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Please could someone explain the poly bushes situation. What do they? Are they worth it, etc...

So, what is the crack with poly bushes?

It is the outer ball joint that is knackered, so anything I can do whilst I am at it would probably make life easier.

Both the outer ball joints on my front suspension are shagged, and will need to be replaced. I can't see there being a problem knocking the old ones out. Question is, how would I go about getting new ones in. I am thinking that a drift would enable me to put this into a vice, and close it, pressing ...

Ok, will check that on sunday morning. Still leaves the question, why the hell are the rear fogs not working. If it helps, I was tooling around behind the glove box fitting a new bonnet release catch. From looking at a could of other posts, I understand there is a some circuit board or something in ...

Any suggestion of where i should be checking for the current with the reverse light???

As for the fog lights, nothing seems any clearer. Maybe the front buld is disconnected/blown, but what about the rears???

325 touring. Reverse light (at rear) and rear fogs not showing anything. When selected, the front dash light illuminates, but only when the front fogs are also on. No signs of life on reverse lights. This is the same on both sides of the car (i.e. neither rear fogs and neither reverse lights are wor...

Got a scumbag sterling silver. Bloody bitch to find bodyparts. Has been really putting me off getting it sorted properly, so letting it degrade into a rust bucker.

Ok, will check the fuel filter (not sure how this could be related to warmth of the engine, but will try).

Running with the hot fuel/air in the fuel lines, does anyone know if any suggestions to remove/prevent this?

My 325 Touring starts first time, every time, when cold, however, when the engine has been running, the fun and games start. Normally, when the engine has been ran for a ten or so minutes, it will not start first time, starting second or third time. However, on Wednesday I was driving from Brighton ...

Pyschochild has just bought one, but he paid a fair bit more. In fairness, his does have an LPG conversion though so should be cheap to run.

Any penalty points??? What technical offence was the notice issued for??? Easist way out of any offence is check the paperwork first: most errors get you out of it. I have a colleague who was caught with a 'brazilian' tyre for which the points would have put him and his e36 M3 (I have my suspicions ...

I have a similar problem, although mine is required due to a nice bit of rot on the outside of the panel. Am I right in understanding that if I buy the right colour panel, all I will require is (1) the sealant for the panel, and (2) any replacement fixings which may be appropriate?

OK, you guys seem to know about this sh1t, so if anyone could help me, it would be appreciated. http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=54401 For a start, I don't really know how I would go about finding out if there is a power problem as I have never noticed where the alarm ...

How would that sit with the alarm going off more than three hours after the car had been locked? (i.e. the final time it went off). Are there easy ways to check if this is happening? For example, is there any change in what the indicator lights, and also the immobiliser light, will do? Where should ...

Any ideas on how to test for a voltage drop? Kevin: I get what you are saying re. the running for 15 minutes, however I am not sure how this could be occuring when the alarm has already been deactivated. I understood that once deactivated, only the immobiliser would kick in if the car was unlocked (...

I have a Sepristar 480 (I think) fitted to my 325i. Today I blipped the fob to open the doors and within about ten seconds all hell broke lose with the alarm. It would not shut up for about 15 minutes whatever I did. Having left it to calm down for about 15 minutes I went on my way. When I got to my...

Mine is on 30mm drop Touring springs and the back is way too low. I cannot be certain but the monkey that chose the springs my have got them for a four cylinder saloon which would explain why I catch every single speed bump if I have a passenger in the car.

Any ideas on where I should be starting to look for the seal kit???

I have a shagged power steering rack (was p1ssing 'oil' all over the place). Having got hold of a rack in decent condition from the local breakers, I now have a spare. Rather than throw this away, I would like to overhaul the rack, leaving a spare for the next time my rack goes. Ideally looking for ...

Custom winding of springs sounds pricey to say the least: I like to keep my organs for sale when I need to get my car through it's MOT. Looking on the ETK there appear to be three different springs for convertables, and a shed load more for tourings. Any ideas on which are the stiffest??? BMW part n...

My 325 touring currently has the wrong springs on it, as the previous owner did not understand that the additional weight meant stiffer springs. The result is that the centre section of my exhaust is currently being destroyed every time I go anywhere near a speed bump. My options now are either (1) ...

Try flea bay item 320038594931

I put a bid on these thinking I needed them, however I now do not. I asked the bloke to canel my bid but he would not, even though someone else has matched my price so it would not cost him a penny.

A rack conversion has been number two on my list of mods since I got my 325; as my rack is now showing signs of leaking from both ends, I think it is the time to get it done. Is there any chance of a list of parts that would be required for: (1) an e36 conversion, or (2) a z3 conversion. I am lookin...

oops.. missing money.

I would if I could but I can't.

Unfortunately this is good Z3M Coupe: I would take the bread van.

Brian: Ian has already had a play with the ribbed adjuster sleeves, which appear to have seized.

Before fitting a manual system, I will try and get the system working so that I am not left with a pointless hole in the shroud under the steering column.

Thedingbat: sounds like the same symptom as mine. Does yours aim too low? I think that before I try anything I will try to repressurise the system, and get it working. I cannot see it being too difficult to fit a valved joint for topping the system up... then just need to find whatever caused the sy...

I was thinking along the lines of working on the actuators to ensure that they are function freely. Once they are moving freely, try re-pressurising the system. I am not sure of what goes in the pipes (I have been told it could be various liquids), but with the correct fluid I believe it should be p...

Brian,

Any guides as to how to do 3, also how to do 2 as I with a bit of patience I am sure I will be able to find a replacement system that works?

My e30 has the adjustable headlight option, however this does not appear to function correctly as the lights do not move and appear to set very low. Ian332 believes that the system has developed a leak, so has defaulted to a safe position (well, safe for other road users). Does anyone have any exper...

Already got female bullet connectors on all the power lines, so no chance of a repeat performance... just need to get the bloody stereo working now.

I will check them if the problem persists, however as Ian rightly pointed out, having the cables to stereo left lying around (not yet fitted: have yet to identify live and switched live as I don't have multimeter) will give a bloody good chance of blowing the fuse... I guess I will have to pull my f...

Problem sorted thanks to Ian's efforts... having checked the sensors, wires, etc... Ian noticed a blown fuse. 30 seconds job to fix.

Thanks for everyone's help.

GBE30: good thinking with the spare clocks. I have just called a colleague who also has a spare set of speedo clocks and he is bringing them in to eliminate that one.

orangecurry: I will try and get round to Ian's tomorrow and I am sure this will be high on the list. With regard to the econmeter: it moves from 0 to infinity when decelerating, but aside from that remains at zero. Is this what you were on about with it not working? Gareth: the night the speedo went...

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