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Well said! This show (which I HAVEN'T seen), is another reason we don't have TV at home.

If you're up this way, you could try our manual - it's great. While the 525i is never going to me a rocket ship, it's quite impressive (with the rebuilt Vanos anyway).

Please tell us you didn't take photos though

The tracking numbers are usually a joke too! You can cancel the remaining parts if you want. I've had that happen a few times, have two shipments coming right now too :-)

Yeah, but you know they're doing it wrong. They always do I wash, she vacuums!

Nice RX8!

Manual conversion time

Great job! It's an impressive difference it makes! Bummer about the going wrong... I HATE when that happens, you have a plan all sorted, and one tiny stupide thing screws you up! Our signs were more obvious when cold, because our car is manual. I think hte auto masks a lot of the symptoms. My wife didn't notice the driving up hill part... she just goes faster now! I find we have enough torque now to drive everywhere under 3K, unless you're in a hurry :-) Nice write up! Cheers,

Looks like the engine is out of it - Or is it just got a trolley jack under the front?

Vanos seals, Manual conversion The E36 M3 engine isn't so different to an M54 either.

I could be wrong... but I think you can clean the contacts on the heat fuse on the resistor pack and they will often go again. Plus clean all the crud out, so it doesn't get hot again.

I get 2 hours of sleep during those hours, for a start! Two year old takes up the rest Not much time for car stuff.

Doesn't one fuse do the tail AND front park light on one side??? Maybe? Could be at the front. Also worth trying with the lamp holder removed to see if it's the assembly, or the wiring.

Yeah, I get that... but $16K for a rough one?

A 530i is going to be a better long term proposition from a repair point of view. Probably a sportier drive too, less luxo-barge. A 530i with manual conversion would be a good move! Our manual 525i goes stupidly well for a baby E39 (especially after the vanos seals were done). Super flexible, pulls really well at anything above 1500 rpm. If I ever cook the engine, I'd seriously look at a 3.0 conversion..... Maybe I shouldn't maintain the cooling system!

You'd think when trying to get top dollar for a car, people would put on more than 2 half-arsed blurry photos. There's a 63 VW Beetle someone wants 15K for and all the pics are blurry. They are also taken at night. Outside, in the rain. I guess being a factory manual helps... but maybe not that much. I'd have paid that for it if it was at 120kms and a tidy facelift... but that's still over $9K more than our manual 525i was.

HAHA! Awesome post! Not so good for you though. It was pretty cold today. Had to wear a sweater while riding miniature trains with the boy I noticed my thermostat housing is dribbling

Mmmmmmmm Sparkly! Looks nice - Way better with the lip on the outside too!

My mate painted his Montreal Blue to match the car, except the gear lever surround, which is Black I think. Looks quite nice and ties the inside and outside together. If you wanted to paint it silver, Hammerite smooth spray cans are a nice silver colour, but leave t to dry for a week or two to harden properly.

D'Oh! Spose you already fixed the zorst too?

I think it's already got it's own thread!

Like if a coil isn't firing and the rich mixture/unburnt fuel upsets the O2 sensor and puts it "out of range". Lots and Lots of codes aren't the item the code is for... pain in the buttocks!

Hmmm... I wonder if one of the other items was causing an issue, and it's blown the head gasket, and is now over heating because of that - Sounds like a good possiblity to me. Sorry! Get a mechanic to do a TK test on it (sniffs out exhaust gasses in the coolant).

Is it losing water? or just over heating?

Lots of the wreckers probably do, but there's quite a few types of wood available - you might have to check it matches first.