E34 literature

**slocar** · 01-13-2008, 05:58 PM

I don't know about you guys, but I enjoy reading old magazine scans, technical articles, whatever ... as long as it's related to our cars.

Therefore, I think it would be a good idea to have all we can find here, in one place (whether it be a link to some site, an article scan from an old magazine ... english, german, french ... doesn't matter)

A good place to host pdf files is www.mediafire.com; .jpg images www.imageshack.us ... use whatever as long as it's gonna stay active for a while.

I'll start:

LITERATURE:

1989 Car and Driver 535i test PDF

Dinan 535i article PDF

E32 750il vs. E34 M5 PDF

E34 Buying Guide - UK - PDF

Pre-owned performance; 535i - AutoSpeed - HTML

Online repair manual - HTML

E32/E34 Owners manual - PDF

E32/E34 Factory OBC Training manual - PDF

540i/6 vs other euro cars - HTML

E34 5-series Bentley Service Manual; Searchable - PDF

Euro Vision (JPG) - click thumbnail to pull up

MULTIMEDIA:

Commercial 1 - YouTube

Commercial 2 - YouTube

Commercial 3 - YouTube

**slocar** · 01-13-2008, 06:02 PM

E32/E34 Owners manual - PDF

E32/E34 Factory OBC Training manual - PDF

**screwbiedoo15** · 01-13-2008, 06:10 PM

This is awesome, man. I really like reading articles like this as well. props to you for finding those

**shelbyz4u2nv** · 01-13-2008, 06:16 PM

here is a great one i found on the 95 540/6, but dont know how to load the files
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=750692

**slocar** · 01-13-2008, 06:16 PM

E34 5-series Bentley Service Manual; Searchable - PDF

**SC David** · 01-13-2008, 06:23 PM

Really cool idea! Thanks for starting this.

**Blauanzug** · 01-13-2008, 06:45 PM

Anyone have the official e34 service manual.

**slocar** · 01-13-2008, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by Blauanzug

Anyone have the official e34 service manual.

As in factory manual? Someone might; for the rest of us, the Bentley posted above does just fine.

**benge100** · 01-13-2008, 08:34 PM

http://www.bmwtechinfo.com/repair/main/741en/index.htm

I found this helpful

**Testercles** · 01-14-2008, 07:25 AM

I have a Wheels article from '88 comparing the E34 535i against an HSV VN SV5000.

It's mainly about the SV5000 and has a BIT about the E34, anyone interested?

**adriver** · 01-14-2008, 08:22 AM

you need to just edit the original post and get a mod in here to sticky this.

**slocar** · 01-14-2008, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by adriver

you need to just edit the original post and get a mod in here to sticky this.

will do that when I get back home; I gotta run for class in a few minutes

testercles, of course we are.

**Testercles** · 01-14-2008, 10:02 AM

I'll scan it tomorrow.

If I put it onto photobucket or something just send a link to the individual pages? It's like 4 pages long.

**Qsilver7** · 01-14-2008, 11:15 AM

How about some old BMW e34 5 series commercials:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3uHXlo9iko
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB4jj...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0bm6...eature=related

**Testercles** · 01-14-2008, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by Qsilver7

How about some old BMW e34 5 series commercials:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3uHXlo9iko
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB4jj...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0bm6...eature=related

The corkscrew test from the second vid looks like a fun drive =)

From the third "how much would you pay...not as much as you think"
WAY more that what I'd think when it was new: $112k Australian

lol

Great videos though.

**Testercles** · 01-14-2008, 12:14 PM

Sorry about the quality and size.

I saved them as JPEGs.

If you can't read them (I can if you just try a little harder than usual) I could try and post bigger ones.

I hope this link to my album works:

http://s116.photobucket.com/albums/o...Euro%20Vision/

**slocar** · 01-14-2008, 12:23 PM

^^ Thanks; I rehosted them on ImageShack so we don't kill your photobucket bandwidth.

I updated the first post with everything posted here.

**Testercles** · 01-14-2008, 12:33 PM

Ok yeah they are quite small so I'll try with uploading a .bmp instead of .jpg which should increase the size.
Probably won't get to that til tomorrow though.

**Testercles** · 01-14-2008, 12:36 PM

Oh and that was taken from the Australian Wheels magazine, article was originally published March 1988 as a test of the local HSV VN SV5000 against it's European rivals.

**Testercles** · 01-14-2008, 12:53 PM

Ok, just tried uploading again, but this time uploading the .bmp and it's extremely readable.
I think it'd be easier if I just delete the old lot and update with the new ones and I'll post again here once it's done tomorrow.

Will be the same album as before, but better pics.

Sorry for screwing ya around.

**Testercles** · 01-15-2008, 07:21 AM

Ok, all pics are back up, but are big enough to be a great size to read.

If you want to you'll have to re-host them on imageshack though.

Same album link.

**atl530i** · 01-15-2008, 10:50 PM

Great thread. I like the Online Repair manuals.

**attack eagle** · 01-15-2008, 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by Blauanzug

Anyone have the official e34 service manual.

I have the e34 service guide in .pdf... but at 120+ Mb it is too large for the suggested provider.

**bmwpower** · 01-16-2008, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by benge100

http://www.bmwtechinfo.com/repair/main/741en/index.htm

I found this helpful

DAMN! I've been looking for that for some time now...

THANK YOU!

Where are the torque specs?

**bmwpower** · 01-16-2008, 12:42 AM

Originally Posted by attack eagle

I have the e34 service guide in .pdf... but at 120+ Mb it is too large for the suggested provider.

Might be able to host it...lemme check.

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