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BMW E36 Fuse Box / Relay Layout

12th February 2008

BMW E36 Fuse Box / Relay Layout

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If you like to fix your BMW E36 electrical issues which normally happen very often and you don’t like to visit electricians almost all the time, then you must have the BMW E36 fuse box diagram. These diagrams can come in handy especially if your window regulator relay goes bad. The fuse box diagram is usually found under the cover of your fuse box, but unfortunately, it’s not always there. That happens because of two possible reasons. The first, is that it has fallen off and you didn’t notice it or maybe you got the car like this. The second reason is because you don’t have a fuse box cover 😆 (like me before I bought mine).

So, if you don’t have that fuse diagram then this post was made for you. I have found the fuse box layouts for both BMW E36 325i and the BMW E36 318is.

This is the 325i fuse box diagram:




And this is the relay diagram from the Bentley Manual:



And this is the 318is diagram:



I suggest that you either bookmark this article for later reference or at least print it and keep a copy of it inside your car and maybe stick it inside your fuse box cover. Have fun!

 

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  1. 1 On February 13th, 2008, Zoltan said:

    Hi,
    I always find your blog very useful, informative and also very entertaining.
    This one is specially useful, because it reminds me what just happened to my e36 shortly I bought it.
    I bought a belgian originated left hand drive car in the UK, with no manual, no service book and nothing really, but it’s all fine.
    The reverse light gone off once, so I took it to a garage (this is my very first car in my life, and at that time didn’t really know anything about it). So when the engineer opened the fuse box, it turned out that everything is written in german, and noone really speaks german. So I had to dig up some of my primary school german knowledge from deep inside myself, which was particularly funny. After that I’ve decided to translate all the text inside the fusebox, but seemed to be quite a big job.
    Fortunately your blog just did it for me now. 🙂
    Thank you very much!
    Zoltan

    posted on February 13th, 2008 at 12:17 pm

  2. 2 On February 13th, 2008, Tony Sticks said:

    Thank you Zoltan very much for the sweet words. I’m really appreciate it.

    posted on February 13th, 2008 at 4:23 pm

  3. 3 On April 20th, 2008, Electric Fan Problems On My BMW E36 | BMW E36 Blog said:

    […] So, I’m trying now to figure out how to re-connect my electric fan correctly to the auxiliary fan relay (which I found in the BMW E36 fuse box layout). […]

    posted on April 20th, 2008 at 4:01 pm

  4. 4 On August 25th, 2008, Nate said:

    So where are your relays for a/c and aux. fan (13-15). I’m having a heckuva time finding those same relays for a 1995 325i sedan. Would you happen to have part numbers or colors?

    posted on August 25th, 2008 at 5:47 pm

  5. 5 On September 12th, 2008, dan said:

    hi there, i have a bmw 316i compact 1998 R reg and having trouble witht the wipers. they keep stopping every so often when on, people say it could be wiper motor or relay, does any one know wat the problem is. if it is the relay do u know where it i on this model as i have looked in the fuse box and nothing there, i would appreicate any ones help to my email dano104@hotmail.com

    thanks again

    posted on September 12th, 2008 at 10:15 pm

  6. 6 On December 28th, 2008, Marty said:

    hI, i HAVE CHANGED MY headlight bulbs to 100 watt….what fuses should I change?

    posted on December 28th, 2008 at 5:48 pm

  7. 7 On January 8th, 2009, Paul said:

    hi, i want to change my pump relay and i got trouble to locate the pump relay in the fuse box. is it the same location of the pump relay for both 325i and 318is? becasue mine one is 318is??

    Thanks..

    posted on January 8th, 2009 at 5:01 pm

  8. 8 On March 22nd, 2009, ducatiman said:

    hi,
    i have got a 1992 320i and the electric windows and sunroof are not working,switches work ok,but no power to them i think, cant find a fuse in the box to correspond with electric windows, thats about my limit with electrics, any help? many thanks.

    posted on March 22nd, 2009 at 5:07 pm

  9. 9 On October 1st, 2010, Stephen said:

    Great diagram as i located relay straght away if only idiots who write car manulas had enough intelegence to work out that you might need to locate realys. Fixed problem instantly. stephen.rowe@lycos.com

    posted on October 1st, 2010 at 11:28 am

  10. 10 On March 17th, 2011, Sigurd said:

    hi, can anyone tell me or show me where the glow plug relay is located on a bmw e36 1995 325tds?

    posted on March 17th, 2011 at 3:51 am

  11. 11 On April 5th, 2011, ixy said:

    hy. i’m tryin` to find the radio cass fuse… can u help me with that information please!?

    posted on April 5th, 2011 at 5:55 pm

  12. 12 On June 14th, 2011, Shaun said:

    Apologises in advance for this stupid question, cheers for the upload, but the fuses are numbered 1,2,3,4 etc where is fuse 1 located
    Thanks

    posted on June 14th, 2011 at 6:18 pm

  13. 13 On July 13th, 2011, ph said:

    from relay box let me know about relay part number of 1,2,3 #1 fuel pump p/n— #2,dme p/n— and #3,oxigen sensor p/n

    posted on July 13th, 2011 at 4:36 pm

  14. 14 On July 30th, 2011, cy francis said:

    I would also like to know where in glowplug is located on a bmw325tds and its Ref number

    posted on July 30th, 2011 at 5:43 pm

  15. 15 On August 1st, 2011, Carlos said:

    I have a 1987 BMW 325i. My battery drains overnight. The culprit relates to fuse # 21 but I don’t have a diagram and I don’t know what components relate to fuse # 21. Can anyone help me?
    Thank you

    posted on August 1st, 2011 at 7:21 am

  16. 16 On August 16th, 2011, darrell said:

    I am having the worst time ever locating my wiper control module ive looked everywhere and cant find it my prod date is 6/95 id appreciate any help

    posted on August 16th, 2011 at 9:48 pm

  17. 17 On August 26th, 2011, Richard said:

    On the relay diagram from the Bentley Manual, can any of you please tell me the part # for the following relays?
    Relay #13 (Red) this is a “High Speed Radiator Fan Relay”
    Relay #14 (Yellow) this is the “A/C Compressor Relay”
    Relay #15 (Yellow) this is a “Low Speed Radiator Fan Relay”

    Thank you 🙂

    posted on August 26th, 2011 at 5:41 am

  18. 18 On October 27th, 2011, JB said:

    relay #13 is purple numbered 426
    relay #14 is yellow numbered 446
    relay #15 is yellow numbered 446

    this is from my 96 328i touring

    posted on October 27th, 2011 at 5:38 pm

  19. 19 On October 28th, 2011, Richard said:

    Carlos, check the cover to your fuse box! You should have a fuse location diagram as well as Fuse # & amps.

    posted on October 28th, 2011 at 5:31 pm

  20. 20 On February 7th, 2012, New Consumer units Leeds said:

    Hey I think fuse box diagram is the best option for the BMW E36 electrical issues and its easy to make also. thank you for valuable information. I liked it so much.

    posted on February 7th, 2012 at 9:54 am

  21. 21 On March 24th, 2012, Brody Martin said:

    Dose anyone know if a burnt out warning cluster (fuse 31) would cause a no start issue in a 95 325i ?

    posted on March 24th, 2012 at 11:03 pm

  22. 22 On March 25th, 2012, Donna said:

    I have a 1994 BMW 318i, Both my windows went out at the same time I changed my fuses. Now I want to replace my relay. Can any one tell me where is it located?

    posted on March 25th, 2012 at 1:04 pm

  23. 23 On March 25th, 2012, Donna said:

    Looking for the window relay for BMW 318i location. Which block is it?

    posted on March 25th, 2012 at 1:08 pm

  24. 24 On April 6th, 2012, Eddie said:

    My window dont work on the left side of the car both front and back. , can anyone help me

    posted on April 6th, 2012 at 3:25 am

  25. 25 On July 11th, 2012, herb Goodrich said:

    I need the layout and color of the relays on a 1998 BMW Z3 roadster. High speed fan works, low speed doesn’t when wires for switch are shorted.

    posted on July 11th, 2012 at 5:19 pm

  26. 26 On August 22nd, 2012, Joaquim de Almeida said:

    the light of the battery goes on and off while driving. the car is a BMW 325i 1998. I also want to understand the role of eache cable that goes to the positive born of the battery. thank you very much!

    posted on August 22nd, 2012 at 8:47 am

  27. 27 On August 23rd, 2012, Anton said:

    Hello, would be great to see a pic underneath the fusebox/relay layout. And perhaps a electronic cable schedule.

    posted on August 23rd, 2012 at 10:32 am

  28. 28 On October 23rd, 2012, Leekay said:

    Hey guys plis help i have E36 318is motorsport international…my issue is wiper blades motor if i put the wipers on they carry on and stops anytime and once they’ve stopped the only way to make them work again is to switch off the engin and re start it. other than that i should keep trying to make them work and if they respond i cant control them to stop. what might be and issure here?

    posted on October 23rd, 2012 at 7:40 pm

  29. 29 On December 2nd, 2012, Carl Martin said:

    I have a 1993 BMW 318i. Recently I blew three headlights at the same time. I replaced all bulbs (high and low beam) after this incident. The fuses were fine. When I turn them on they flicker as they had done in the past. I have checked the light switch and its okay. If anyone can provide me with a relay schematic for this model and year, it would be great. Any other ideas on this problem and a solution would be much appreciated.

    posted on December 2nd, 2012 at 4:38 am

  30. 30 On December 3rd, 2012, Richard said:

    Carl,check that the fuses are the correct amps. It sounds as if the lights wires are shorted some where, perhaps the headlight got some mist on the lights plugs.

    posted on December 3rd, 2012 at 2:39 am