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Hi Guss. we spoke a few years back regarding your OBC. I'll be down in Oxfordshire next week (Didcot/Harwell) and happy to assist with the cruise control installation. Mark

Seen on the P&O ferry last night. Spoke briefly to the owners, I should have have asked... Its a 316 with carb, no rust and a moonroof. They were heading home after a trip to the Fatherland to visit the place of its birth. More inspiration for me to get the tank sorted and back on the road. IMG_0303...

Hi Shed. that TPS looks like the item fitted to a switchable ZF auto ... although testing is the same.
Listen for a microswitch click as you gently open the throttle butterfly by hand. Maybe necessary to measure continuity to be sure the ECU is receiving the TPS signals.

hahaha... what is this ? old codgers reunited. Yep, same as you Mart, 64 this year and actually stepped away full time. For sure the work was great but the 4000 mile a month driving, 50 hour week, plus the unusual workplace protocols meant that its was time. Result is that now I can get back on the ...

i'm late to the party on this topic... i have the feeling i'm going to need a replacement tank due to E10 petrol left during 3 year storage. There are a lot of options out there. Whats the best, based on real life experiences for quality. I have all the parts if a 63L upgrade is needed ; pump, 2 sen...

as i recall, the thick foam under the carpet stays wet for an age.
If you've fixed the rear seat leak, i would keep the rear footwell carpet up and away from the floorpan either to help dry it out or observe any further water getting in from an area not related to the boot/rear window weld.

i would leave the rear seats out, and then pull up the PS carpet. Use a really fat roll of newspaper to keep the carpet off the floorpan. Water is so hard to trace so you gotta work backwards from where it appears (just like rust) Your previous pics show water appearing from the sound deadening unde...

Mart, Thanks for the reminder on E10.
I'm going to attempt to empty the tank with a battery on the fuel pump, fuel can in the engine bay with hose from injector rail.
I have a pump electrical connector and a long pair of leads to be safe, then put in 5 litres of fresh petrol before firing up.

thanks for the quick reply.

I'll report back on what I find.
Does V-power petrol cause any less problems. I guess the ethanol is the issue due to absorption of water .

thoughts and experiences please.

After three years laid up in a dry lock-up... whats the realities of starting up the M42 318iS ?

new freshly charged battery
check inside fuel tank for rust / sludge
rotate engine on crank first
check clutch and brake fluids and radiator expansion tank/coolant

TIA

Hey Jimmy. draining not necessary.
2 things i would check:
i/ the thin tube from the top of radiator to expansion tank is clear
ii/ maybe a level sensor wiring issue . ..

the spare connector in your pic is for an additional relay. only used if you have a cat with lambda sensor

Correct, that is the cable going to the OBC code box. If connected, this would replace a small green jumper .
At this stage leave alone... you have a bit of unusual wiring in your pic that could do with sorting out first

Hi Vez.
the clip is part number 51131863499, part 13 in this link:
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=51_0828

And for completeness, the valance should have a second opening above the oil cooler vent for additional airflow.

i had a very similar ECU overheating issue back in 2007.
solved by replacing the coil pack.
make sure the replacement set that you have is a good set.
Keep us updated, we are here to help.

2 flat bladed screwdrivers, blade width at least 5mm to close both tabs at the same time

Are you needing A-pillar trims for a check panel/ electric sunroof interior ?

Hi Bristol. non-US ( ie UK/Oz ) vehicles can utilise the stomp test with a 12volt bulb on a pair of fly leads. For a 325i running motronic 1.3, connect the bulb across pin 15 (grey) of the ECU and the green/white fuse 10 when you switch the ignition on, the bulb will glow. follow the stomp sequence ...

In that case, cutting and splicing your current loom is doable.
As always, time and patience are the key. The M5x lads will no doubt assist and offer the best location of the ECU which on the e36 was positioned under the scuttle.

John. assuming the M42 engine and loom were previously from an e36 as the e30 never had an automatic M42 option. such a swap is possible but as you have learnt, not necessarily straightforward. The e36 air intake is very different and more complex. In the past I have taken the M42 e36 engine and ins...

Welcome Bob
good luck in your search. sub £5000 cars are out there.
After 30 years, most will require some work.
You've had one before so you know what to look out for.

apologies both. I've been away at work this week and using the fone, the zone pages do not load properly. A wiring diagram for the EH auto was the one option I never managed to find. Diakom.ru has a diagram for a 1990 7-series, but the pins and colours are unlikely to be the same. At this point, the...

Spadge.
You must be psychic !
I mentioned your name this week in the topic regarding members we recall from the past.

don't get too excited. Pony and Daimlerman got mentioned in the same breath.

Correct .the air slide valve. But I read your post again and there is more to your problem than just the idle.

The jetronic system is complicated and as you have noted , items such as the cold start injector can be the problem.
Can you confirm the combination of ECU and engine size.

Spadge: sold me a touring when I was on holiday here in 2007 Daimlerman: Malcolm always had good advice and the Vulcan bomber anecdotes Ratch & Pony: allround entertainment on a v. regular basis Dusty: he drove us to ACE on a cold night in his M3 Stuart Gallafant: inspiration for all things 318iS an...

Hi carlitto.
Reading through the idle issues I had with an L Jetronic in a 323i , I was lucky to have a second working system to compare.
The problem in the end was caused by corrosion inside the water heated idle valve.

back in the 1980s, BMW referred to that as Limp mode.
Not sure if they could get away with that in todays soft and fluffy PC world.

will be of interest to all EH auto operators as to what you discover.

Good result. possibly the bulb in the cluster needs replacing. can be done by dropping the kick panel and using a mirror look for the connector behind the cluster. it is a push fit unlike the handbrake and fog lights etc which are bayonet. Definitely get the light working in case you have this shift...

OK. Later today I'll go to my garage and collect the notes I made when I saw this problem . Update to follow

in that case we need to find out why the EH light is not working.
either the bulb is blown, a wiring problem or the EH ECU is the problem

OK. check behind the boot side carpets.
one more observation>
does the orange EH tell-tale in the cluster illuminate at ignition on and then go out when the engine is running ?

not sure about a soft-top.
on a 2-door and 4-door hard top, EH ECU was in the boot above the radio antenna motor, next to the CHECK module under the rear shelf/

before you go to the shop , I would first check the following: 1/ with ignition off, switch the centre console to S mode. ignition on and start engine. switch should click back to normal position. 2/ you've checked the connection in centre console. How about the large fat connector for the EH ECU in...

Hey carlitto.
Can you confirm that your set-up is using the two timing sensors on the gearbox bell housing.
These two sensors tell the ECU what are the engine revs and TDC.

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