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Brand new from the stealers, 60 quid.

Not sure why it seems to affect the high beams more but what I did was remove the lamps, take the back off and pour in some methylated spirits and slosh it around. Tip out any excess and wait the rest to evaporate before fitting them back to the car, nice and shiny, good as new.

Jonny

mmmmm who fixed this and what with? daimlerman=MAF liam012=FPR 320ise=MAF who else? nice to get an idea of who got it sorted and by whgat means... Mine initially was cured by replacing the FPR, although the problem returned with a vengeance after a few weeks of smoooooth motoring. The car then deci...

Hmmm, is this the touring that was behind me on Hook Road Saturday afternoon? Bonnet certainly looked a bit suspect in my mirror.

Yet another positive from me, AFM arrived super fast and properly packaged

cheers

Jonny

Sorry dude, it's the fuel pressure regulator I replaced.

SOLVED AT LONG LAST!!! At least it is on my car anyway. I replaced the FPR a few months back with a brand new part from GSF. Out of curiosity thought I'd swap it over with the original 19 year old BMW part this morning and hey presto, been for a long drive and NO JUDDERING!! Been said a million time...

Cleaning the guts of the AFM has certainly improved the situation on my car, but the juddering is still there, just not as bad as it was previously.

Hmmm, I'll certainly be checking out my AFM tomorrow but it might just be relevant that my cars juddering only started after it'd been off the road for a couple of weeks due to it not being able to start. This was eventually traced back to a knackered immobiliser but in the search for a remedy I rep...

I doubt my trusty old 318i has much top end go left in her, the bike is a different matter though!! Had my 750 showing and indicated 175mph which was scary as fook, eyeballs start vibrating at that sort of speed making it rather difficult to see, then traded the 750cc in for 1000cc which I had up to...

I had a set of AVO coilovers on one of my Golfs, seals went on all 4 shocks and the bodies were rusted to fook, sent them back under warranty to be rebuilt, waited 6 weeks for them, all 4 were FUBAR again within a week of being back on the car. Demanded a refund and paid the extra to get Koni coilov...

Same happened to me, there's a tab on the end of the locking barrel that had snapped off so when you turn the key it's not actuating the central locking.

I love it when a plan comes together.

My 318i M40 is also juddering like mad, 2000 rpm, any gear though, not just 1st. Clutch seems fine, pretty much eliminated any engine-related probs, attention now shifting towards the propshaft bearing. If it's not that then I'm well and truly baffled. Strange how there seems to be quite a few cars ...

Help please!! Car is a 318i M40, if you hold the revs at a steady 2000rpm the cars starts juddering like a mong, as soon as you put your foot down it's fine. Anyone got any ideas? I've replaced a few parts recently, DME relay and fuel pump relay, CPS sensor and I've only had the problem since doing ...

Flux capacitor? Sorry, no idea?

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a bit off topic, but what front bumper you got on there mate? looks tasty

any more pics?

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It's the regular post-facelift bumper with a Rieger spoiler in place of the skinny lip spoiler.

Defo got to be front and back, got the plates and surrounds off eGay...

Ah, the mysterious 'extra connector', don't worry, it's not meant to be plugged into anything. Can't actually remember what it's for. Some type of accessory-type gizmo thingy?

Where are good places to check for air leaks? I've read about people finding a random vaccum hose lying about in the engine bay and then sticking a bung in that...can't say I've ever seen it flapping about but I'll have a closer look today. Check the big rubber air inlet very carefully as they can ...

Erm, a 'friend of mine' once had to do this on a golf, but the principal should be the same. Simply a matter of taking the clocks out and clicking the little wheels round with a small pointy thing. Have you ever seen Ferris Bueller's Day Off, maybe try jacking the back of the car up and sticking it ...

Just had a very similar sounding problem with my car, intermittent starting and running probs, hot or cold. Eventually traced it back to the immobiliser circuitry breaking down inside. Turning the alarm off with the key probably won't make any difference as the coil and probably the starter and/or f...

Any of you people with redundant OBCs and looms fancy selling me one? I quite fancy having a stab at fitting one.

It's just the lever. The other bits can be had from the main stealers for under a fiver if you really need them. Depends how worn out the old bits are I guess.

You will probably get your original number back, as long as the DVLA haven't deleted it. You can apply to keep your current plate on a retention certificate at a cost of 25 quid a year I think, just don't forget to renew it or you lose the plate!! I think the transfer fee is 80 quid but that may hav...

I've used tehse guys before - http://www.dbcartrim.com/1101/frames.php to do a leather retrim in a Golf, no complaints, quick turnaround. I seem to remember paying around Ãƒ”šÃ‚£500 for front and rear seats, that was about 5 years ago though.

Nick

I've got a Z3 1.9 shifter going spare, never been fitted. Fancy doing a swap for that digital clock you have knocking around?

Jonny

Hi Stu, go for the 325!! I had a HEAVILY modded G60 which I owned for almost 13 years, fantastic car, handled brilliantly, went like stink but incredibly thirsty when you drive it flat out, plus the superchargers can be a bit fragile too. Not many other cars make such a great sound though. I moved o...

The starting was definitely worse when cold, but to be honest it would happen when hot too sometimes. Hope you have some luck with it.

Finally solved my starting probs last night, starting was gradually getting worse and worse upto the point where it just gave up last week. Checked all the usual suspects, pump, relays etc. Turns out the live feed to the coil was very weak, the thick green wire from pin 7 of the loom plug which ends...

I was discussing this thread with a friend last night whilst tinkering with my car. He's a master technician at a BMW dealership and reckons that the E30 was designed and built along the line of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it', hence why there's still so many of the things on the road years after ...

Not an E30 obviously but the angle gives you a good idea of the serious dish-age of the rims. These are 7x15 with 45 profile rubber on them. 90mm suspension drop adds to the effect, too, bit of a struggle when you have to drive over things such as twigs though. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/...

Anyone know? I need a new CPS on my 318i M40, GSF don't seem to list one for that car but they do for just about every other E30, are they all the same?

Thanks Iain, I'll give that a try then.

Hi there, I'm new around these parts and need some help?? The car is a 1988 318i (M40 engine), bit of a minter, low-ish miles, been in the family from new etc etc. Runs really sweet, starts 1st turn of the key. Developed an anoying problem today though; it started ok after being stood overnight but ...

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