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No, not replaced but this was fresh munching - in the tape No unfortunately Andy, he went out for one lap this arvo & retired - from what I understand - another hose (unofficial though)

^^^^ That's what I was thinking too

Chris, Hardly being a "soft lad" - & it appears that it has been diagnosed already. I have this situation frequently at work - "can you please turn the air bag light (or ABS) off - my car needs a warrent - I will get it fixed later" Guess what - the next Wof - still not fixed:- Hense we will not just reset a fault for a WOF Regardless of the design (& maybe floor in design - I'm not disagreeing there) the system is in place & must work to manufacturers specs. I do think though - the replacement part should be cheaper than it is

Clutchless - Thought you were racing this weekend Jack?

It has probably been taken out & miss timed when put back. You will probably have to remove it to check then refit correctly

Happy birthday Martyn. Hope to catch up sometime - since I missed last time you were up this way

As above, reset WILL NOT fix the problem (unless it is resetting after tampering with the system - eg removing/ refitting air bag parts) The system should be properly scanned, fault determined & FIXED - this is after all what the manufacturers spent zillions of $$ designing for safety reasons & what WOF's in this country are upholding. Get it fixed!

HB Fella So is plan A still applicable? From memory Sat night at Hampton

^^^^^^ Yet another

Welcome Natasha - & Jon lead us to believe it was HIS car So you coming up north in it next weekend?

Don't forget the rest of manditory series decals Jack

Classic shots, well done - hope you didn't get it wet

^^^^ They don't have listing for M3's

From my experience - hardly any Jap BMW's have OEM alarms fitted - a difference to Euro spec cars

Quick google: http://www.bavauto.com/se1.asp?dept_id=47

Run with it then. Plenty of life left in the lining of that one.

No real point on 5 star alarm. The car is factory immobilised & cannot be started without the correct key. This makes additional immobilisation surperfluous. The Euro (NZ) spec cars also come with factory alarm, the Jap spec, of which I assume yours is one don't, at least most don't. If you want an alarm - the best option would be Map upgrade - where it integrates into the key remote. Dynatron & Mongoose offer these.

Clutch looks rather "black" in the pic. Maybe just the light the pic was taken in? Edit - does it smell burnt? or oily for that matter?

The circlip retains the piston. I can't remember offhand the set up of the end of the push rod that goes into the cylinder. Sometimes they are not fastened but simply sit in place, others will have a flange of sorts which sits behind the circlip. If this is the case - remove the circlip, insert the push rod then refit the circlip. As above - the clutch plate lining looks good but can't be sure that it's not got oil contamination or is burnt from the pic. Maybe clean it with Brakleen

Check the oil level

^^^^^ Agreed - can't blame the pump without first confirming it is gettiing power & earth. Pump should initially prime when ign turned on & won't start again until cranking. Depending on model - pump is either under the car in front of L/H rear wheel or R/H side on top of tank - accessed from inspection plate under the back seat. If you can't hear it prime - check it is geting power while cranking.

E39 FTW ... oops, that's what he's selling

Yep K jetronic (mechanical) & yes M10 engine. Same injection as Benz & Audi of that era. My 86 Audi Quattro Coupe had this system & worked without issue in the nine yrs we had it I haven't seen an M10 E21 to know but I would say this is probably a carry over from that. The M20 E21 was Solex four barrel carb - as was my E12 originally

Love it Cam. Not overly an E36 fan but in the right colours they can look good. I do like that colour & the combo:) Great photography too - well done!

Good luck with sale then