci (M52TU) COUPE
320Ci (M54) CONVER
320Ci (M54) COUPE
320d (M47) SAL
320d (M47) TOUR
320d (M47TU) SAL
320d (M47TU) TOUR
320i (M52TU) SAL
320i (M52TU) TOUR
320i (M54) SAL
320i (M54) TOUR
320td (M47TU) COMP
323Ci (M52TU) CONVER
323Ci (M52TU) COUPE
323i (M52TU) SAL
323i (M52TU) TOUR
325Ci (M54) CONVER
325Ci (M54) COUPE
325Ci (M56) COUPE
325i (M54) SAL
325i (M54) TOUR
325i (M56) SAL
325i (M56) TOUR
325ti (M54) COMP
325xi (M54) SAL
325xi (M54) TOUR
328Ci (M52TU) COUPE
328i (M52TU) SAL
328i (M52TU) TOUR
330Cd (M57TU) CONVER
330Cd (M57TU) COUPE
330Ci (M54) CONVER
330Ci (M54) COUPE
330d (M57) SAL
330d (M57) TOUR
330d (M57TU) SAL
330d (M57TU) TOUR
330i (M54) SAL
330i (M54) TOUR
330xd (M57) SAL
330xd (M57) TOUR
330xd (M57TU) SAL
330xd (M57TU) TOUR
330xi (M54) SAL
330xi (M54) TOUR
M3 CSL (S54) COUPE
M3 (S54) CONVER
M3 (S54) COUPE