cliffdunedin

If that's the case and you have the money, go hard bro!! Just remember it's only a car and there is always a nicer car out there...

There is a oil filler tool that pushes the oil in or i have seen a big syringe thing used on other similar issues...don't know exactly but i would assume that's how it is filled

What he said^^^ Though changing rotors are not a big job... Glenn Said yesterday "you will either have to machine or replace rotors with a pad change otherwise you run this risk of shimmy under braking" Have the pads been changed recently? that could be the problem!

You would definitely be better to just get a new car and make it your own, unless you wanna put $$$ (probably worth more than your car) into it with not much added resale value!

I don't know about BMW coolant but i would say there were very little difference between all antifreeze/boiler. Many will disagree but i think doing it yourself can be just as good as a professional job, remembering that a service is more than changing oil and coolant though...Plugs, leads, oil filter, engine/coolant flush if you can do those you are set. then when you go in for a WOF you can always ask them to do a general poke and prod...unless like myself you are inclined to doing those things!

I got my 12 and 13 year old nephews to do mine, i showed them exactly what i wanted, showed them how to clay the car then orbital poished with me showing them how to do it...paid them $10 each first time and $20 now as they can do it by themselves(and do a good job)...they also make a few extra $ on the side doing neighbours and friends cars. Could always train up a younger bro, nephew, niece etc lol

That's the first time i have heard of Non-OEM antifreeze being any different to OEM(if there is such a thing?) In regards to a service, i think most in Chch use Jeff Grays also getting a service does not necassarily mean they will try and find any and all small issues with the car...as i have found out, after buying a regularly serviced(once a year through JG's Wellington) but finding MANY small issues!

Yeah i found this too, have it on my watchlist and will wait and see closer to the closing date. Ex jap Auto, which is interesting.

Bought this to replace a camber worn tyre but sold the car without the need to swap it. $80 ono

How many km's, where is it/you located, how is the led strips holding there???

Talk to an engineering co with a lathe, most should be able to do it...Farrah Fabrication down here did mine. A lot of Subaru guys get them done down here as well, as subbys are renowned for failed GS bushes!! cost around $20 depending on how many sets you get made!

The guys at Ripco didn't know what they were but after a little research i found out they are PBR axis pads and are known as close to OEM spec but with less brake dust...i just went the OEM route as price wise was fairly close and had no airfreight to wait for! though not particularly happy with the amount of dark brake dust now! Edit: and looking at service receipts Jeff gray in Welly must have installed them unless they were changed between services...though don't think they would have been!

Even though changing gearstick bushes are usually straight forward, unless you know what you are doing or looking for, you are best to take it in and get them changed...from experience changing GS bushes(non Bmw) it's usually the selector linkage bushes that get soft and deteriorate making it sloppy side to side. I have also found getting them machined for you out of eurothane instead of rubber oem ones are cheaper as well as a more resilient option.

Yeah they should've killed them first...Plent of student bbq's down these ways are done like that!!

I bought OEM pads from BMW a few months ago for the E36!! And since have noticed that these just create loads of black dust...well loads more than the ones i took off which were higher spec aftermarkets!! Are OEM/BMW ones always the best to go for?

That's what i thought, though i found it strange that a small rubber hose would be used to seal those 2 metal pieces together.

After having another quick look at germanplates...man was i wrong, and i don't know where and how i got that first number...but what you said Nick is about right Edit: oh and if you put the code 10off you get 10% discount

Yeah i was looking at germanplates pricing and it came up to about 90 odd dollars for plate plus surrounds and assuming that, that was for one and the 90 was euro or US that was just a rough (very) calculation that it would be about 3 hundy for a pair...that's what confused me

So they end up costing around 180 euro/us or $300-360NZ for a pair wheras plates.co.nz are $399NZ or $599NZ for a semi personalised one that is legal! I thought they would be crazy cheap seeing as loads of BS members have the germanplates ones.

I saw a picture of one from the side and it looked like a Prius O...M...G

this is a very handy site http://www.bimmerdiy.com/dir/ and here's a link to an e36 auto trans fluid change! http://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/techarticl..._Fluid_Auto.htm Hopefully that helps a bit.

Hey guys. While changing the missus 318i's heater hose, i noticed a smell of gas when i took the intake manifold off. After a little sniffing and looking around i found a rubber hose was slowly seeping gas...after checking it, it appears to be a rubber covered metal pipe at the top end of number 5(in the diagramme) into the injection system What i want to know, do i just replace this hose or does the whole metal fuel pipe need replaced? Thanks muchly!

More like SAD!!!!

It's a pity that ebay doesn't have a more user friendly interface...otherwise i would use that more often OR a NZ specific area on the Australian ebay site. Now that would bring some competition to Trade me!!

And they wonder why people try and bypass the auction system...