whats a good service manual for a 1972 bmw 2002?

[astreronaut]

whats a good service manual for a 1972 bmw 2002? I just bought the chilton's one and i wanted to know if there was one that's more specific to the 2002 model? The Chilton's is for several models. Or if anyone has any sites, that would be helpful too. Thanks.

[Mike Self]

manual...the originals came in a blue binder and show up on e-bay and the FAQ periodically but are pricy...

Unfortunatley Bentley never did a 2002 manual, because their E30 and other later manuals are very good.

I think they're available on a CD--someone on the board will know where. I'm old fashioned and use a paper manual.

cheers

mike

[astreronaut]

how can i get a hold of such a person? haha

[jhenard]

I bought the CD from Bav Auto last Fall. It works fine on my Vista and XP systems

[Fishhead]

The Haynes manual that I just got is a lot better (more details,better pics) than my Chilton. The Chilton has more wiring schematics, although smaller (ie- tiny).

[c.d.iesel]

....if your anywhere serious - you'll start collecting today,

every format, every edition you can

lay hands on ~shell out money for

p.s. .... you need parts catalogs also

Happy hunting :

[jhenard]

As you start collecting per CD's direction, some things to get you started

1. You can still get owner's manuals from Jaymic in the UK, Haynes you can get many places

2. The Tii registry has a downloadable parts manual with original parts numbers

3. You can use RealOEM and Maximillian Importing parts diagrams as these usually have the latest part numbers

4. There was a downloadable service manual on the net but someone else will need to refresh my memory where it is located

5. Get very familiar with how to search on the FAQ

6. Collect the diagrams CD poasts as they usually have added nuggets of wisdom on them

[haromich]

Oh, man, just when the couple documents I have made me believe that I pretty well had it all, c.d.iesel shows about 30 other manuals/pubs that I don't. Now I'm back to novice! (Wait, I am one.)

[mcaden]

Haynes, Chilton, Clymer, Macartney restoration book, and the blue book bmw manuals are all useful in their own way. I find the Macartney book very useful for lots of things, although its really not a service manual. If you do some searching, I think someone previously posted a link to a source for a free download of bluebooks. The bluebooks are by far the best service manual.

Good luck.