Jeddy 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2008 I keep seeing this mentioned and wondered whats so great about it and whats it all about? I've looked around can't seem to find one in the local library's. Is it worth buying a copy and whats it going to tell me that is essential knowledge? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuen 16 Report post Posted May 19, 2008 Do you work on your car? If it's anything like the E36 one it's worth buying. Probably the best manual out there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeddy 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2008 (edited) Do you work on your car? If it's anything like the E36 one it's worth buying. Probably the best manual out there.Yes and much more planned.I have a Haynes i think manual lying around is it anything like this? Better/Differences? Edited May 19, 2008 by jeddy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tire 10 Report post Posted May 19, 2008 The cheapest I found one was amazon, I couldn't find one at the library either. I think from amazon it worked out around $60NZ with cheapest shipping. Takes a while to come though, they reckon mine will arrive 13 june :S Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 178 Report post Posted May 19, 2008 Hopefully the E30 version of the Bentley is better than the E36 equivalent. I often find they brush over subjects expecting you to work out the fiddly bits for yourself. "Installation is reverse of removal"? .... That's one phrase I don't want to read again! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grant 4 Report post Posted May 20, 2008 The Bentley E36 manual is pretty hopeless on the whole I have found, especially for the M52 engine. I just gave up in the end. The E30 one is pretty good. Even though I no longer have an E30, I have kept the manual for when I sucumb and buy another E30 to destroy. Cheers Grant Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creaver 55 Report post Posted May 20, 2008 I have an e34 Bentley, it's really good, heaps of detailed info etc. The haynes is totally useless in comparison. The Bentley is also about 2-3 times thicker than the Haynes I had. As already mentioned, Amazon ended up having the cheapest I found INC shipping. They said mine would take like a month to arrive but it arrived just under 2weeks if I recall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeddy 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2008 I have an e34 Bentley, it's really good, heaps of detailed info etc. The haynes is totally useless in comparison. The Bentley is also about 2-3 times thicker than the Haynes I had. As already mentioned, Amazon ended up having the cheapest I found INC shipping. They said mine would take like a month to arrive but it arrived just under 2weeks if I recall.Cheers, thats pretty much what i wanted to know. Looks like i'll be getting myself one then Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tcbaurpower 5 Report post Posted May 20, 2008 Hello, I have the Haynes e30 manual which is helpful but saying that i have found other solutions from searching the internet and they both acheive the same outcome. Also someone posted an online Haynes link for e30, e28, e34 a while ago. Has anyone got an online version of the e30 bentley manual? Cheers, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tire 10 Report post Posted May 20, 2008 (edited) Online version on the Bentley E30 manual is unobtainable. Couple of handy E30 sites: http://hosting.data.bg/bmw/BMW/E-Books/E30/ http://www.e30tech.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=33 http://savarturbo.se/~mattias/motor/bmw/Haynes-Manual.zip (haynes dload) http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0837603250..._pt#reader-link ( <- read parts of the bentley manual) Edited May 20, 2008 by tire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted May 20, 2008 Bentley is king of manuals for e30. Also got mine from amazon. I almost have to get another one as mine is getting dog-eared. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickSilver 0 Report post Posted May 21, 2008 (edited) I find the haynes manual quite annoying becuase it covers such a broad range of e30's and does not give you specific information, but in saying that, the pages in the gearbox section in my haynes are falling out from over use lol, the rest of the book is in good nick haha. Edited May 21, 2008 by QuickSilver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sp8s 1 Report post Posted May 21, 2008 Dont know if this is any good to you http://pdftown.com/PDF-BMW-E30-M3-Repair-Manual.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted May 21, 2008 The Bentley E36 manual is pretty hopeless on the whole I have found, especially for the M52 engine. I just gave up in the end. The E30 one is pretty good. Even though I no longer have an E30, I have kept the manual for when I sucumb and buy another E30 to destroy. Cheers Grant can you make sure its got some good bits on it again.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeddy 0 Report post Posted June 3, 2008 Got my Bentley manual from Amazon today a full 22days earlier than its ETA and on my bday so that was a nice surprise. Its an awful lot bigger than i expected and very comprehensive it seems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tire 10 Report post Posted June 4, 2008 Got my Bentley manual from Amazon today a full 22days earlier than its ETA and on my bday so that was a nice surprise. Its an awful lot bigger than i expected and very comprehensive it seems. +1 Mine arrived like 2 weeks earlier than it said and its a tank. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
