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140.000 kms ish. New WOF

everything works great, just had new oil change.

Even the air con works.

Exterior is very tidy for it's age, small scratches etc.

interior is good , just some wear and tear on the seat and door cards

$3200?

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mainly after the rubber on the chassi rail where meets the drivers door.

also, seat belt cover ?

probably few more bits but I will update them later.

akl

andy

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thank you heaps

old story now, started about 5-7 years ago when i tryed to sell mine.

get your address, name DOB, bank account number, etc to try to steal from your money.

Yeah there are some on trademe for $30, wouldn't pay that for a discoloured/non tidy set though.

they were brand new I think.

I am pretty sure I see them on trade me like 30 ish.

going to chch soon, from akl, hopefully I won't get shaked.

thanks guys.

I will keep in my mind for that. Yongxi got my old car, see if I get the rims from him.

but I will let you guys know.

post you few photos bro, was my car. Hope you enjoy it. miss it few bit.

these rims, in the photo, anyone got them??

can paid cash, or swap you mint 14 inch e30s rim.

akl based, but will be at chch, welling soon. so anywhere really.

Andy

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got e30 left hand side mirror only. all electrics work.

good condition.

I don't know what i want for it. so just let me know what your offer is.

andy

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any advice?

Yeh Dam sorry, the e21, I used a screw driver to take it off , Now I can't put it back.

no one?

I removed some rust from the rear side windows from my car E21. I took the Lower Chrome Trim out. Left the Ruber seal alone.

And Now I can't put it back on. any ideas How?

i have a few brand new old parts for e21 if needed , brake discs , pads , cylinders etc etc.

let me know if you need anything

great thanks a lot.

you have master cylinder might be the fualt here

How are you bleeding the brakes? With a vacuum unit or manually by pumping the pedal etc? Ive always bled the brake system at every joint in the brake system that i can get to, but thats my personal preference. (its a brake system and its worth getting right)

The union loss basically means the connections to the master cylinder, bias valves and pipe connections.

you could try bleeding from the reservoir to the closest union and then move outwards to every caliper/cylinder.(furthest from the reservoir last).

You may have issues with your brake master cylinder. Might be worth borrowing a vacuum bleeder/pressure bleeder if you can get your hands on one.

Good luck

\hand bledding. yep, will take it to mechanic

the owners manual says pretty much just leaking or adjust the rear brakes.

also mention brake system union loss, what does it mean?

e21, As I bought it, the brake light is on and the brakes need to push to the floor to operate.

After bleeding all 4 wheels, also replaced 1 of the rear cylinders.

it still feel pretty much the same.

I don't see any leaks as the reservor is still full.

any ideas?

update!!

after bleeding the front brake it fixed!!!

Do some of the simple stuff first, such as reverse flush the radiator, and flush out the block too, there could be 30 years of accumulated sludge in there, check your fan is working properly, that it has all its blades, that there are no kinks in the hoses etc. replace the water with coolant, you can reuse the coolant if you have to drain it again. Then get onto the other stuff - thermostat, waterpump and so on. It would be unlikely that you would need to replace the gauge and the sender unit.

All the best

Yeh, I have done all that, Didn't fully flush the system with water hose, Don't have one, just poured water thru it.

then, filled with water and added washing powder, the temperature went to 80-90% of hot, nearly killed the car shxt.

So I just bought new thermostat, and filled with coolant. now the temperature improved a lot, still not that good. It shows slightly over half mark, 55% when driving in town, 60% when ideling.

when the car is warm, I have found when I put the key to turn all the instruments on, the temp reading is higher than normal, but it drops instantly when I turn the enigne on.

also I i filled up the radiator with coolant right to the brim, after driving the radiator lost around 5cm of liquid to the overflow tank(self added), and doesn't seem to suck it back. But it has always been like that since the day i got it, is it normal?

now what..

yeh, it's 1981, facelifted, 316, in akl

yeh, just got old e21 coupe, manual 316.

few problems need side mirrors etc. and suspensions is like a boat,

what can i replace them with?

super cool car just not handling well.

cheers.

hi got 316 e21

love the looks of the car but got few things broken

so side mirrors please.

suspensions also if you have some.

andy

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Hey, I had similar problems with my e30 temprature gauge and exactly the same symtoms as you. I replaced thermostat, coolant, sender unit and the gauge and now get an accurate clean reading. Well worth it! I done the job for about $100-120. Not sure on your suspension quesiotn but thought i might as well suggest what worked for me with your temprature gauge problem.

Hope it goes well

arhh ok, not sure what the sender unit is, and do i really need to replace the gauge..

Hi everyone, I was advised to come here to ask few questions from old school.

I recently bought a bmw 316 e21.

I drove from CHCH to AKL. All sweet apart from not much brakes and handles like a boat.

Anyways.

The temperture gauge goes to upto 3/4 in town and bit more than half on high way.

it never overheated tho. Even at steep hills etc.

water is full, there is NO Coolant in it.

so what is the problem?

Old school people suggested to replace the thermostat and add coolant to fix the slightly over heating issue

Also, what's the best replacement for the suspension, would E30 suspension fit E21?