Re: what liter and brake ind lights

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"Paul Frederick" <pfrederi@domain.elided> wrote:
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> How can I tell what size liter engine I have for sure.

Paul,
Take your VIN to the dealer and get original delivery spec sheet print out.

> A friend of mine looked at the bmw sticker on the strut tower under the
> hood and said that I had a 2.5 liter. When I looked at it it was a long
> number with 2.5v in the lettering. I thought M3 were either 2.8 or 3.0?

E36 M3s come with either 3.0 or 3.2 liter engines.
I have no idea what was the sticker you and your friend were examining. If
you take a picture of the sticker and post it somewhere we could all take a
look.

> Second question. I have two panel lights that come on(well one stays on).

> The brake panel indicator looks like this (O) which stays on,

What exactly do you call a 'brake panel'?
If this is a red light below the instrument cluster, than you are likely
referring to the brake pad sensor light. Your brake pads are either worn or
your brake pad sensors at front driver-side and rear passenger-side wheels
are either damaged or unplugged.

> and the other one that blinks on when I change gear is the brake fluid
> indicator. I looked at the brake fluid in the reservoir and it may be
> a little below the line.

Top it off!

> My questions are does the (O) indicator mean that the brake pads are low
> and does this signal come from the brake pad wear sensor?

Yes.

> Which brake fluid is best to use and if I add that little bit to the
> reservoir will it resolve turn the lights off?

Yes.
I don't know where you live, but in the US ATE Blue and Type100 fluids are
very popular.

> I don't have access to a lot of tools and I don't have a garage. So
> the most I can maybe do is take the wheels off and take a gander at
> the brake pads.

That's a good place to start. Visually inspect the brake pads and trace the
brake pad sensors to their plugs. Replace parts as necessary or pay someone
else to do it for you.

alex f

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