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CCV replacement step one accomplished today. Removed intake, air boots, ICV, throttle body, CCV, DISA valve. CCV hoses disintegrated in my hands. Throttle body was black and yellow. I wish I'd gotten a before photo. ICV was sticking something mad. Both shiny clean now. It started pouring buckets while I was out there, will have to finish tomorrow. In all I'll be replacing throttle body gasket, ICV grommet, dip stick gasket, CCV system. Boxed up old old parts in easy to find boxes with labels and boxed old parts in a nicely organised fashion. Check out them CCV hoses. They just disintegrated.

Yeah sorry I decided I wanted it back! Err I mean... isn't it mad that anybody at all can file the paperwork and claim "dibs" on your car??? I assume your numberplate details are hidden via NZTA's "opt out" system? @Gabe79 how are the heater hoses under the intake manifold? Ideal time to do this job is now. Mine were so close to total failure they were actually leaking coolant. I recently went through all this and put the cold weather CCV setup in, not sure if the cold weather package is a waste of time in NZ but that is what it came with... anyway, much Vaseline was needed to make it all fit as the insulation makes it quite bulky Received a new rocker cover gasket for the 520i today, it has been the driest BMW engine I have ever had until it started dripping oil onto the exhaust mani. Shouted myself an FCP Euro t-shirt too, for a laugh.

$17,750.00 ... next level Tech1 pricing. Bought mine for $5,500 11 years a go

It isn't really a debate for me at all. I have watched hundreds of videos on the I6. It's the only engine I know. I'd have to start from scratch for the V8. Mind, I'll learn a new engine when I get an e39 m5 someday. ?

bump sensible price for such a car! GLWS Graham!

The cable ties aren't an issue, once the manifold is out of the way there is room for Africa. From memory they were only there to hold some cables in place, the pipes are solid plastic and quite secure once fitted- somebody else who has done more than one, and not in the middle of the night, may remember their function more clearly. @Olaf I considered the degradation issue and decided to go ahead regardless- it doesn't really get that cold here (cold enough to make the CCV freeze, anyway) so it wouldn't be critical, and it is quite secure anyhow so any extra room it might have shouldn't result in it flopping about and wrecking itself. I'm sure any water based... erm... "medical lubricant"... would be fine. Just be very upfront with Her Indoors about what (who?) it is for

Do the plastic heater pipes (out of the head) too while you are in there. I have replaced them on cars at work after they have failed. Had to replace my CCV last year, while doing that i did all the breather pipes, manifold/throttle body seals, above heater pipes & thermostat all as preventative maintenance.

Yes to the E39. Makes the six steering more precise. Dunno on the E60

Yup. A particularly sore point with me, too. What's worse, the people who do this generally pay less for a good car than other people end up paying for a rougher example.

Awesome! If the one you've got will do the trick then I'm pretty keen to take it out of convenience. Let me know what you would like for the key etc. PM me if that's easier. And what's required to get the coding done? Really do appreciate all the comments and help from everyone as well!

People buying BMWs that arguably shouldn't be wrecked and then trying to sell parts for exorbitant prices. It's like they got it round the wrong way, wreck the ok ones to keep the crap on the road.

Wasn't me! Oh well, time to go see what she'll do

Had a bit of an E30 get together on Sunday at Bastion Point Aucks

I saw the pics - looks like it was a good day out. One day, I too will park an E30 with everyone else... Just need to build it, first!

yeah.... I know....

Fabric interior is a bit naff but looks to be in much better condition

Personally I see this as a bit of a joke. They really are just a normal E30 with body kit. There is nothing special about them outside of aesthetics, some old crap shocks and an LSD. For $30k you can have so much more fun in an E30.

Wait wait wait. Someone bid $17,750 for that car! Hahahahahaha. Am I laughing that it is not worth anywhere near that? Or is it laughter to cover my pain of selling my car for far less than that?

Got around to fixing up the dents in the rear end of the E36 over the weekend. Didn't end up respraying the top edge of the bumper, you can still see cracking in the paint but buffed up OK for now.

I am thinking around $25K. The additional is dealer mark up.

Got put to work in Scott Dixon's garage on Sunday at Watkins Glenn. Was picked out as a kiwi and they know we don't refuse. Parked next to this clown shoe. I used to love these. But for some reason I have fallen out of love with them. Maybe it's just not dating well?

More disassembly for cleaning and new bits...

have a banana box full of old top gear recordings , going back to about 1991 I think up to about the start of the new season type early 2000's early stuff with big hair Clarkson quintin Wilson Vicky tiff needle etc recorded from BBC news channel and some old channels before prime TV etc most have the adds deleted and recorded in hifi or nicam stereo etc just clearing up stuff at home and need to make space etc so looking at moving these on , would be great if someone could upload these to youtube etc , just don't have the time to do this at the moment lots of history and humour in them, too good to throw away if anyone wants them let me know 021433600 pick up in papakura ps may even have a spare video recorder if you need something to play them on old stuff like this