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  1. 4 points
    South coast was pretty lit tonight
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    So it's almost a year since I got my 335i, & for the most part I would only partially fill the fuel tank, because why cart more gas than needed. However on the few occasions that I did fill the tank, I would notice a very strong raw petrol smell until the fuel level got down to 1/2 tank or below. Read a couple of things that indicated an issue with the carbon canister in the venting, priced replacement & thought f**k that, & carried on regardless. Then one day after filling the tank, I parked the car across a slope, with the drivers side down hill. As I got out of the car I saw petrol dripping from just in front of the right rear wheel. After getting over the shock, I turned the car round so it was across the slope the other way & once I was happy that there was no more fuel running out, went about my business for the day. Started digging & found that there have been a number of the E90 series cars with this issue, & it appears that the breather hose that runs from the top of the tank to the neck of the fuel filler could be damaged due to excessive movement of the tank. So, last week was a quiet week for work, & I finally got the chance to get under the car & repair the issue. I had bought a replacement vent hose, & expected that it would be a fairly simple, if somewhat laborious, task, to lower the fuel tank sufficiently to get to the breather hose & replace it. More fool me! When I got to that point, I discovered that the breather spigot that the vent hose clips onto had broken out of the fuel tank completely! This then necessitated the complete removal of the fuel tank. For those who have not had the pleasure, this requires removing the driveshaft & the handbrake cables (I had already removed the exhaust system) & this is where the fun starts. To remove the driveshaft requires a 50mm open-end spanner & lots of brute force to undo the coupling point with the diff. To remove the handbrake cables, requires gutting out & removing the entire centre console! Once I had the tank out & could see the damage, I called BMW for a price. $1530+GST, & special order from Germany! Further explicatives followed for some strange reason! Fortunately, many years ago I had sold some fellow car enthusiasts a tig welder, & they happen to run a company Plastics Constructions, in Avondale. I gave Richard a call, "can you weld a plastic fuel tank?". He checked the material, & "yes no problem" was his reply. He made a beaut job of it, & it's now probably stronger than the original. So, if you notice strong fuel smells when you fill the tank, this may be something to watch for. Another check I would suggest, is to lift the rear of the car when the tank is empty, & make sure that the tank is tightly held by the securing straps. I was able to move my tank up & down by more than 10mm when I got underneath, & I have fixed this by putting thicker heavier foam blocks between the tank & the bodywork when I reinstalled the tank. I still need to finish reassembly of the interior & final bolt-up of the exhaust, but at least my car won't leak petrol any more. I will post some photos of the process & what to look for when I get the job completed
  3. 2 points
    After almost 2 years driving E39s I finally plucked up the courage to try out the factory cup holders. They worked! On a side note, the French Baker in Greytown is highly recommended!
  4. 2 points
    182,400 kms. Since the Silver Titan is fortunate enough to sleep in a garage both at home and at work, she rarely sees rain. However, when out of town earlier in the year she had to sit through a stupid amount of rain overnight. The next morning I walked outside and opened the rear doors tentatively to check for the infamous vapour barrier seal failure. Sure enough, the interior had a distinct musty smell and the rear carpets were damp. After a good airing out, vacuum and cleaning I went about fixing it. The rear driver's side was the only one leaking, but I decided to do all four doors to save myself having to do this tedious task again. Took the door panels off, applied some silicon sealant, left to dry and reinstalled everything. Unfortunately (fortunately), there hasn't been any rain since doing them to test my handiwork. Will update after some sufficient precipitation. In a very minor cosmetic update, I finally got around to installing the BMW rego holder I got from Winger last year. This was very needed!
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    Hey Team so finally got onto the e34 sedan and changing the bushings and other componets. Once i had the car lifted I had a good look around. The rear bushings were definietly in need of replacing but the fronts are still pretty tight with next to no play so decided to leave the front and attack the rear. You tube is a great thing. watched this Aussie guy demostrate how to do a backyard bushing replacement with out a press and worked a treat. place a tube aproxment size of bushing, place it on top and use the weight of the car plus a blow tourch to drop the busing out. Reuse the weight of the car to reinstall bushing. Also changed the dog bones and swap bar links, as you can see the old dog bones were wasted. Next step I will be refitting the Monroe shocks and H&R springs then putting her on the market with fresh WOF and REGO Time to let her go to fund the other projects.
  6. 1 point
    hi guys selling my magazine collection have heaps going back to the 90's etc total bmw performance bmw bmw car etc thinking about $5 each for the early year stuff but i think to keep it simple make min purchase $50 to make it worth my while etc sell in yearly lots etc , plenty of articles and pretty much every model and year incl alpina , hartge , ac schnitzer speicals etc can sell in yearly groups etc bulk discounts etc have a list someone ,might post up later 021433600 brent@bmworld.co.nz pics below is just sample of what I have
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    @Gaz I know the feeling sometimes you just dont know where to start so you procrastinate, but just allocate yourself a day or even a couple hours over the weekend and chip away at little things. Next thing you know that big job wont seem so big I love wrenching though, I pretty much do it every weekend.
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    Thanks mate! Pretty happy with it right now but can't wait to get the suspension sorted and then make it a little noisier in the next few months
  11. 1 point
    f**k I feel lazy just reading your threads having done nothing to my cars
  12. 1 point
    “Yeah, just put the original springs in for the WOF, bro.” “Yeah, I got a sweet Monster Energy sticker to go with my hat, bro.”
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    Well I ran it for 2months without coding, and it worked fine, BMW obviously spent the time do develop new parameters for the DSC with bigger brakes though. How much difference it makes and where I can't say, but there is a definite difference in brake feel (it's better, brakes feel stronger earlier) , so it's done something.
  14. 1 point
    Who even want's to work on them anymore ??
  15. 1 point
    I wont lie, that is stunning and makes me really want one now! Good work on the interior too. Most would've just swapped in boring black, but that tan is lush as fark.
  16. 1 point
    “You only need a cert for a WoF bro” ”you’ll still get a WoF no-one will notice bro” ”Yeah I had a crash and my insurance didn’t pay out coz of my modz bro”
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