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yep, when was last time to changed fuel filter too? could be the fpr as well. fuel pump most likely candidate with these symptoms though you are right i think

throttle position sensor quite possibly, my 525i Touring did that, replaced it with another one and never stuttered again. these cars are new enough you can scan them too and it will tell you whats wrong etc

haha brendan getting a good look over! looks like a keeper all right! been on the wellington auckland commute at some point too, dealer plates from the biggest second hand car dealer in upper hutt

are you in S sport mode or E economy mode?

so your saying that yellow reshelled E36 M3/318i is worth the same as a real M3 then and my Touring is worth the same as a genuine E34 S5 Touring...

would have been 097245093475 times better without that shitty german music and some M3/190E sounds instead. nothing that kills a video more than inappropriate overlaid music

i was going to point out the chrome angle eye headlights

game changer

japanese car owners, especially laurels and cefiros

yep turns out it was a continuous fuel injection engine, basically similar normal efi but only one fuel injector that is constantly going.

in thinking about it, if you change your mind on those wheels and start looking for somthing else let me know

looks good, you can certainly get the german v8 noise from it, more than a few here with modded exhausts on the same engine, e.g. E39 540i is the same engine. keep an eye on the meetings section of this forum for gatherings. like the wheels on yours especially

i think i recognise the car, were you in the city on saturday?

is that a schnitzel kit on the back?

wohoo all fixed. was the original BMW 1989 thermostat! pics etc Visit My Website

very nice! Get in contact next time i do a round of euro plates will tidy up the rear end a lot! nice car

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..and made in australia and only sold in a handfull of counries lol

lol those of you that have been to the place OTHER than Phuket will tell you its pretty much like any other asian country its not like you see katoi everywhere you look lol. I hear Phuket has a lot though, but i didnt go there.

I didnt have time to price it up as it was t my reason for going there, but i recall talking to my uncle who has lived there for about 12 years had it done though he said it was cheap as a few k only for both eyes. I know it's about $8k in new Zealand as I priced it up locally as I was considering joining nz police at the time.

Medical tourism is one of thailands biggest exports these days. LASIK is along the same lines, I considered it when I was there 18 months ago but decided I'd wait till im older and my eyes stop adjusting

Recommend RainX, they do an antifog product for application to the insides of the windows

Skids or gtfo

Sweet have already priced it with Gavin sounds like a nobrainer! Will post back either way next week with result

so the car is not warming up ever. i replaced the gauge sender first because i thought its probably that which is the issue. i tested the wire by grounding it and then applying 12V fromt he battery and gauge movs as its supposed to. put the engine all back together and still minimal gauge movement. the needle is about 1mm off the bottom of the scale when the car is totally off, and goes about a mm past the lowest line when "hot". only time i have EVER seen it go further is when it was idling in my friends driveway charging her battery for about 5 minutes, it was just past the max-blue mark then. i dont take the car for long drives often, but on the weekend drove from Karori to my house (about 50km or so) so should definately hot. I decided i would check the temperature using my multimeter which has a thermister attachment so immediately after getting home i took the radiator cap off and apart from a slight hiss of pressure no difference to if the car had sat for 3 days etc. multimeter read 55degrees celcius after it adjusted. I didnt believe it so boiled the kettle with the thermistor inside and seems to be fairly accurate! I also drove to see belicose and back in this car a few months back with a trailer on the back, nonstop drive, was at his for about 10 minutes then all the way back. NEVER left the blue. coolant mix is 30/70 and havent had to top up water since. water pump looks reletively new and belts need replacing but shouldnt cause this issue anyway. radiator seems to be working fine. thought i wonder if the coolant lines in the block are clogged so maybe the block is overheating, but there is no loss of power when ready, compression is remarkably very close to when the engine was new etc. am i right in thinking this is the thermostat thats jammed open? surely it would still eventually get hot coolant though? better running too cold than too hot i guess..... but still!