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Thanks for your help this year Hans!

i think after Glenns advise would only be right to take it to him to service.

12V comes from the switch correct, but it grounds through the DME Edit: at least on the E30 325i with the M20 it does. Im very sure it is the same on the E34 525i with the M20

yes but no CPS reading means the DME wont send coil signal, thats why I said it.

yup you got it! a great day for my kettle to pack up this morning, but life (including xmas day) without coffee is worse than xmas shopping mayhem.

And from down here in wellington too! Special thanks to Brent @ BMW World Papakura for being an awesome guy and always being happy to help out!! To the mods that keep us all reletively honest here! And to the new group of mates I have found in Auckland this year, you know who you all are!

Paul Kiwi535i is some Japanese X5 thing Harvey Norman center

i would say its more hassle than its worth, especially when the 4HP24 is a pretty strong box. I have done several track days, skids etc with it and its still fresh. if you put it in S mode and use the 123D on the gearlever its effectively tiptronic anyways. Im not really seeing the advantage, especially when (and I am assuming) your current 4HP24 is still fine.

You got it spot on. I will leave my opinions on the Auckland ratrace at the door and jump straight to the point. You cant jump right into what you want. You dont get a university degree today and then walk into Rod Drury's or any other CEO of your picking's office tomorrow. You need to work towards your goal. My first house i brought at 18.5 years old off a part time and eventual full time job. ticked none of my boxes for lifestyle choice. Apartment, no garage, but chose the right suburb. Did it up, sold it 2 years later and made a very good profit, a 25% return, or 12.5% ish pa (too late to work out accurate percentage in my head, you get the idea). not a bad return, not to mention i didnt pay a cent towards someone elses mortgauge, my only real expence is the interest cost, the rest of the mortgauge is just paying off an asset i already own. Yes, you can give up some things for a couple of years, its not hard unless you have kids. Reminder, this is outside Auckland, you Aucklanders have it easier if you know what you are doing, much much harder if you dont. Now have a 3 bedroom place, massive section, double garage, 15 mins from town, and got it when i was 21, now i am nearly 23. I do not intend to skite or boast, but just giving some fact. between the ages of 20 and 25 are the perfect time to put in the work and get a solid foundation to build on by the time you have a family, when everything becomes a lot harder. between these ages, and even before that, you are living with family or friends, your single, or at least only dating, your expences are nice and low, prime time to get that deposit together. Unfortunately most at this time enjoy the taste of money too much and drink it away, and finance a vehicle worth more than they earn in a year, because they "can" I am not saying I did it right, or the best way, i never did the OE thing, or went to university, both things that may impact choices later on in life, however i have never intended to work for someone elses bottom line anyways, its a reality for now, but not much longer. Just a different way to achieve my goals. but when i look around and see those that did the OE thing and uni thing under 40-100k of debt they wont pay off till they are 30, never mind if any kids come along, its really no wonder people cant buy into thier 40s, and at that point they realise they want it all now, thier life is half over and nothing to show for it but a desk job liability. Just another side to the coin i guess

on the cars i keep, i take it as a reason to over haul a particular area. engine seals leaking, ok replace all engine seals even the ones not yet leaking. front ball joint fail a wof ok overhaul front suspension all new parts. you dont need to do everything at once, but do it in 1k sized chunks. Its just what I do, and i know others on here do it this way too. makes an old car more enjoyable to own.

that hose is also quite common to make contact with the fan blades as well, recently read from 1989 onwards a clip is fitted to hold the hose back, and a lot of dealers also retrofitted to earlier cars as well. Having said that, clip has usually disappeared by now again. I thought it was all M20 but there you go

Only you can answer that. as with any older car, it depends where you priorities in terms of finances and time are, family curcumstances if any, and also if you like the car etc. Try thinking the way I do on for size and see what you think. I may be mad but hear me out putting 2 or 3 or 5 grand into a car worth much less than that can make sence, you end up with nice tight vehicle that is unlikely to break down again, and owes you 6 or 7 grand. there is nothing else to fix when everything has been done. Alternatively, spend 7 grand on some mid 2000's car that has unknown service history, parts in various states of wear, and when things do break they are always more expencive than thier 25 year old (735iL) equivelent. your 7 grand car turns into a 14 grand car, and then you decide to sell it because you think something else is going to break and that money disappears. Ill keep my old cars thanks.

i find it funny that its a supposedly a common fault, i have no doubt it is, but in over 25 E30s passed through my ownership now not one has had a dead odo!

happy to give you a hand, only a phone call, a sunny arvo and a box of coronas away hahaha

a lot like my E30, it had about 3 birthdays this year! Edit: remove photos in quoted post

you would never find that on a BMW would you

Fixed for ya sunshine

sorry might have missed it in a previous post, did you fit new timing belt and water pump at the same time?

The system will be well bled of air after a drive that long, they are a self bleeding system over time. check your expansion tank is still full, obviously while engine is stone cold. If its still getting warm on idle, yes most likely fan clutch. For comparison my E30 325i stays just under half way in all driving conditions, whether normal driving, traffic, or stretching its legs. entire cooling system is 100% new except heater core and radiator.

My heart says E30 M3 is the best, but my head agrees with you

Its not a Lorry lol

ass bandits

very cool Neal!

one day..... But my E34 will be sold soon probably, and hooking up a hitch to my convertible well that would just be sacrilege

I too would be surprised, but not skilled enough in this area to state fact.