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LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData
BMW3SeriesServiceManualM3,318i,323i,3251,328i,Sedan,CoupeandConvertible:
1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998.
p.cm.
Includesindex.
ISBN0-8376-0326-9
1.BMW3Seriesautomobile--Maintenanceandrepair--Handbooks,manuals,
etc.I.RobertBentley,inc.
TL215.132513561999
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