jon dee

Sorry... couldn't resist...

Added part reference list for wheel bearings as these fit a whole range of BMW models. Cheers...

It will if the bolts that hold the rails down are at 415mm centres. The hold down tabs are 21mm wide and from memory they slotted inside the rails, as they have been chewed a little by the heads of the fixing bolts being tightened down on them. Cheers...

SOLD !!! I will pack them up, get a price for shipping in the morning and PM you the details. Cheers...

*** ALL ITEMS NOW AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY*** From tomorrow (Thursday 14th) all items are available for individual purchase at the price listed above. On Sunday all unsold items will be listed individually on TradeMe at 10% higher price than shown in the above list. Cheers...

Going to see if I can clear the lot in one bundle first, but if that doesn't happen you will be first in line for the scanner Cheers...

Found this aluminum lower charge pipe that I never got around to installing. Clips into the OEM bayonet type fitting and ready for 2.5" hose on the other end. Save on shipping and GST... buy this for $70.00 Cheers...

*** ALL ITEMS NOW AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY*** Have rounded up all the spares I was holding for my E92 and would like to sell as one lot. All items are new and unused with the exception of the scan tool. Items are located in Wellington. Pickup available or I will ship at buyers expense. *** CHECK LIST AT BOTTOM OF PAGE TO SEEWHAT IS STILL AVAILABLE *** Cheers...

Gone to a new home but will not be forgotten. I learned quite a few new swear words while working on the E92, and I'm sure they will come in handy next time I bust a knuckle working on a car Cheers...

***SOLD...SOLD...SOLD***

That's what you are looking for... the lighter coloured bit on the top is the actual bump stop. The black tube that clips onto the bump stop is a dust cover to keep the spear and seal clear of grit etc.

New clean sheet WOF valid until 07-08-24 and rego renewed valid until 16-08-24. Going on TradeMe today. Cheers...

Be a lot easier to understand what you have going on if you could add a photo or diagram showing the spacer in question. Does it change the PCD or number of bolts as well as be a spacer ? Do you bolt the spacer to the hub and then bolt the wheel to the spacer ? Etc... etc...

I had a heart attack and a nervous breakdown just watching this.....

Just replaced the oil filter housing gasket, oil cooler thermostat gasket, serpentine belt and bolts with new quality parts from FCPeuro. Oil change with Castrol Edge 5W-30 and new filter. Going in for fresh WOF on 07-08-23 and will have 12 months rego as soon as the WOF is issued. Has two key FOB's and I will be replacing the batteries on these as they seem to be forgetting their programming. Car located in Wellington. Cheers...

Managed to get the automated bleeding to run by hooking up my portable generator to a battery charger and boosting the battery while the water pump was doing its thing. Still managed to pull the battery pretty low so seems good advice to use a charger. Only needed about 200ml of coolant to top up the reservoir, so can't have been much air in the system. Test drove the car and it runs fine with no sign of any leaks. Car will be for sale next week after I get a new WOF and new rego. Only done 93,XXX km and pretty tidy all round

Wasted 20 minutes of my life trying to figure out how to get the wiring clip off the injector and gave it away. Can't understand why BM make everything so difficult ?? So I went and found the fusebox and removed the #70 fuse, no easy task either unless you are a midget contortionist. Gave the engine five bursts on the starter, replaced the fuse and started the engine. Sounded a bit like a couple of cylinders weren't too happy to begin with but settled after 20 seconds. Let it run for a bit and no sign of any oil or coolant leaks at this stage. There are recommendations for using the BM "automated cooling system bleeding procedure", but is that strictly necessary ? I only dropped enough coolant to stop it running out of the top radiator hose when I disconnected it. So the pump and everything lower than the top hose would have stayed full of coolant. My battery is nearly flat so I am hoping that going for a gentle drive (heater maxed out) and checking/topping up the coolant (if required) multiple times would be enough to get any air out of the cooling system. Good or bad idea ?

Any chance that there is a fuse somewhere that can be pulled to disable the injectors ?

I'm not an automotve designer or engineer, but I do wonder why anyone would build a car where it is necessary to remove the intercooler to access the radiator drain plug ??? The only reason I can think of is that there is so much crap packed into the limited space in front of the engine, that they could not find room for a plug in an accessible spot. Then there is the wonderful top radiator hose with its oh-so-easy to break overflow hose spigot, and the quick connect coupling o-ring that swells up and pops out and cannot be re-used. Of course the dealership doesn't sell the o-ring, you are expected to buy a complete new hose assembly. Luckily a suitable o-ring can be bought for a couple of bucks from your local industrial seal supplier. Size 46 x 4 apparently. Looks like the oil was coming from the designed to fail oil filter assembly. Hopefully replacing the base and oil thermostat seals will cure that. The belt was so well greased with oil and dirt that I am surprised to was able to squeak Cleaned and checked the tensioner and idler pulleys and they look to be OK for further use, so hopefully with a new belt fitted I will be good to go. To be continued....

Wow !! Never saw one that looked like that here in NZ. Reminds me of a Vitesse minus a couple of lights Cheers...

Long shot, but by any chance does anyone have the dimensions for the O-Ring that goes inside the oil filter housing end of the the top radiator hose on a 335i (N54) ?? It's the one that swells up and pops out when you disconnect the hose. By rough measurement it will be something like 46 x 38. Better still, if anyone around Wellington has one surplus I would be happy to buy it Cheers...

Can vouch for he 4G15T My Colt is bog standard with CVT and it is damn near perfect for a runabout.

Faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death loss of licence !!!!!

Long screwdriver works for me, but there is a lot of plastic that has to be removed for access and I need to fix the oil leak first.

Nice try, but I had a quick look and I can see a bit of oil getting sprayed around front passenger side of the engine. Probably an oil leak dropping oil on the belt. Understand this is not unusual for these engines, so I will dig into this when I get my other car fixed up to pass WOF re-check. Fkn cars