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Cheers for that, yeah I'm unsure what is in it now (probably no frills diesel oil) so at the next change I'll go semi or full synthetic as recommended. Not too fussed about oil consumption

I have a 20V turbo 5 cylinder Audi with 200+km's. They all say to only use fully synthetic oil on these for the turbo/lines, at these kms does that still ring true due to it being a turbo? It does not smoke at all. I've had one before, but it was lower km's and there was no question. Cheers

whoops sorry too many calc's late at night do that to the brain, you are right they are hydraulic- I was thinking M20. There is a very slim chance that they are sticking, otherwise the only real fix is replacement lifters. Years ago on an M40 I had mine go within a matter of weeks also. In saying all of that, I hear good things about MBL8 additive from Mitsubishi for quietening noise lifters. Thicker oil should technically help but I never found that it did

Ah, adjust them to spec first? They arent hydraulic so shouldnt be affected by viscosity

Thanks guys, I'm a bit ripped. I had my first Audi S4 at the time, mum got me the 318 for Christmas as a summer project and I ended up keeping it as my only car I liked it so much. Apart from the parts that you surely bought it for, is any of it salvageable to be put back together as a whole car again ray? Or is chassis etc bent and stuffed. I wouldn't rule out pulling out the chequebook at a panelbeaters and having it keep company with our 2 other 'barn queens' up north, I loved it that much edit: I don't mean to sound like a knob re: chequebook, but there's no other word for spending money on a seemingly worthless car!

Looking back on when my car had the BBS RA's and no front spoiler I must admit that I could have left it at that, still with the bilsteins etc in it though. @AJ That first pic is how Dudlee should look! Chrome/Black rubber+ coloured metallic paint looks great on PFL's

It would have killed for that in techno-violet

Oh thats good then. Ray are you donating the front and rear to a parts bin for my old alpina??

No I didnt! When was that? I wouldnt mind it back, or was it totalled. The guy had already crashed it before as well edit: im guessing this Turners was it. Little indian bastard

Yeah, im guessing chipped up or unpainted ACS

black E36 coupe at AUT today, wicked rims... Borbet A's I think

take the temp sender out when cold, measure resistance change as you put it in just boiled water and compare with published figures

TO1320 or something? that was the plate, as I saw it today at Massimo's in Takapuna

SI battery dying

I have fish filleting knife in mine. So far it has been good for putting screw holes in a new number plate, and cutting other plastic items

Closed enough that it seems fully shut but doesn't 'jam' shut and gouge out the bore. Set it there, and set the TPS to click just as it seats.

People put an additive in an engine that they well know is on its last legs or which requires extra attention, and then blame it for the engine meltdown. If the oil's viscosity is anywhere near still intact, it wasn't the oil that killed the engine!

Lets compare price to what people ask for E30 M3's and E24 M6's which are far less rare on our shores... This car has to be hands down more valuable even if not as well known as every recently-moved-to-Remuera kid's unoriginal dream: the M3

Yep, a Fiat 124 coupe I had had lambo/maserati rear lights too... Much as the Diablo had 300zx lights

Nice! I didn't know that they made a Vantage Volante, I have only seen that BRG Virage Volante in Ponsonby also.

Neat cars, and surely the ignition can just come from any old wrecked W126 sedan? Best riding/ quality cars Mercedes ever made apparently. Theres a green on green on green one for about $50k as well

Had a look at the coolant temp sensor that tells the fuel map if it is cold or hot? IIRC open circuit is cold and higher resistance is hot running. Thus try and start it with the plug off (the original sensor is the blue top one Im sure) and see how she starts.

And how many thousand dollars did the acceptance cost? Or was that just to race there. Maybe just to race there.

Looked like yours, but not the gold wheels, more like 15 or 16" 5 (twin) spoke black and grey wheels. Not entirely attractive.