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Been making inquiries about celulose paint here in Northern Ireland been told from lots of sourses that that this is a non starter, the paint code is 280 Cletcher blue "or as translation goes glacier blue"one of the paint suppliers I contacted says that water based paint ai'nt that scarey, that it d...

How do you intend to mount the bicycle ?
When I fitted my towbar to tow ( no extra socket obvious )My Triumph Gt6 on an A frame the wiring was straight foward as a standard towbar instalation. That was done through the Triumphs taillights.

Moffett76 wrote:Might be as far on take down the beam and do those bushs as well since you'll have her up? Would make the trailing arms fairly easy.

What about lowering one side of the subframe at a time these bushs don't look very handy?

Thanks Daimlerman, that sounds straight foward.

Hi, it's a long time since I posted on this forum I am diging my e30 out of hibernation after some years. I have had a hunt and I am certain the answer to my question it is somewhere on this forum but I cannot find it. Any advice on how to replace the rear trailing arm bushs on my 1990 320I ?. I hav...

PUT THE THERMOSTAT BACK IN!!!!!! Removing it means that the coolant only goes around the bypass circuit meaning that the rear 3 cylinders don't get any cooling at all. If you were having cooling problems before this, look at the rad. If it behaves itself at low speed but starts acting up when at sp...

sealers are good when used correctly.....i.e dirt and grease/oil free... but average joe usually wipes it with oily rag and slaps it together... in this instance i would: check faces for marks,indentations,scratches etc,put a straight edge on it to see if its true..if its a1 ,gasket only is require...

Going drag racing ?

Just a bit of further info re the use grease on gaskets. A few years ago for my sins, I worked on fuel tankers (non petrol). How many leaking joints, pumps, filter housings I saw with all different types of sealing compounds round them I can not count. On every occasion leaks were cured (with the ex...

Wookie wrote:Pardon my stupidity, but in all fairness I am not a mechanic!

What grease do you suggest?

I dont think any body said anything about you being stupid.
Basicly any type of grease, its just to form a wet seal against the faces and as previous post usually allows casket to come away cleanly.

A smear of grease on both faces of the gasket is all required. This practice means that IN AN EMERGENCY (roadside repairs) gasket should not tear so can be refited ( in an emergency) also means no ugly goo sticking out of gasket edges.

When a person replaces their instrument cluster (speedo..) with another. But the mileage reading on the new instrument is much lower. How does someone explain that when the MOT is done... or when someone compares the previous MOT mileages? Quite legal to change dash with different mileage item IT I...

Check / replace clutch. Replace thrust bearing.

Soldering a broken wire or connections, is not a bodge !

tongue in cheek mate, agreed its a bit of a non-point but the extra mm can make all the diff as you know Dont worry dude, I've learnt to take everything in good humour, just sometimes that fails to be conveyed correctly on here, forums are all about opinions, long shall this remain the case :cool: ...

I think you will find that it also involves threading out to a different size. Restoring to original size by means of a spring type insert thanks for teaching me to suck eggs mate, been doing this 16 years, always good to be kept on my toes.... not good job I'm thick......... skinned :D Ant It was ...

jeez..sounds like I'm going to have fun! Have I got it right? Attack screws first? Then amend weekend plans after? Not nessesarily, Screws might come out easy (Biting lip) or someone may have allready have removed / drilled and not refitted screws as wheel studs locate disc. Some car manufacturers ...

If the disc retaining screw rounds off then you've got a major problem with getting it out. I've had to drill out countless screws. A complete pain. Apart from that... a complete doddle to do. :wink: Yup ! Workshop manuals state remove screws. YEAH RIGHT ! Should say, WITH A DRILL !! Though sometim...

Well I didnt want to get into specifics, but there you go.

Laurence

In a word, DONT.
The oil pump uses a VERY FINE (read easily broken) drive.
This item is a hex shaft only aprox 5mm thick and is in the direct part of the drive to your pump.
Wanna see what a broken one can do, NO YOU DONT !

Good effort dude ! I'd avoid going up a size on any stud in the upper portion of the head, the oilways etc are rather close in places. better bet go for a helicoil and stick with M8 dude, safest option And exactly how is a heli-coil done then ? I think you will find that it also involves threading ...

Right was able to find your original post on chat. A few things I see here. You are using 4 valve pistons, can not tell from photos, but. Have you had valve cutouts in pistons modified to accept the two valve head, it dont look like it ? If pistons rise fully in bores you will need to do this Your v...

Haha... yes if u say so. I don't get how u dont' understand what I'm talking about... seeing as what I said is basically what u said. And anyways... spoke 2 a BMW Master Technician on sat and he says there is no point in a Vernier as the Motoronic will just retard the timing itself. He says thats w...

willson1983 wrote:I have a Kent cam fitted in my 325. I take it when adjusting the valve clearances its still the same 0.25mm?

This information and more should be on the cams data sheet.
For some reason a lot of cam manufacturers / regrinders do not like to issue these automaticaly (Kent in particular).

To all of you with excess fuel consumption: Take a couple of spark plugs out and check the colour of them. If they are black then you have a fuelling problem. If they are a sort of light brown and clean, then the problem is either a leak or a heavy right foot. (Or you have a 320). And check tyre pr...

Well the vernier still has 2 be set 2 std, and then 2 set the cam timing so that u don't hit the pistons against the valves... the vernier is only able 2 adjust the timing a few degrees. Anyways I checked the Vernier against a std Cam pulley... and the idiots that made it for me made the timing mar...

i put diesel in my 1989 325i touring .i had in emptied but its still a bit juddery and a lack of power. HELP is it due to it not having the fuel filter changed Provided tank emptied as you say. Just clean the plugs, fill tank to neck ( WITH PETROL !! ) the derv in filter / injectors will do no harm...

Would something like this work then: http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=010910065 Looks fine. And it has an audible continuity tester, which is extremely handy. You might want to get yourself some crocodile clips for the probes. You can usually get a bunch of short leads with crocodile clip...

Just want something that I can learn on really - just wanted to make sure that I get something that covers the bases and won't need upgrading for a while. It will just be for the car - I'm going to have to put a new radio at some point (now that I have a bunch of wires hanging out of the dash where...

U think the timing on the vernier has been made wrong ?[/quote]

The link wont work for me but.

Bit of a contradiction there !

The idea of the vernier is, you do the timing !!

Is it not worth getting a medium spec one that he can start to explore? A lot of the old el cheapos (Digital not the ultra cheap needle ones) are fairly well spec'd for the average Joe anyway and always a handy back up (Which a LOT of pro's do.) I know guys who upgrade and never dispose of older on...

Just phone a garage up and they said even when they are adjusted they can still rattle, is this correct? Mine rattle only when cold and only for about 2 mins They are going to charge Ã‚£94.00 +VAT :mad: :mad: :mad: Ã‚£ 94 + vat an hour ! Wear on cam and rockers is usual. Std BMW TICK, TICK, TICK. A...

Massive are you alrite sourcing all these parts? what needs to be changed on the gearbox people? Yeah should be fine, someone mentioned something about the ecu not being compatible. Either way everythings cool cheers Dan :D Methinks earlier motor uses sensors @ gearbox I would be inclined to stick ...

Looking to get a multimeter - anyone got any recommendations on what to get, and what I should be looking for features wise? This is completely down to skills of the user and the use intended. If its only for ocasional basic or general readings a cheap nasty meter will do you. Even some low end met...

All the required stuff from your late engine will bolt on to your earlier engine this will allow you to your keep late ecu and all the loom. Change inlet manifold CAS and wheel etc. Plug holes in gearbox. I had to change my late 2ltr A very lucky find was a genuine 35000 mile e21 engine (pre motroni...

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Rear trailing arm bushs.

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