vincentfrandsen

hi guys, please help, just went into repco and bought oil filters etc but the guy gave me the wrong filters... of course i discarded the old filter in a thistle bush so it is covered in dirt and leaves and is a mess... its my only car at the moment and need to get to work in the morning... can i run here just with the cap lid on the oil filter with no filter in her? will it do damage very short term (50km) please need some advice on this one urgently thanks in advance...

BMW 850 for sale Great and amazing car, I have not wanted to sell this car but unfortunately cant afford to repair the problem I have with it. The brakes have been giving issues since i bought the car, done heaps of research after spending alot on repairs and seems to be the brake master cylinder that needs replacement, can order a brand new one from BMW for 1800 including the hydraulic booster... only other issues are: bottom glove box latch broken passenger seat up down motors not working. Have a look at my gallery for more pictures. 120k on the clock offers between 10-11k

Hi all, thanks for your comments, well I think it is solved.... well it seems to work yay.... We shudder was from the breaks binding and getting extremely hot, luckily I always stops so the rotors are still good and not warped... First the pads were replaced that obviously did not fix the problem. Then the seals on the calipers were replaced, this improved slightly but still did not fix the problem The fix was a small relief valve on the ABS. She stops now and that's is kind of a relief. So still to fix new annoying problem my temp gauge has come loose, so every time I stop the car the gauge jumps back to the cool position and moves anti clockwise a few degrees, so now it in red line when cold and straight down when warm. Very disconserting.... And up down seat motors they turn or you hear a noise but its like the teeth don't mesh... And adjust passanger window slightly out of alignment.anyway an amazing car.

Wicked. I love original, but yours looks amazing. Like the pics.

Welcome to the forum, well as you guessed the e31 sparked my interests. I'm in love with mine. Not sure why, have not been able to drive it yet... well for more than a day... Can't really help out with any advise on purchase of a diesel... but don't forget those v8 s are quiet economical on the long road. And the 520d is working hard, if you go 2l diesel keep her lighter STD 3 series or you fuel will not be that cheap. I did the Hamilton trip regularly in my 535 and found I averaged about 8l per 100 if I just set the cruise and relaxed. Put your foot down and obviously she drinks but under no pressure I still believe the larger petrol engine in more economical after diesel tax. OK OK, maybe not more economical but almost the same price and sounds way nicer. Says me who drives around in a 2.5 diesel Ute... perhaps I should go sleep instead... I offered no real advice, just a welcome and love team 8ers Best of luck finding a car, sorry to hear the hard times... hopefully it all tracks good.

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Welcome, nice looking car.

Welcome... need some pics:-)

Hi, and thank youHad a mate look at her yesterday, think we found the water prob, seems to be a pinhole in a hose that when engine stops and water pump stops circulating the pressure builds. Not 100% sure yet. The shudder seemed have been only from the brake pads locking up. Its always been smooth as when they are cool. And since I changed the pads. Master brake cylinder needs to be replaced or repaired and I think I will have a sweet ride. Fully aware that this could be an expensive car...

We dont love bm's cause they economical... we love the sound, the looks, the fact that we can give Fix Or Repair Daily grief, while having many hours ourselves under the car with a gearbox on your chest, repairing breaks etc. How are you going to know you car intimately without spending time and money on her (and in this case a lot of fuel) but the far more economical V12 5l is definitely the way to go. after all I only filled the 90l tank twice in two day. (well she's still full, for now) on the subject of an e60 m5, personally great engineering but I really don't like the looks :-(. dont get me wrong amazing car, just does not get me too excited on the looks department. theirs a m5 99 model for 22k, that's a pretty car.

I just got my new E31, loving it but would love it if I could stop!!! kinda helpful. I have done a little reading online about the issue and wanted to get some comments from you guys... here's the story... When I bought the car from Whangarei, I drove it back to Auckland, well most the way on the first day... the car had shocking tyres on it, warn to the max especially the front left, the car has very low km's only 116k, I was experiencing severe "shake" on the steering wheel and most of the car on the way home. i stopped at Kaiwaka and took it to Twinkle tyre and tow, ps, great guy, great service and really good pricing on tyres... (only from this experience). the car had 225-50-16 on it which were not the recommended tyres, i put on 4 new 225-55-16 tyres. when we lifted the car up, the front left wheel was "binding" the breaks were not releasing, on further inspection the left pads were very worn, basically at their limit, he suggested we replace the pads and he would order them in overnight with the tyres... I was happy to do this as he stated it is likely to be the "master cylinder" but sometimes the "calliper stuck at the end of its travel"..., when he replaced the tyres the next day he opened the calliper and it moved freely, he decided not to replace the pads then and there as he did not want me to wear out the new pads... and gave me the opportunity to buy them or leave them, great option... I set off from Kaiwaka and made it to Warkworth fairly well, no shudder or vibration ( i just did not brake...) coming into Warkworth all started heating up again and we had an issue with the shuddering again. (when hot) to get to my "mates" house in kaukapakapa we water cooled the breaks (slowly) every 5km or so and the shuddering stopped... we did have alot of break wear. in Kaukapapa we decided to change the pads, this actually fixed the problem, kinda, well its drivable I did 200k's the next day on her and the breaks did not get hot, warm but not hot. I noticed occasionally a little "braking" sensation but pumped the breaks a bit and it went away. along with a bit of a whine for the first 100km's. went for a wheel alignment on the north shore. I got filled up yesterday afternoon at the garage and heard a funny noise, like a spray of water, on inspection in the dark their was a spray of "water" just under the the master cylinder area and was spraying the fire wall, i tried to find out where is was originating buy could not see it, I had not reception on my stuid 2 degrees mobile in Waitoki, and decided to drive on "slowly" i stopped every 2 min initially and checked fluid spraying out and nothing, only leaked out when engine was off and hot. stopped on the north shore after turning off the AC on the way and their was no leak at all, and she was hot... but there was way to much water for the AC, it was hot and spraying........ confused. drove around some more no spraying on any stops and breaks still cool. (ac on) had some dinner out on the north shore, came back to Avondale (only 8min on motorway) (ac on) and when i parked up the same water sprayed out.... engine temp was never affected perfectly in the middle and the water did not seem to be coming from the engine side, but it was near the bottom and really hard to see where it was from and from underneath without jacking up the car I could see nothing. another note: power steering or steering has some play, oil is completely brown and dirty looking, on the todo list. break performance is horrible, when you pump the breaks the pedal hits a "hard" spot and the "pumped" section is soft and has not "feedback" feeling. if you push harder you can actually press the pedal to the floor (really hard) after doing that the brakes work quiet well, just a little awkward to do just before you need to stop... My thoughts are that it is the maser cylinder, is it worth repairing seals, or replacing the unit? Any ideals about my funny yellow water, that evaporates over night (guessing that means not oil... ) would power steering or break fluid evaporate? sorry for the long story, just wanted to give as much info as possible... am looking at taking it to Burgers motor works on Tuesday, they know there stuff, but wanted to know if you guys had any ideas. I think I will stop driving her until I know what the issues are. PS, BMW 850ia - 1991, 116k's, looks everything is original. thanks Vincent

http://bimmersport.co.nz/gallery/album/479-my-first-pics/ More pics uploaded... :-)

Bluetooth, that's for the Mitsi ute... all I want to here in this is the very gentle purr of the v12. Original Radio, Original Wheels, to of the most important features of the car.

Thanks guys. Can't wait to get it back. I am sometimes just happy to look at it from the outside... will try make one of the meets I was reading second Thursday of the month in Albany. Cheers

Yip, can't disagree, amazing things happened without computers as we know them. Sent from my GT-P7500 using Tapatalk 2

Love the line and style amazing as its 22 years old. Thanks for the replies.

I'm new here, cool car. Hope compliance is no issue.

Hi guys, new here, new to forums but I bought my dream car today and as happy as Larry. Even though I left it half way home at a workshop for new tyres and breaks... Well its an amazing 850ia, almost mint condition, 1991, 116 click Had a e34 525 and an e38 535 so its just a natural progression.... love my BMW's and now have a speial one so thought I'd share some picks Thought I had to add I bought this car from the most surprising owner and think it is great. A great lady owner... not to be funny, but a great lady owner in her late 70's, with a elderly parking label on the car. How cool is that she has owned it for a number 3-4 years and been her car... tell me that's not a cool story and bit of history. . I will edit and add some more better picks over the weekend when I get my new baby back. Thanks