*Glenn*

Not if its between #1 & #2.... #1 is maximum oil level #3 & #4 is minumum safe level... below #4 is unsafe operating level

Its probably had new window regulators fitted and the installer has damaged the weather seal behind the door card. This happens alot on E39's & E46's. I would also suggest lifting the carpet there will be alot more water under there and it can damage the SRS (airbag) side impact senors just behind the rear seats if water gets into them

All parts I need located now, including an M54B30 short block complete (block not needed)..... now to empty my wallet

All good

It doesn't have one

Didn't think of working backwards with the Calc's. Thanks James. Trying to work and think of project calc's is a bit hard So with those figures. Changing the stoke to 91mm with 84mm bore and standard headgasket I'd achieve a compression ratio of 10.9:1... This is getting interesting now. It will also give me an engine capacity with standard pistons 3026 CC's or 185 C.I. Bore oversize to 85mm will give me 11.1:1 compression ratio & 3098cc 189 ci engine capacity

Have a great day From Glenn & the Team @ B.M.W Ltd

Have you sorted out your coolant leak fault yet Andy ?.... you don't want to end up cooking it after all you've been through with this. M52B28's don't like heat

Trees down over the roads everywhere on my way to work this morning. Council must of been busy all night. None down in my drive thank god.

The oil level should be between #1 & #2. The difference between the two stops is about .2 of a litre. Dont fill over #1 unless it's for a track day and then only add .5 of a litre. The difference between #1 & #4 is only half a litre.

Thanks Tony... I was looking in there for over an hour as well my search obviously was either misspelt or something else... can't remember now. Still more to research though. Headgasket thickness, piston crown machining for valves and shape of the piston crown are also included in the unswept volume as well. Haven't read the whole thing...I will in the morning.

No probs...glad I could help... parts on the way

2 white dots by the splines...if they are still on it

Could be a slight leak from the evaporator plate or heater matrix in the heater box Grant

I've been looking all afternoon on the net trying to find out what the unswept volumes (cc) of an M52B28 and a M54B30 engine are. Anyone know a site that has this info ??..... will probably have to measure these myself if I can find somebody with both heads

I may be able to help... Chassis # ???

With the wind we've been getting, I'm hoping I don't have to chainsaw a track down the drive to the house to get home tonight... it's nearly a kilometer long

I've just done an accurate check on mine. Filled up before we left Taupo, I've done 463.7km in the last 2 weeks on 46.72 Litres of Shell high octane... not bad for a M52B28

That's what I was thinking when you said about the loose bolts

I think you might be stuck with getting them from M&T or try Tardme

What was wrong ??

Loctite 243. Use new studs and nuts as well

That would account for the noise Brian had, but not the damaged (bent down) shock mounts Shock mounts damaged in this way can be caused by people rolling the guards without supporting the suspension and going crazy with the tool and cranking it up to much, trying to do more at a time instead of easing the guard out slowly or doing rear wheel bearing work without the right tools.

You cant unless its a circliped type UJ. They are factory pressed in. My driveshaft repairer install new ones on my driveshaft that are now circliped. He changed the whole UJ assembly

Foxy strikes again