Hello reader...My name is Larry, I have a 1998 BMW 323IC, E36, love my lil convertible...but lately ive noticed the lil girl doesnt want to run smooth...she idles around 700rpm or so, but every so often it seems like there a miss, no back fire or popping sound...ive had 1 coil replaced and all 6 of the spark plugs...could it be another coil? For having 192,000 miles on it she runs and drives great, fun lil car...i even lowered the front end 1.5 inches...and now for the 2nd issue...Ive seen videos on manually lowering the convertible top and Ive followed the steps, but all i can get it to do is, unscrew the levers, open top to about 4 or 5 inches, but thats as far as it goes...both motors have been disengaged and all windows down...i was told when i bought the car that the motor for the top doesnt work, but i havent put the roof down to see if it would reset...thank you in advance...Larry
Thefatdog1
First on opening the top, you have to keep turning the allen key until the front portion of the top moves up past the tension point. That's where the tension on the canvas is relaxed. It may be as much as 8-10 inches of lift of the front to hit that point. Once you get it past the tension point, you lift the rear of the top to release all the tension, then lift open the storage compartment lid and guide the top down into the storage well. Unless you've got a pretty good arm span it might take two people because you need to hold the front of the top up at the same time you lift the rear.
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