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Nice DIY

One point tho: I have been told NOT to use carb cleaner on the ICV as it is too harsh

In fact my can of 'Nulon' carb cleaner states 'not recommended for use on ICVs'.

Any comments guru's?

I used AFM cleaner on my m60b40 ICV and it worked a charm. I've also used Subaru upper engine cleaner on my subbie ICV's.

maybe some of the baffels are rusty and moving around etc .

Could be just the excuse i need to do the whole exhaust huh?

Broken Fan blade?

not that i am aware.....prolly related to throttle position and surrounding environs.....

Nope, Definitely not. My Job is testing software, and i have applied the same kind of analysis to this and there is definitely an issue here that is random in nature.

My first thought was clogged cats, clogging/unclogging but then i crawled under and no cats!

Only pattern that seems to be prevalent is that the car will be well warm when it starts doing it.

I'm confused tbh!

Hey all.

Sometimes my exhaust is a lot louder than other times on my 540. My Legacy has a butterfly valve arrangement in the rear can that activates at certain revs, giving it a deeper sound; and am thinking that my 540 must have something similar that must be playing up?

The 540 has no cats from factory (two small bmw branded mufflers where cats would be) and has had the center muffler replaced with resonators. Normally it sounds quite muted, but other times it has a real V8 bark.

anyone have any ideas?

I use the Pelle wax oiled kit.

Worked a treat on my 540 and really bought the leather back to life.

Looks awesome! Really tidy

Absolutely amazing day for a shoot too. Love it how you can see 'the mountain' in the background

Yeah, I was stoked when i looked outside and realised I had my camera with me! lol

Yup, If i had an decent SLR, you could make out those mountains quite well. And the Ferry sailing between us.

Thanks again Guys,

I've still got a fair way to go with it, panel, paint, Rim refurb, shocks+springs, + a few engine bits n pieces. Will update as more is done.

Cheers Guys.

Photos were taken @ the Red Rocks Carpark, Owhiro Bay.

Well. Thought i'd share some pics of the 540 now its a little more respectable. Still needs the springs sorting out and a little paint and panel.

I like weaves on E30's.

ACS for e32/34.

Still waiting for my ACS 17"s to arrive from the deep dark south!

Car got attacked in the carpark yesterday, and is looking a bit rough as a result.

thought i'd check here on the off chance someone has one before i shell out for panel work.

Cheers

Sam

I heel-toe downshift everywhere.

Brake > blip barrrrrrrrrr > blip barrrrrrrrrr > pull into carpark at mall.

+1 Well, in the Legacy anyway.

I also have to go down through each gear sequentially, regardless.

pulling up to lights from 50km/h: 4-3-2-1, heel/toe/rev matching. Everytime!

Faith No More are coming Feb, 18, 2010 would rather go see them!

*nods* I'll be there too. Saw them in the 90's. They're an absolutely MUST SEE!

Keep seeing a gorgeous looking and sounding black e34 540i nailing it up bowen st in wellington at lunch time.

Mastodon + Mars Volta. Gonna be worth it just to see these guys!

Nice 540. What rear muffler do you have on it?

Not so much on the even volume, but even aircon temps on both sides (e36) WTF..

+ 1 on the even aircon temps in the e34.

3 car length gap?

most people in Wellington merge into another lane even if there's less than 1 car length space for them to go into LOL (and then they wonder why I'm beeping at them and cranking the full beams)

You Must live in a different Wellington than I do. Because in the Wellington where I am, NO ONE KEEPS LEFT!!

Grrrrr!! just the thought of it makes me spit bile.

Good to see that the power hungry maggot has finally come out of the closet and admitted that power really was the only thing that mattered to her.

Now if only more of her ilk would get up and depart!

I am absolutely OCD about keeping left on highways/motorways. Even if there's only a three car length gap, and no one behind me, and i'm doing 10km/h faster than the traffic in that lane, i'll still move in to it!!

I will NOT follow b-trains. I ensure that I'm either in front of them, or a number of cars behind! (its all those stones they kick up!)

If i've just produced some dodgy driving, and get a lil anxious about it, then i'll tap the steering wheel and turn the stereo up and down, and also change the track lots heh.

Woo! another E34 540i in the stable.

Looks to be a mint example, too!

Welcome.

Thoroughly reccommend Ray @ HellBM for used bits.

As per title. My ecu is 95% probable goneburger.

Numbers on ECU (if they matter) are: Bosch 0261 200 404

Edit. Got one, thanks Ray.

Brasso cleans the polycarb up brilliantly.