best service manual

[gymkata]

I'm looking to purchase a E34 5 series and wanted to get a manual to see what type of routine maintenance is required. Any suggestions on which one is good? Bentley? Haynes?
I noticed on ebay these guys selling CD's for about $20 that supposedly have the factory service manuals on CD. Anyone seen these?
Thanks.
gymkata

[Kalevera]

The factory blue books are mostly procedural. Handy to have, but as was once said to me, "more of a suggestion" on how to do things.

Stick with the Bentley. Please buy the legitimate version -- it took Charlie a long time to write it.

best, whit

[SharkmanBMW]

this site and http://www.bmwe34.net/
have every bit of info you need, other than a Bentley

[Alexlind123]

Buy a bentley. Whatever you do, dont buy the CD version. If you need an electronic version after you buy one i can help you out with that.

[Bill R.]

are selling them on ebay are not selling the factory service manual on cd, they are selling the tis which is not the same thing. I bought my factory service manual cd from bmw and i haven't seen anybody on ebay selling it yet. The tis does cover the newer cars with fairly good coverage but it doesn't cover the e34 much at all. So first buy a paper bentley's



I'm looking to purchase a E34 5 series and wanted to get a manual to see what type of routine maintenance is required. Any suggestions on which one is good? Bentley? Haynes?
I noticed on ebay these guys selling CD's for about $20 that supposedly have the factory service manuals on CD. Anyone seen these?
Thanks.
gymkata

[wingman]

I don't know where you are but be aware that the Bentley is based around the US cars. I'm a big fan of Haynes manuals.

[mamilapon]

Sorry mate , I've got both Bentley and Haynes. The latter I'm afraid is only good for starting fires in winter!!

[pgrindstaff]

I'm looking to purchase a E34 5 series and wanted to get a manual to see what type of routine maintenance is required. Any suggestions on which one is good? Bentley? Haynes?
I noticed on ebay these guys selling CD's for about $20 that supposedly have the factory service manuals on CD. Anyone seen these?
Thanks.
gymkata

Not too long ago I purchased the BMW Service CDs from ebay. The CD's aren't nice to have if you need to find a part number but don't even think about using them for maintenance. The diagrams are simple and only point out part numbers.

[winfred]

i've thrown away more haynes books then most people own, i still keep a few on the rack over my toolbox in hopes the silverfish eat them instead of the half dozen bentley manuals, sorta like a anode on a boat motor


Sorry mate , I've got both Bentley and Haynes. The latter I'm afraid is only good for starting fires in winter!!

[zygoteer]

Sorry mate , I've got both Bentley and Haynes. The latter I'm afraid is only good for starting fires in winter!!

I second that !
(even though I dont have a US spec car)

[vgame64]

Geez an electronic manual sounds awesome.
I bought the Bentley manual and it is awesome...but an electronic one would be tons more convinient.

[Bimmer93]

I purchased my Bentley CD on E-bay for the E-34 89-95 years I believe and I like it in fact I love it. The CD was $10 plus a couple of dollars for shipping from the UK. The nice thing also is that I made up my own manual by printing all 465 pages, I know that sounds crazy but it was cheaper to put together plus I have the CD. GO BENTLEY!

[Kalevera]

Uh, you bought an illegal copy.

Try buying the real thing.



best, whit

[Bimmer93]

Uh, you bought an illegal copy.

Try buying the real thing.



best, whit
WELL LEGAL OR NOT I GUESS TO VENTURE IT'S A LITTLE TO LATE!!

[Kalevera]

No, it's not too late. You could buy the legitimate version.

Read this:

http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=14994



best, whit