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Finally found a suitable replacement for the e39 540 wagon!

The reason it has to be done this way is because if the first referendum was "Do you want to change the flag?" people would say "it depends on what the new flag is".

Gave the car a shakedown yesterday at Hampton downs. Spent the first half of the day chasing a bad misfire. After trying different coils, upping the fuel pressure, and adding a vacuum line to the regulator, I noticed that the water temp and oil pressure/temp values on the dash/logger were jumping up and down with values as low as 8 degrees and as high as 180psi. After fiddling around with the temp sensors etc, we managed to work out that the new link cam angle sensor is creating some EMI across the sensors, causing the ecu to think the Temps/pressures are too low or high and effectively changing the fuel/ign maps and kicking in safety rev limiters. Unplugged the Temp sensor and the base value was set to 100deg and it was sweet to go. Did 3 laps half arsed, and 2 laps at full noise and then something in the gearbox broke. Ha. Obviously got a bit more torque now. Was awesome to drive when it went though. Will have it resolved for round one. Yeow.

well dont start thinking about rons time variables.Do we use more energy to accellerate to light speed if it is a leap year?

Funnily enough that's almost exactly my long term plan for it.

Did you buy some seat base protectors yet? You don't want to get stains on the passenger seats.

I think you might have more luck if you slap some BMW badges on it Martin!

Wagon too. Much nicer than the Sedans. Good work !

Jammy bastard!!

it depends on the power stations that were in play at the time you charged it

eBay bulbs, 39mm 8 LED 5060 bulbs. Read a few threads on bimmerforums/bimmerfest about people using them. Just search 8 LED 39mm festoon to find them, I've used similar bulbs on my cars in the past. Lights up the interior much better than incandescent bulbs. $11ish shipped for 10 which should be enough for whole car.

Ha! No. The boys are hassling me to get an e30 so I'm thinking of replacing my daily driver. An M62 swap sometime in the future might be fun though!!

New home for the V12..??

There's always something to modify or fix when you own an E30. Been doing a few things as funds and time allow: Painted the scuttle panel vents installed some parts I bought from Pelican: New expansion tank... so fresh and white! New fusebox cover.... this took ages to install. Currently removing the old underbonnet insulation so I can install some new stuff. Making a mess... Some other parts to go on: Headers. Will give these a paint / wrap with exhaust wrap. 750i master cylinder

So I picked up the car yesterday, it's a "Kelleners" E36 328i, will post a progress thread tomorrow, needs some things tidied. Removed the valve cover and measured today, So confirmed for Schrick E36 M3US spec cams, both intake and exhaust ^_^

sh*t there is only one older bmw that i would like more than an e34 535 did you do the manual conversion Brent ?

When I bought mine I just threw another grand of parts at it. Its been totally reliable ever since.

Thanks Richard, Definitely look forward to meeting you at a cars & coffee some time, or the December meet coming up with ECC. Thanks for sorting out the docs - flick me a message when you've got them all together. Definitely signs that the cooling system has been done, obviously the thermostat is a common issue so no concern in replacing it. Just spent all morning vacuuming it, cleaning and conditioning the leather and also fixed the sunroof. Now opens fully and makes no noise. Going to do thermostat shortly and then give it a full wash/wax. Have also ordered 10x 39mm white festoon LED's in order to replace all the interior bulbs (not including dash etc) and license plate bulbs.

Bump. Still for sale

Funny, I've had a few too, and also had the engines in VW's. The company one 92 Legacy VZ from 40K to 380K needed: a radiator - it blew the side tank, and I din't notice - I drove it a considerable distance, and when I got home, the coolant had evapourated down to JUST the coolant additve, right down the side of the car, and when it cooled, I put 5.5L water in. Figuring it was rooted, I drove it to work the next day, and had it looked at - needed just the radiator! the alternator died one day (dry joints), but go SO hot from the fault the solder melted and fixed itself :-) Never had it looked at. Auto trans stuck in 3rd. Had a manual conversion done. Engine ran out of oil... because of a crack in the oil pump housing... was on the way home from the panel beaters after a frontal collision when my boss was driving. It was impact damage, and replaced under insurance... still no issues. This this used to get caned all the time, even from cold. It's what it was for - a workhorse. Mrs W's 95 Impreza: Brought at 288kms with one owner and a full history printout from import at 77K. Worst repair was diff seals, and it was really maintainance, as they were weeping. The guy we got it off never had a breakdown and just had it serviced 6 monthly. I swapped the engine and trans, because I had better ones (with a manual box!) and had no problems except a missfire (dodgy plug) until 320+ K, when the fuel pump died - it didn't technically leave my Mrs stranded... it was running, but low on power - I told her to turn it off, then it wouldn't start :-( Also, failed 2 WOFs in its life in NZ - one I left an exhaust clamp loose, the other - Mrs toore off the front swy bar mount camping :-) Also had a 95 Legacy manual, first NZ owner had it from 22K to 220K when I brought it with a poked clutch and rocker cover gaskets. Fixed it up and was a good car, until I sold it and it demolished a caldina wagon. Rocker cover gaskets done previously by original owners, so required twice in 220+ kms. Averages out less than the E39! The others, Either I brought as basket cases, for were purely for stripping. Hell the EJ25 in my VW Van used to haul close to 3 tonnes happily. And anybody who thinks any "Dealer" is the be all and end all of servicing is SADLY mistaken! Regardless of make. They're variable, at best. Just like Independents!

That only took four pages!!

One of my Legacy GTBs had over 300hp atw, with standard bilstein stocks and brakes. didnt leak anything, handled and stopped well. I was involved in the Subaru scene for years, never seen anyone have the amount of issues you claim to have. Why do you have a problem with everything and then think your opinion is the be all end all?

Bullshit, That is a perfectly acceptable reason to hate humans in general, not one race. Racism is stupid and cannot be argued otherwise.

And E61's

Awesome work from MotorWorx. Highly recomended proffesional service and advice. Thank you Glenn, got my money back. Looking for another e39 530i Motorsport

Very tidy. Nice score. Instrument bulbs, I bought some from Repco before, if my memory was right they are same shape as the park light except they are 3W as oppose to 5. Not sure if you took the instrument housing out before, i found that it is possible to remove it without taking off the steering wheel (just). Hope it helps. While you change the bulb, the headlight switch has a bulb to illuminate the graphics as well, but just about every e36 I driven has blown bulb in it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

yes , will go on the e46