can also use a slightly smaller socket and hammer it over the nut and undo.
will probably need new wheel nuts after using this method.

finally the fuel light came on and on £20 of fuel i got 89 miles.
this has been small journeys around town.
gonna get it tuned and the tappets need doing.
no fuel leaks that can be seen so i'm guessing just needs a tune up.

12345kevin wrote:50 miles on £10 for journeys of 2-9 miles is probably about 23mpg, sounds about right considering the engine never warms up !

maybe but i'm still going to check all relevent hose and connections just to ease my mind.

i've just been on the bilstein web site and done a part number search on both of your numbers supplied and it has no search matches. these may be discontinued now (not 100% sure) and your best hope is someone has the same part as yours and they brought them new, they might know what else is compatib...

took car out earlier and i have done 55 miles so far on 20 pounds but the fuel gauge is showing less than a quarter of a tank left .
will wait for the light to come on then i'll have my mileage to £20 of fuel.
does'nt look good though
i will post the final mileage when light comes on.

it could also be running very rich, some people arse about with the CO adjuster on the AFM to hide poor running or idle issues. unless you have the tester thing to wak up the exhaust, you'd have to get it to a garage for an emissions test. you could check your plugs and see if they're black/sooty i...

is the car in good overall nik? does it look like the engines been looked after? i have a '90 316i and i only get 120 for £20 and i drive it like an OAP. yes, the car looks in good condition, well looked after, clean engine (on the outside). will check all relevant hoses and fuel tank hose and ma...

last week i treated myself to a 316i M40 engine on a 1990 plate very well looked after (folder of reciepts) on the way home from buying her the fuel light came on, so i put £20 of fuel in and the needle went to just under half way (all good). now -- i have only done short journeys of about 2-9 mil...

ed325i wrote:The rev's do drop a bit with the m40 engine.

when i put the heater blower on full and lights on,
it's like the engine is going to stall!
surely it should drop that much!!
thanks for the info ed325i

ed325i wrote:What engine is it ? m40

yes M40 316i 1990

i have just got a 316i 1990 and i have the same or similar problem. upon reading many posts on this topic i would say that first you need to check the cam for visual wear and tear also have a look at the followers and tappets. this may be achieved by using feeler gauges to see if you have wear on th...

when i switch on lights or any other electrics the engine drops rev's!
is this telling me i need a new alternator or battery, maybe both?
any help on this is appreciated.
cheers people