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Just wondering if it was head gasket, the car has been driving around with this problem for about 30-35,000km. Also haven't noticed any milky or sludgy oil during oil changes. Would I have noticed this if it was a blown head gasket? I'll check thin hose going to the expansion tank. Did read on he internet about them tending to block and a website suggested to enlarge the hole slightly which I did.

Thanks for the replies bugger I forgot to tick the reply email notification. I've gone through and tightened all the hose clamps. Its a little hard to figure if its using water because with the pressure still in the system it causes leaks when the car is cooling down, even when the hose clamps are tight as. It starts leaking around the transmission hose washer underneath the upper radiator hose on the radiator. I'd like to know if anyone else's upper radiator hose is firm (like really firm) when the car is completely cold? Its not like that on any of the other cars that I've owned, the pressure usually disappears when the car cools down.

Hi all My e34s cooling system doesn't seem to be releasing pressure after the car has cooled down. The pressure causes coolant to leak out around hose clamps (they are super tight) and other areas.. The upper radiator hose is firm with pressure when the car is cold. I thought the radiator cap might be the cause so I. replaced it with a brand new one. Due to the leakage I get the coolant light coming on sometimes. I slacken the radiator cap (when its completely cold) and usually I get a bit of coolant returning to the expansion tank. Just wondering if anyone else has this problem and how they've fixed it. Cheers

Hey guys, thanks for the replies I pulled it apart today and managed to fix it. I unbolted the fat bolt on the pipe and it popped off, didn't get a chance to read your posts before i did it and when it popped off some trans fluid came out... i was like what the... lol Anyway, there's a canister thing that sits in the end tank of the radiator, with both of those nuts on the each of the hoses undone the canister inside and sorta floats around in there, the coolant is kept separate from the trans fluid. That flat nut closest to the radiator pulls the canister to the inside wall of the end tank and helps it to seal the radiator fluid when it's tightened. That fat nut seals the transfluid. Even tho there was coolant there the fat nut kept the trans fluid sealed separately so the trans fluid wasn't mixing with the coolant... The leak was coming from behind those flat nut washers, a bit hard to explain but yeah QuickSilver you were right with your description What I did to fix it was put some washers between the radiator and the flat nut, it seems to hold under pressure, just tightening it didn't seem to do the job unfortunately! Thanx for the input on the hunting idle, i'll let you know how I go!!

Hey guys, Had this slow radiator leak in my car for a while, gets quite annoying having to top up all the time! It appears the radiator fluid is coming out of these two connections on the end tank Is this a common problem? I planned on emptying the radiator, unscrewing the pipes from the end tanks and resealing them with some thread tape, any other suggestions? Where do they actually go, they run down the side of the engine towards the transmission, wasn't sure if they're the heater hoses? Also she's running a bit rich from my the smell of the exhaust, any suggestions on this? She has the 'hunting' idle going on... Thanks in advance.

CV joint is clicking on my left rear, figured it'd be easiest & cheapest to replace the whole half shaft (Correct me if I'm wrong) If you've got one to suit please email me on hi.ollie@gmail.com Cheers Ollie

Cool thanks Simon, I'll give this link a go from those pages. http://www.lehrmangroup.com/rickard/seatswitch.html It looks like you own my old car lol Hows it going? I've got some pics of it if it from when I had it if you want me to email them to you Thanks Brent, I'll give the above a go and if there's no luck I'll flick you a text

Hi, I'm having a little bit of a problem with the passenger seat in my E34 It moves in all directions (forwards, tilting, up, down etc) except sliding backwards. On the odd occasion if you fiddle with it then it goes backwards but there's nothing specifically you can do with it to make it go backwards if it doesn't want to. At the moment it's not sliding backwards as much as I fiddle with it... Is there anything I should be looking at or anything that you think could be broken? Thanks in advance

Thanks for the welcome and the heads up guys. I'm sure that will save me a lot of effort finding out where I can get the best price for parts. Don't have any pics of the E34 that I have at the moment... it's just a run around car, nothing flash. It's that metalic sort of burgundy colour with the standard mesh type 15" bmw alloys. Here's a pic of the 540is I had a year or two back.... Sold to a guy on these forums. and my 180sx that I own

Hi All, I'm fairly new to BMWs and have recently bought a 1990 BMW E34 535i for my run around car. I was just wanting to know if someone could suggest a place in Auckland that has competitive prices for BMW parts? Specifically I need to replace my reaction rod bushes. Also is there a place where I can download a workshop manual for my E34? Thanks in advance