Eagle
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new member Old 3 series BMW's as a first car
Eagle replied to Young asian boii's topic in General Discussion
Parents one done 140,000, bought it at 26,000 Excluding general maintenance items ive only had to replace due to failure were the CPS, thermostat, oil filter housing gasket, expansion tank and 2xDISA valves, one for failed pin and one for failed diaphram (easily the worst thing about them as they ~$500 these days). Water pump, PCV, belts, tensioners, pulleys and rear coolant flange have been done as preventative not along ago. -
I remember seeing the E38 one "True beauty remains over the years..." Least you got that one right Chris
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new member Old 3 series BMW's as a first car
Eagle replied to Young asian boii's topic in General Discussion
Had a '92 Corolla lift back for my first car but even though it was reliable and cheap to run it you never had any confidence its safety. I remember being scared driving it at 100kph in heavy rain and traffic on the Auckland motorway you were wrecked it if a hazard came up which required braking or turning quickly. -
Guessing they have a deep hole? Rubber hose etc around the shaft and clamp it with vice grips or tube socket clamped with vice grips and allen key thru the middle of the socket (does require one a long one quality one)
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new member Old 3 series BMW's as a first car
Eagle replied to Young asian boii's topic in General Discussion
E36 manual with m44 4 cyl engine aren't too bad power wise 6 cylinders in e46 arent that nice to work on. M43 4 cyl in e46 is one of the easiest engines I've ever worked on -
new member Old 3 series BMW's as a first car
Eagle replied to Young asian boii's topic in General Discussion
Should be able to get someone decent in that range but the best bet would be to test drive as many different makes and model with different engines to see what you actually want (sounds like you going to do this?). I like BMW's but would never recommend buying ones just because its a BMW as there are plenty of good options around for A>B cars. If you decide you want a BMW and have narrowed down what ones you are considering then we can help you much easier. -
new member Old 3 series BMW's as a first car
Eagle replied to Young asian boii's topic in General Discussion
In that age range there are heaps of new and used parts available locally and overseas.1990-2000 coves 3 different chassis, each with their own positives and negatives and wide range of engines choices. Its hard to really give any specific details without knowing this. Generaly speaking they do cost more to run and maintain the an average jap car but do have their advantages. Finding a good example and getting pre purchase check done by someone who knows the cars is the key point especially with a BMW BMW gripes ive heard from people usually stem from buying neglected\worn out cars, not knowing where to buy new and used parts from, comparing genuine dealer part prices to made china japanese parts or just buying problematic models. What are you primarly using the car for? What is your budget? Are you planning on paying someone to work on the car or doing work yourself? -
I always swap to poly bushings in the thrust arms if im keeping the car, but given that you have the warranty its probably not worth it in this case.
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+1. Some of tech like the reversing camera setup would be useful but yeah many gimmicks which is common place these days.
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Ok. Unsure if the cable will work with your setup but you are welcome to bring your laptop with you to try it. It's a USB>16 Pin but i have an adapter if you are using the 38 Pin
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Got all the factory software working on a laptop you could borrow but I may be a bit far away for you.
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Always enjoyed a few on MTOD before they went off youtube eg Roadkill
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While i still don't think MYUS.com is that great they do offer FedEx as delivery service which is the cheapest option by a little but mainly for whatever reason FedEx don't seem to charge GST of the shipping costs of the item when they process it themselves.
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You do get those random failure situations. Had a couple of OEM parts DOA over the years.
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Assuming you talking about the chain tensioner? https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-bmw-parts/timing-chain-tensioner/11317531813/ If that wasn't replaced when the guides etc were done then they weren't meticulous at all tbh given its a very well known wear item I agree they are good engines if overhauled and everything is working as intended but many that are sub par. The M60 is still the only BMW V8 that has proven reliability in my books.
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The lower the asking price the more dickheads low balling
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Ive always thought my parents E46 318i manual with M43 engine did well considering - ~6L highway and 8-9L around Hamilton. Under powered but a cheap fairly reliable engine compared to what offered today. It had ample power for city driving, good torque to 3000rpm but has no passing power on open road. M44 E46 would of been nice. Late 80's - 90's era cars in general are still the best overall in my books.
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Silver and auto hah, was expecting it to be manual or something really special. 8k tops assuming no issues.
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bmw noob in hamilton starting with alloys question
Eagle replied to Damager's topic in New Member Introductions
Plenty of selection around for 17" E39 ET20 factory wheels and other brands like BBS etc. Not the volumes of 3 series stuff but shouldn't be hard to find if you keep and eye out or ask around. 17's have very good tyre prices esp in common 235 45 size so id probably stay with them esp if its just a regular car. 15mm offset with correct tyre sizes will run without issue on 17x8 and 18x8 lowered setups. Lots different offset will work provided they aint too crazy and use the right size tyre. Ive run E38 18" staggered M-pars on my old E34 which were 18x8 ET13 and 18x9.5 ET25 rear. -
The M43 is probably the last BMW motor which only has very few leak points which are also easy to fix. I'd hate to imagine the leaks on these modern BMW engines once they get old (if they aren't already in the scrap yard that is)
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Grandma called, she wants her seats back
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Yeah straight forward job. The worst part was the usual crappy fan shroud design which i took to with dremel and made an opening so i could get that radiator bleeder line on easier in the future. If M54 didn't have so many flaws and was easy to work id probably like it
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Finally did the my vanos seals on my 265,000km M54. Best $200 ive ever spent on a car i think. Nice torque gain esp below 3k and even smoother throughout the rev range. +1 Recommendation
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They also overvalued one of my orders by $65 usd for some reason. Yeah FCP are quite decent. Pelican isnt quite as good. Youshop has saved me upto $70 but not worth the wait sometimes and more likely to get hit from GST. Also get some good shipping deals from Ebay sellers, QE auto parts for example have cheap shipping on many BMW and Merc items but they do take 2-3 weeks to come via slow USPS.
