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randomly remembered this after seeing Glenn's BBQ posts. I am still going strong havent touched a single cigarette since I quit beginning of May 2018 so 9 months now!!

Some light entertainment for the BMW fan, apoligies if this has already been posted

I dont like my chances but anyone have a good working spare S50 starter available? @HELLBM @BM WORLD ? RealOEM part number is 12411402990

@Mikan Bummer... Nah... it was heating up WAY before the gauge told you it was... the gauge reads "normal" from 75 through to 110 or 115 - then it shoots up pretty quick when the engine reaches about 125 or 130 and the gong happens... the gauge is a lying waste of time - although @Young Thrash Driver has my old E39 with the software re-calibrated, so it's a bit more realistic Also, if the thermostat is dodgy, it may not have opened FAR enough - the flat plate on the back is supposed to block the return port on the rear, and force all the hot coolant into the radiator, and the return into the engine, instead of mixing the two while recirculating coolant in the block as it usually would at "normal" temperatures. The water pump losing drive to the impeller will do it too, as there isn't enough coolant movement. This is exactly why I changed ours to a mechanical thermostat and re-calibrated the gauge - yours would have been getting hot for a little while before you saw it, then suddenly the gauges and gong go off when it's too late ? At least you have a replacement option Maybe you should install a new supercharger while you're in there... the old one probably wasn't working anyway

sorry to hear that! hope you can get it sorted without too much fuss

Geez, this really is the car that keeps giving isn’t it? Hope it settles down soon.

The V8 has a worse reputation than the V10, then they supercharged It......no thanks!

I am of the opinion that for daily driving, all one piece brake rotor iron is equal. Atleast these rotors have the hubs coated so they dont rust. If the rotor is softer the pads last longer and vice versa. My wife got 80,000km out of the last set of brembo pads and brembo rotors, the rotors had probably another 40,000km till wear limit reached but i changed them anyway.

I like to think I've grown up and become more civilized, when in reality the M3 was just a really great placeholder till I can afford the elusive "budget" dream car. Key word there being WAS. Can't see myself without that red German now!! I'll fire you a PM assuming the deal is still on i'll most likely place an order tonight

If the motors knackered it wouldn't matter what you used, but that is the correct oil to use for this model of vehicle in good mechanical condition.

@sobanoodle I'll probably be placing an order for rotors/ pads for mine. (just doing a bit of DD on the parts first!) happy to add your order to it if you like? Also, when did you get the BMW? I thought you'd still be team Subi! (im-a-bus on clubsub)

Oh I didn't know that! Will keep the cassette unit for times I want to be hip and retro! Now to dig up my "Lion King Returns" soundtrack... I think the cable ties are cut relatively straight, but yes, I will keep that in mind when next behind there. Admittedly a few trim clips were damaged in the process, so will order some of those along with a rubber grommet just to tidy up the little hole I made!

Day 214: To celebrate the successful de-cheesening, and make most of Waitangi Day, I decided to finally address the lack of aux input for the BMW Business stereo. I had discovered a few days prior that the head unit was off an 02 spec M3, which meant that despite having the correct port at the back for aux, along with the correct firmware, it simply wasn't compatible. After a very successful visit to @HELLBM, it was finally time to leave the 1990s behind and ditch the cassette tapes! I don't like messy installs, and a major gripe i have with aftermarket units is the aux cable can quite often become a tangled mess around the shifter stick. So i decided to wire the connection beneath the steering column and into the little compartment at the right of the steering wheel. This also would double as an anti-check phone device, because I'll admit to being guilty of checking ol' google maps from time to time. Initial tear-down to figure out where I want the cabling to go: Aux cable plugged into the back of the stereo: One can never have too many cable ties! Aux cable fed through, trim re-assembled and of course, the obligatory "phone plugged in and ready to entertain!" photo I've left enough length to be able to comfortably pull out the phone and change music, but not long enough to text/ check bimmersport forums Of course, the massive negative would be the lack of usability for the passenger, but given this is a car that's seldom taken out, and when it is, is usually just me, i don't think it's going to be that much of an issue. Only modification I had to do was drill a small hole at the back of the tray to fit the aux cable through.

Old favourite from the 38 brigade