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Gotta admire his ability though - bloody nearly took the title last year as a rookie

And maybe the distant Kiwi connection -Mclaren

Guys, as Jochen said: BMWorkshop in Auckland CAN reprogramme the radio in the E60 from Jap to NZ, but to my knowledge - they are the only place in the country that can. Also as Jochen rightly says: Band expanders in BMW's are crap!

Yep, as James Allen said - Second fastest car there on the day. Starting now to show signs of being serious competition for the other two

Aaron, press & hold R/H reset button in dash cluster until in service mode, release & press again to required number

Sounds like a slipping clutch in the starter - in not familiar with then probably not a DIY - best see an auto sparky

Hey watch it Paul - Pajero, truck, trailer, load binders - your'e letting our new mobile chassis straightening machine out of the bag - we need to patent the design first

Good on you, bet you got some looks OK, bloody long way to be towed!

Should patent that one I reacon. Not sure who got video of it but would be a laugh to see it. Ollie - you get car home OK?

Great luck you wished him David but at least we were able to fix it for him aye - even if rather unorthodox panel beating skills were used

Yep, PM me. Cheers

Hi, Short answer: Nav -no, not cracked at this stage, radio - maybe - where are you located?

PMed.

The overhead display is a warning display only - NOT an OBC (on board computer) You say -no anologue clock - yours obviously digital - does it have - (from memory) about 9 buttons on it below the display? - if so it is an OBC & the beep could well be the ice warning as previously mentioned - this can happen when the sensor (around L/H front fog lamp area) fails.

Bloody classic!!

All classics, cheers guys

Depending on the noise - it may be the starter hanging in mesh somehow or a dry bush in the front starter bracket cause a buzzzzzz (as you describe) noise on windown. The first senario would be a much harsher noise. Getting closer now though. Take a note from this though - if one bolt doesen't line up - there is a reason:-

Brent We have an injector cleaning machine at work With it you can flush, check flow rates & compare, check spray pattern, check for leakdown. Then put in ultrasonic bath Yes, they should be serviced, but usually aren't, normally replace seals, pintel caps & filter baskets at the same time As Ollie said - around $25 -30 per injector (seals vary in price) No need to replace unless they cant be bought back to spec Well worth doing - most times an improvement will be noticed

Another thought - have you fitted the backing plate between engine & box?

I think you will find all E30's have a tint - either brown or green although only subtle BTW Cheers Cain for the info - very interesting

Not sure what you have done here. If spacer was on crank side then flywheel would be further away & make the problem worse -starter pinion mesh would be shallower. Starters are the same - manual to auto & early (big) to late (small) -either fit all. Pinion size is smaller on late unit but it is offset closer to center in front bracket so meshes the same. One thought - Did the flywheel seat properly when bolting up to the crank?

Who said manuals were hard? - its the auto's that are a pain. I use Castrol VMX 5 speed - seems good

Are both ends out or just one? Both could indicate switch or similar, if only one then wiring to or connection/ bulb connections - or 3 crook bulbs.... if no luck & not really sure what you are dong - probably best to see a sparky - probably only a 10 min fix Cheers

Bloody a..holes!! - what a cheek, I would certainly be wanting them to "prove it was me" & show them your evidence to combat theirs. Good luck!

Oh sh*t is right!!