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CornHolio posted:I guess I'm looking for a replacement aux fan plug for my E36. Squeeze the connectors slightly with some small needle nose pliers that you can slip between the insulator and female end of the connector (if that's what's in there, I'm not familiar with the connector in particular).
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RapeWhistle posted:hypothetical questions... Price is still a little too high.... 7 series are just basket cases waiting to happen. Though the prospect of a super charged m62 sounds fun. I always thought this car is begging for a LS1-or what ever flavor of the day is.... with a bad m62 that is.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Price is still a little too high.... 7 series are just basket cases waiting to happen. Though the prospect of a super charged m62 sounds fun. I always thought this car is begging for a LS1-or what ever flavor of the day is.... with a bad m62 that is. Welp, just talked to the guy and it has 153k on the clock. He explained the history of the car with me and it sounds like he has maintained it meticulously, he has records and receipts. I think I might do this if everything checks out mechanically. Is there anyone else who would like to chime in and talk me out of this?
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^^ there hasn't been a man tran 7 series since 2001, and even then, I've never actually SEEN or heard of a manual trans in a 7 series of any era (although they do exist, somewhere). On the top of page 212 I asked about what I really *need* to replace in order to get my m42 head in working order. It was recommended that I replace the valve retainers. Is there any reason why? Sure, they don't seem to cost very much, but what does replacing them actually accomplish? In other words, why can't I reuse the retainers I took off? On another note, I discovered that at least one of the valves which I have removed so far is subtlety bent (first cylinder, exhaust valve). It's cool if I only replace the bent valve(s), right? Thanks everyone for walking me through this. Pimpsolo fucked around with this message at 01:47 on Jun 6, 2011 |
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Jun 6, 2011 01:43
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Actually, because this is Automotive Insanity, go for it. http://www.e38.org/ Nice place to find information about the E38. Do it, put on a black suit, get a British accent and a small semi auto gun. Ask for your martinis shaken, not stirred. It doesn't seem like theres lots of 7 series owners around here.
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revmoo posted:7 series = auto right? Yeah, that is the biggest negative of this car. The owner did have a rebuilt(auto) transmission installed in it a few years ago. Surely there's some way to match up a manual transmission to it. RapeWhistle fucked around with this message at 02:35 on Jun 6, 2011 |
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Jun 6, 2011 02:32
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RapeWhistle posted:Yeah, that is the biggest negative of this car. The owner did have a rebuilt(auto) transmission installed in it a few years ago. Surely there's some way to match up a manual transmission to it. The 540i 6 speed would probably bolt up, but I have heard many horror stories about 6 speed swaps in 540s.
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Crustashio posted:The 540i 6 speed would probably bolt up, but I have heard many horror stories about 6 speed swaps in 540s. Like what? It seems pretty straight forward to me. Those ZF 5 speeds are actually pretty nice. Only auto trans I've ever driven that I really don't mind.
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RapeWhistle posted:Yeah, that is the biggest negative of this car. The owner did have a rebuilt(auto) transmission installed in it a few years ago. Surely there's some way to match up a manual transmission to it. Why do you think an auto box is a negative in a car like the 7? It might be the best of the luxo barges from a drivers perspective but make no mistake about it, its still a huge heavy car.
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IIRC the biggest problem with the 7 series is all the electronic gizmos inside breaking, the drivetrain and such is pretty solid. If you're not a drug dealer or 70 years old though I think you'd probably be better off with a E39 or something though.
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Motronic posted:Squeeze the connectors slightly with some small needle nose pliers that you can slip between the insulator and female end of the connector (if that's what's in there, I'm not familiar with the connector in particular). Problem is the sockets are way the hell in there and I haven't been able to get in there with anything. I found someone willing to ship me the plug with wires attached for $12 shipped. Kind of high for a used plug but since I can't find one at a junkyard around here and I don't want to solder the wires directly to the terminals it appears to be my only choice.
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dissss posted:Why do you think an auto box is a negative in a car like the 7? It might be the best of the luxo barges from a drivers perspective but make no mistake about it, its still a huge heavy car. I just like manual transmissions more. Are you saying that really heavy cars don't drive well with a manual?
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RapeWhistle posted:I just like manual transmissions more. Are you saying that really heavy cars don't drive well with a manual? I think he's saying that luxobarges don't lend themselves to the kind of fun a manual transmission is typically desired for.
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Motronic posted:I think he's saying that luxobarges don't lend themselves to the kind of fun a manual transmission is typically desired for. Gotcha, that makes sense. I would still prefer a manual, but I wouldn't spring for something like that unless the auto needed replacement or rebuilding.
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Motronic posted:I think he's saying that luxobarges don't lend themselves to the kind of fun a manual transmission is typically desired for. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmToVCkuf_8&feature=related Looks mighty fun to me! Maybe more fun than a tiny car with an automatic. I think the argument usually goes "if you're looking for something luxurious, you 'don't care about driving,' in fact, you'd want to be as far removed from feeling like you're driving as possible." The problem I see with either of these arguments is that I think I'd prefer a manual in any car ever and I can't really think of any exceptions... It keeps me more occupied, less likely to talk on a cell phone or do some other distracting things. I'm subtly less bored. I pay more attention to driving. Less expensive to fix. It also just plain *looks right* to see a shifter in a car. Also, whether it's good practice or not, I like to sit in neutral at stop lights, rather than keep my foot on the brakes. Why, in car chase scenes in most movies do they always cut to the driver's hand shifting gears? Because it's *coool*. And especially with a v12, I can't imagine at WOT, it wouldn't be just as, if not more  These are all factors that aren't related to any actual performance or "fun" benefits, which I think, in street driving are reduced to about 1-5% total driving time, even in, say, a Lotus (as opposed to a "luxobarge"). You're typically on straight roads, in traffic, at stop lights, and even when you take turns, you may do so aggressively if no one is in front of you, and you happen to have a green light, but did your manual gear selection really make that turn *that much more fun*? It may? I don't think that's why I drive manual tranny cars though. I think I mostly drive them because its cool to shift gears, and that entertains me to no end, even alone on an empty, straight road. 
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 http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/05/bmw-spills-all-the-beans-on-new-1-series/ Looks like the new 1er is going in a pretty new direction. Not sure what to think of the new big-snout sharp-angle-eye fascia being slapped onto such a small car. I don't think it looks bad, but it is far from love at first sight. Like most of BMWs designs, it'll probably grow on me. My biggest gripes are probably the cheap-looking rear end, and that the whole car kind of looks like it's trying to be an X1/X3 instead of a hot hatch. At least they got rid of the sagging door line of the E81. Guinness fucked around with this message at 18:48 on Jun 6, 2011 |
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Guinness posted:
Like it a lot, especially the short front overhang. Didn't like the shape of the flattened nose on the red car, though on the blue it looked alright:  Not sure if they're different shapes between the Sport and Urban models or if it's just a color/light thing. E: it's the color of the grills themselves -- the continuation of the flattening line on the silver grille looks better to me.
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I agree, the blue one's kidneys look a lot better in all silver. The front end I do actually kind of like, and it's already starting to grow on me. I also really like the short overhangs. It's just the rear that kills me. It just looks like a really cheap, bland car from the back. I blame the tail lights, but there's more to it than that and I just can't put my finger on it. I'm still more excited about the upcoming F30 3-series, however. Supposedly BMW is also going to shorten the overhangs on the F30 even more than the E90, and I'm hoping it really makes for an aggressive/sporty looking car. Guinness fucked around with this message at 19:26 on Jun 6, 2011 |
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Jun 6, 2011 19:15
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Sterndotstern posted:Like it a lot, especially the short front overhang. Didn't like the shape of the flattened nose on the red car, though on the blue it looked alright: 
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Jun 6, 2011 19:31
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Looks horrid in pictures. May actually look ok in person.
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My wife said it looks like a cross-eyed fish. It certainly is... er... not sure if I can put it nicely... blunt.
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I keep thinking VW Golf/Rabbit when I see the back view, thanks to the skinny tires. It needs bigger wheels. The narrow wheels make it look like one of those tiny Chinese 2 seater econocars. I mean there are uglier cars on the road than this thing, and lots of them, but it's not really an attractive vehicle.
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SO, can I put the old 1 series bumpers on this, thus eliminating the saggy door line, and squinty Southpark Hitler front to make one decent looking car? (and I suppose, one super terrible looking car.)
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 The M-Sport package looks to drastically improve things on the F20. Still looks like babby's first X3 though.
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It looks loving awful. While I don't like BMWs current design language, the existing 1/3/5/7 looked ok. That front is just offensively bad, like they put an SUV front end on a car.
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Not impressed with the new looks on the F20. I'll keep my E82 thx 
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Eh, if they made a variant that wasn't a hatch, I might like it better.
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I hear it got better, but to whoever designed the '94 e36 fuel filter - I want to punch you in the leg. It's awful to reach and the hose clamps are byzantine. After a day of trying, I'm about to give $60 to someone else so i don't have to cut up my arm any worse. Eff you in the goat-A, I say. Whoever the hell decided to do this with a normal Inspection II maintenance item, they need a beatin'.
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televiper posted:I hear it got better, but to whoever designed the '94 e36 fuel filter - I want to punch you in the leg. It's awful to reach and the hose clamps are byzantine. After a day of trying, I'm about to give $60 to someone else so i don't have to cut up my arm any worse. Eff you in the goat-A, I say. Whoever the hell decided to do this with a normal Inspection II maintenance item, they need a beatin'. Where is it on the 94? On my 98 it's under some awful rusted cover below the driver seat, and I don't see how you could remove it when a hardline prevents you opening the fuel line clamp. What the gently caress happened to the early e30 style that was just in the engine bay with a hose clamp? Those were incredibly easy to change.
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RapeWhistle posted:Gotcha, that makes sense. I would still prefer a manual, but I wouldn't spring for something like that unless the auto needed replacement or rebuilding. The ZF is a good transmission for the most part. Just neglect like anything in these cars causes them to fail. So when are you going to buy it? Also, I take it most of the people here just have 5's and 3's in this thread.
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hawaiian_robot posted:Had a look at the car this afternoon, and it seemed to check out and was very nice, the guy and his family obviously love BMWs, there was an X5 and an E36 in the driveway, along with the the reason he's selling - an E34 535is. He's also going to throw in some E39 16" wheels as well, they apparently need a 1 mm spacer if they're to go on the E34, but I'll probably just sell them. So I've been wrestling with this decision - the engine sounded nice and smooth, everything checked out (though I'll probably want to get a PPI done), the only thing that's bugging me is the 290,000 km (~180,000 mi) on the odometer. Do any of you guys know anything about how reliable the M20 is at this mileage? I'm just really worried I'll end up with a lemon, but that's a concern with any used car to be honest. EDIT: Bugger it, if I'm fretting and stressing about possible repair bills this much, that should tell me something. hawaiian_robot fucked around with this message at 06:08 on Jun 7, 2011 |
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Crustashio posted:Where is it on the 94? On my 98 it's under some awful rusted cover below the driver seat, and I don't see how you could remove it when a hardline prevents you opening the fuel line clamp. What the gently caress happened to the early e30 style that was just in the engine bay with a hose clamp? Those were incredibly easy to change. It's above the control arm, obscured by the oil pan, to the left of the engine when you're under the car and your feet are towards the bumper. You can't see the top hose clamp from underneath and you can't reach it from above without risking breaking some line-keepers for god only knows what (ask me how I know). The clamps are secured with some wacky-rear end security-head screws kept under plastic caps that require pliers to remove. After spending a while trying to figure out how to get at the top clamp, I thought, "oh man..maybe they made it so that you can un-bolt the bracket that holds in the filter and there'll be enough slack in the top line that you can bring it down and replace it in-line, how smart would THAT be?" But no, not enough slack in the top line. I even managed to break the fog light bracket because I didn't notice where my knee was when I tried to straighten out the Wal-Mart plastic ramp and it required a little force. FML. Or FThisCar. or something. televiper fucked around with this message at 03:21 on Jun 7, 2011 |
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FIRST TIME posted:BTW, should my car be chiming if I leave the lights on? The best answer I could come up with is that some E34s have a luxery LKM that will do that and some have the basic LKM that only gives you a visual warning on the dash. I'm in Europe, so not sure if you have the same stuff over there, but here's how it goes: "Basic" LKM: Either no alert, or an alert if the instrument cluster has the feature built in. "Luxury" LKM: Always alert regardless of instrument cluster version, and the LKM can also check your lights while they're cold, i.e. not in use. For example, I got a message about my fog light bulb being busted, even though I never turn them on. Both options will give the "Lights On?" warning in the instrument display AND a chime. If you're not getting a chime, your chime module is probably busted. It's fastened on the plastic trim right above where you have your feet/pedals. CornHolio posted:I guess I'm looking for a replacement aux fan plug for my E36. You can buy those original plus from BMW. You can also buy the water-tight wires that go into them, they'll come with around 20cm of wire on them, on which you can crimp/extend your own wire. They're a bit expensive, but if you can't find anything at a junk yard, it's worth it. You really need water tight plugs and wires out there. If you look close, you can actually read the original part number right there on the plug - (6113)1 378 412. Sorry, the English version is down atm. Then you need to buy some matching watertight pins for it. Me? I have two huge boxes with an entire wiring loom from a 535 on my attic that I go and snatch plugs and wires from now and then. 
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Oh, I saw something funny the other day while changing my airbag ring. Behind the air, on the steering wheel, there's this black plastic ring with a warning message printed in four different languages. Check out the English version: "vaulty" "v" is pronounced "f" in German, so some poor translator put an unerasable spelling mistake on millions of BMWs. 
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Pilsner posted:
No, it's vaulty. If it goes off you vault backwards over seat in shock. See?
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BrokenKnucklez posted:The ZF is a good transmission for the most part. Just neglect like anything in these cars causes them to fail. Going to look at it today after work. Got rained out yesterday.
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For anyone who is curious, swapping the z3 1.9L steering rack is loving awesome. 2.7 turns ltl!
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I've never had a BMW but I've decided I want one. I've been watching craigslist and ebay waiting for a good ZHP in my area (Oregon) but they seem to mostly be in the south and east coast. Anyway, this isn't a ZHP but it's a good looking car at, I think, a fair price. It's a 2006 325i with 104,000 miles, black on black, he's asking $14,400. Carfax came back with an accident from the first owner but it has no details and the current owner claims to have not known about it nor is he able to detect where an accident might have occurred on the car. I'm across the state from the car so I can't look at it personally but I'll have an independent inspection done before I move forward. Does anyone think the accident on the report is a big problem? http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/2424681377.html
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