M M

Ray's M3 wagon project, I imagine. Was it fast?

Not sure, wasn't in my car so didn't get a chance to race

Saw a silver e46 wagon on Black BBS CH wheels (if i remember right) with HELLBM number plate in Silverdale on Saturday. Looked nice.

I'm going to bump this thread as I still have this problem. I bought a new TPS and installed it, adjusted it correctly and it operates perfectly. The old one was way off and filled with oil. I also replaced the thermostat just in case, but it hasn't fixed it. It is still using 15L per 100kms. Anyone have any other ideas? I'm starting to run out of things to fix.

Also, I've checked for vacuum leaks all around the intake manifold and all intake parts, can't find anything. There are also no fuel leaks anywhere (unless the injectors are not closing properly or something, is this possible?).

This looks good, I'm looking forward to see more progress.

That is very cool. I'd love to get into making parts like that.

Have a good holiday guys.

Keep some crushed bits of porcelain in the car as a last resort. Will shatter the window when thrown with a little bit of strength. I know this works from experience. (I am not a car thief or any kind of thief so don't go there )

I run red lights every day... but treat them like stop signs first.

I can't disagree with doing that if you can clearly see that there are no cars coming from anywhere but I've seen so many people go through intersections that are full of cars, well after it's gone red.

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed people running red lights blatantly a lot more in recent times (past year or so)?

(I won't even start complaining about anything else because it'll never end).

check throttle position switch

Thanks, just did a check now. Apparently it has no continuity on any throttle position across any of the pins. Maybe I was doing it wrong, but I'm not new to this and was following instructions in the Bentley manual.

I did find where that vacuum part goes in my pictures though. Noticed a loose, half hanging off vacuum hose on the throttle housing, pulled it out to find it was just tucked under the intake manifold and a bolt was in the end to block it off. I have now fitted a new hose and while I was there I cleaned the air fuel meter. I took the car for a spin and it seems to be going better, doesn't stumble between drive and reverse and idles nicely. But will wait a few days to see for sure and see how the fuel economy is. If there is no difference I'll be looking into the throttle position switch more.

Thanks for all the replies so far.

Ok then there's definitely something wrong. Thanks.

Have a look under the intake manifold as there can be a few pipes down there. Might be hard to see them from above.

Will do, thanks.

Thanks for the responses. It could be an early car thing as mine was built in 84. Who knows. I've blocked it off for now.

I'm not too concerned with the stalling thing, it's easy to live with but would be interesting to find the cause. I'm more concerned with fixing the excessive fuel usage.

Out of curiosity, what are you guys getting in terms of fuel economy?

I'm slowly tidying up my 1985 E28 525E Auto and could use some advice on a couple of things from people more familiar with these cars.

Firstly, where does this go?

It looks like there is meant to be a vacuum hose on that end that goes somewhere but I don't see anything missing anywhere else and haven't been able to find any pictures to help here. Could anyone help me here?

Secondly, the car has been using a very large amount of fuel. Since I bought it, it would do about 90kms to 13Liters of 95 suburb driving (I don't sit in traffic much but do drive in suburb areas with stop/start often) and if I was lucky, 10L per 100kms on the motorway. Recently it has become worse and now it does about 75kms to 13liters of 95. I realise it's a big motor but this seems very excessive to me, especially because my Mk2 Golf with a 2L with bike carbs that is running rich at the moment gets better mileage than that, and this is supposed to be an "efficient" motor. In an attempt to fix this, I have replaced the fuel filter, fuel pressure regulator, coolant temp sensor, spark plugs, intake boot (which has a rip and was taped up), checked for vacuum leaks/split hoses etc and have looked at the AFM adjustment screw today which was 13 (yes, 13) turns out. I looked for the o2 sensor however it appears that it never had one (which seems unlikely), or it was removed, and there is no connector or wires for it anywhere that I can see, nor a bung in the exhaust.

Also, when shifting from reverse to first or the other way round(remember it's automatic), sometimes the revs drop and occasionally it stalls. It then restarts perfectly. I'm not sure if this is connected yet but I guess it may be.

Can anyone advise me on what I should be looking at next to try and fix this excessive fuel consumption? I've read that valve adjustment can help, which is where I'll be looking at next. Any help is appriciated.

Sorry to hear that. It's happened to most of us.

No problem, just let me know. About a month from now, I'll try and get a date.

He has a guy over there who will load it properly.

$125 for a set of wheels.

Do you/he have the ability to get items down to Christchurch once they arrive in Auckland? Eg via Mainfrieght?

Yes, frieght/shipping can be arranged within New Zealand.

No engines?

How about if it's still got the running gear, wheels, and all body panels attached?

I'd luv to get this back to NZ..

http://www.adverts.ie/car/bmw/7-series/bmw-750i-e38-v12-7-series-for-sale/5392351

That is cheap! Possibly in the future there may be an option to bring cars but not at this point.

The container will be leaving from Birmingham and will be arriving in Auckland. It may be possible to arrange pickup if the item you need is in Birmingham, depending where. Cost for items such as gearboxes will be $150 per gearbox/diff etc, smaller parts will be less. If you want more than one, a deal can be arranged, such as $250 for gearbox and diff. This will include import duty/gst.

I'll get those details for you guys and post back. He is bringing a caravan over, will check what will be the case with GST/import charges.

A friend of mine is bringing a container over from the UK in about a month and has asked me to post here in case anyone needs any parts brought over. Anything that can be carried can be brought, such as gearboxes, diffs, body panels, interiors etc. The only things that can't be brought over at this point are engines as they don't have the equipment to load them.

There will be a charge depending on the size of the item as they need to cover the overall cost of the container but it will cost much less than bringing in some of these parts on their own. If anyone is interested, send me a PM and I'll pass on contact details.

White e28 with Style 65 wheels (if I remember right) on Kohimarama Rd. Gave the driver a wave and got a wave back. Looked like a nice car.

Great service from Paul here too on numerous occasions.

I need a front brake hose for e28, the rubber one that goes from the caliper to the hardline.

Thanks

Radiator from BMW e36, 440mm wide. Got it from pickapart, I never ended up using it so I didn't try it but assumed to be in good condition, has no signs of damage, cracks etc. Includes the bottle cap (not pictured) and both the bleeder and drain screws.

$70. Pick up from One Tree Hill.