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Agreed - a great tool to show those not mechanically minded

Mal Take box off engine first - not hard apart from reaching the top bell housing bolts. Driveshafts only different between auto & manual -manual longer. Cheers Grant

Do I smell another race car???? Good luck - becoming rare!!

Yea welcome - Im sure youll find this site of interest, always someone thats had experience with most issues that crop up with cars from this marque.

Can get delivered on Mainfreight if wished for $35 - 40 027 6146607 or PM me Cheers Grant

Got a good one in an 88 318i done 150k, drove well, $385 Cheers Grant

Take it to an auto sparky - should be easy for them to diagnose, if you require parts -solenoids/control module - I can help

Yea a bit steep, only an hour or so work -assumming only changing key barrell & not the whole steering lock assy otherwise probably 2. $650 for locks over the top too - I would have expected 1/2 that at most

No problem, mine dont either but would like a pair that do.

Hre you keeping the grills? If not - have they got the chrome strip around the edge?

They can be a prick to bleed, open bleed screw, try only 2/3 filling the system & get engine up to temperature (heater control on hot), air should then bleed out, close bleed screw then fill to correct level.

sh*t this has me thinking! In order from memory: 71 Mk 1 Escort 1300 75 Mk 3 Cortina 2000E 80 Mk 2 Escort 1600 Ghia 82 Mk 5 Cortina 2.3 Ghia 82 Honda Civic Hatch * 76 Triumph 2.5 TC * 84 Commodore VK 3.3L Royale * 82 Mitsi Sigma 2000 80 Mitsi Mirage GL * 86 Mazda 626 GLX * 82 Mitsi Mirage GLX * 65 Anglia Delux 82 Honda Accord Hatch 79 Mk 2 Escort 1300 GL ** 76 XB Falcon 78 BMW E12 520i ----- Currently own 86 Audi Quattro Coupe 99 BMW E39 525i ------ Currently own 89 BMW E30 320i ** 89 BMW E30 320i ** * Bought as W/Offs & repaired ** Bought to sell & a Honda XR250 somewhere in the middle of that lot

Check with BMW, they have available & usually well priced.

Is your car of Jap origin? If so they use an infra red signal between car & remote whereas other markets use RF which has much better range. Not much you can do about it.

From what I have seen at work of Singapore BMW's I cant say I have seen any issues so far (apart from lower spec climate etc) but I have seen some scary sights on several MB's - cracked & perished trim rubbers & wiring with insulation literally breaking off the wire - a can of worms for the future. These issues have been on cars from only 3 - 6 years old too.

What car, what colour light?

3 Pedals - Yes agree entirely re Jap domestic tyres & their wear / compound /stickabilty etc. I would say though that BMW would have entered Japan with tyres already fitted in Europe (these Michelins were made in USA. Car was barely 5 years old at the time of me importing. Agreed also that 18's are performance orientated hense wear factor. Allan, Hardly drove here on Michelins to form a perfomance opinion but regarding noise - Toyo 235/40 18's are only very minimally more noisy than the Michelin 225/60 15's were. The fact that BMW often spec Michelin as OE fit could be used as a guide to suitability on them but also taking into account that our roads are way inferior to those in Europe or Japan complicates the consideration.

As a guide line, when I bought in my E39 from Japan it had (genuine) 24k on it. Original factory Michelin Energy MXV4 tyres were all evenly 50% worn so from that presumably would have been good for 40-50000 kms. I removed & fitted 18's so dont know for sure what I would have got from them. Tyre wear has since gone out the window with 18's - the price you pay for performance & looks I guess. Add to the confusion Grant

3pedals Agreed with your comments - a shunt ammeter takes away the risk factor associated - I nearly suggested as an alternative myself but really I still question the "need" for an ammeter anyway. With a known maximum potential current load in the vehicle v its alternator output a voltmeter will suffice for monitoring the system. As for an automotive ammeter telling of faulty diode - was not suggesting they would but was merely pointing out that a 60 amp or even 30 for that matter wont show a fault like that - a fault with potential to cause a flat battery. Yes you may see a sticking brake light switch but in reality - how likely is that fault? For diode leak or any other leakage I use a digital meter on 10 amp scale for precise measurement With the above stats (draw v output) known the system takes care of itself. A boken battery supply to the alt will show with a drop in voltage in the meter & regulator / rectifier damage will occur anyway if it was likely to with this senario regardless of an ammeter in the system. Finally - yes you get what you pay for.

DITTO!! Dont fit, really is superfluous for this application & as said they do fail & cause greef - especially cheap ones. The potential current through them can cause heat build up then meltdown. A volt meter tells the story as to alternator charging state without the risk. Admittedly doesn't show current charge / discharge but with a vehicle with a known total current demand & known alternator ouput that exceeds that potential demand then barring alternator /charging system failure (which will be indicated with low reading on voltmeter) then the system takes care of itself. Also a 60 amp range meter will not show a slight current leakage - eg shorted diode in alt. Ammeters aint worth the hassle. The ony time I use one is when checking a charging system/ current draw on a car in the workshop.

The circuit breaker is a rectangular button mounted vertically om dash R/H side of steering wheel, if tripped you will see a red ring showing around the button - push to reset. Also there is a blue relay behind the glove box that switches power to the circuit breaker, - these relays fail in the printed circuit, dismantle & check for dry solder joints on the board.

Or it floats.....

VW for me, although 306's a good little looker - I hate the build quality of the French over the German.

Yea thats right, nobody else can see until they answer or until the end of the auction. So - no help to others if they dont answer during listing. Only way is official channels.

Different. Bit of a handful by the looks. Slowest Ive ever seen a F1 car go!