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Are technical or maintenance manuals available for X3?
Greetings to all.
I've had my X3 for a few months now, and I've started researching what I need to do to keep it running like that. I've read numerous articles on this forum (and a few others, but don't hold that against me) about general/standard maintenance you should perform above and beyond what BMW recommends. I am a firm believer in running a car into the ground and getting every penny out of it (as an example, I present my 1999 Dodge Dakota that has been bleeding me dry for several years and the reason I purchased a new (to me) Bimmer). I am a do-it-yourself kind of person who would rather fix or repair something rather than take it to a shop.
To that end, I have discovered a huge void in technical documentation available for my '05 X3 3.0 MT. Haynes does not offer a repair manual for the X3 (it does have one for the 3-series, but that's the cars, not the SAV). I looked on Pelican and RealOEM and don't see anything there. Nothing at the local auto-parts shops that they can locate. Does BMW have such a repair manual available for sale? I have a 2004 H-D Road King and I was able to purchase the repair manual ($40) and parts book ($40) right from the parts desk. It's great reference material before you dig into a project (and if you are like me, can locate the part number of the plastic do-hickey that fell, but never hit the ground).
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