Top Off!!

[shawny-porny]

Only had my car about a month now and today had the roof down and went for a drive for the first time!!!
Its been a beautiful day up here in North Wales today!
Was a little chilly!
My dog was shivering in back!
Cant wait for summer! My first BMW.
Shawn

ps. why does my heater only blown luke warm?

[ImysE30]

Just wait till summer comes round . I think we should organise a 'E30 Cab Top Down Cruise'

[e30topless]

it's not that cold in winter with the top down so long as you keep the windows up ,

passengers sitting in the back will disagree

[ImysE30]

I don't carry rear passengers, just a front one

[Ziggy]

Just wait till summer comes round . I think we should organise a 'E30 Cab Top Down Cruise'

Someone was gonna say it, so it might as well be me!

[ImysE30]

Just wait till summer comes round . I think we should organise a 'E30 Cab Top Down Cruise'

Someone was gonna say it, so it might as well be me!

. You know you want to join in

[Ziggy]

ps. why does my heater only blown luke warm?

Because there's something wrong with it. Could be as simple as the controls not working properly, or perhaps the coolant system has air in it. Did you bleed it properly last time you did a coolant change?

Gonna have to give us some more clues, I'm afraid!

Oh, & heated seats FTW.

[adit]

ps. why does my heater only blown luke warm?

Because there's something wrong with it. Could be as simple as the controls not working properly, or perhaps the coolant system has air in it. Did you bleed it properly last time you did a coolant change?

because the temperature control knob is at the 12 o'clock position instead of 4 o'clock? e30 heaters are normally spot-on. are all the vents open or just the ones you want the most heat from?
btw: congrats on your first topless drive. feels good. doesn't it?

[scootlife]

Just wait till summer comes round . I think we should organise a 'E30 Cab Top Down Cruise'

Now that does sound like a great idea !!!!

[ImysE30]

Just wait till summer comes round . I think we should organise a 'E30 Cab Top Down Cruise'

Now that does sound like a great idea !!!!

Apparently its a bit

[scootlife]

no never....its all proper mans stuff....honest !!!

[shawny-porny]

Only had car a month, so not bled water. Have tried controls in all positions.
Temp gauge barely moves! Takes so long to get even a small amount of heat. Was useless the other week with all that ice and snow, esp on small trips!!

[Sanchez]

when Ziggy says bled, its like the radiators in you house.

They get air bubbles in them which can cause malfunctions. Less hot water less heat.

On the top of the rad there is a large'ish plastic screw, when the engine is warm put heaters on max and open the srcew slightly so you hear air phishing out, when the water comes out close the screw.

Thats the system bleed

[scootlife]

How often should this be needed to be done ?

[shawny-porny]

Cheers, i'll give it a go tomorrow.

[grantfk10]

Got the roof down yesterday - albeit on the drive - cabby is still off the road (until April), but like to make sure the electric roof is still fully operational

[ImysE30]

^^^^ Really nice cab you got, same colour as mine?

[e30topless]

^^^^ Really nice cab you got, same colour as mine?

don't think so his is Mineral blue ?

[ImysE30]

Looks very similar, must be my eyes

[e30topless]

err...might be my eyes

[scootlife]

Ive not seen another in mineral blue. I wonder how many were done??

[grantfk10]

^^^^ Really nice cab you got, same colour as mine?

don't think so his is Mineral blue ?

Erm, no mines is still Lagoon Green

[ImysE30]

Its definitely Lagoona Green, mines metallic, think his is as well

[grantfk10]

Yep, same as yours Imys!

[ImysE30]

Very cool

Not seen any others apart from mine and yours. Were there many made in this colour?

[e30topless]

not many cabs at all were mineral blue but seen plenty of 2/4 doors, i thought grantfk10's cab was mineral but i think I am mistaken ...

there's a zoner named 'mineralblue' not seen him post for a while he has a mint cabby

a strange colour but I like it

[scottidog]

Only had car a month, so not bled water. Have tried controls in all positions.
Temp gauge barely moves! Takes so long to get even a small amount of heat. Was useless the other week with all that ice and snow, esp on small trips!!

Could be a failed thermostat

[Ziggy]

Thermostat must be a suspect if it takes longer than it should to warm up.

How often should this be needed to be done ?

Only when you mess with the system (changing parts or coolant) unless there's a leak of some sort in there.

[e30topless]

Only had car a month, so not bled water. Have tried controls in all positions.
Temp gauge barely moves! Takes so long to get even a small amount of heat. Was useless the other week with all that ice and snow, esp on small trips!!

Could be a failed thermostat

that would be the first thing I would look at, scotty knows his stuff !!

[grantfk10]

Very cool

Not seen any others apart from mine and yours. Were there many made in this colour?

I've seen one other one locally (Central Scotland), my old tourer was the same colour:

[Rav335uk]

I went for a drive today with the windows and roof down, firast time in a year

[ImysE30]

^^^ Looks stunning, want to sell

[town325i]

Only had car a month, so not bled water. Have tried controls in all positions.
Temp gauge barely moves! Takes so long to get even a small amount of heat. Was useless the other week with all that ice and snow, esp on small trips!!

sound like the thermostat is missing put a new one in and that should fix your problem

[Rav335uk]

Don't be silly kid, nows the time to enjoy it, if you give me yours plus cash LOL

[scottidog]

Very cool

Not seen any others apart from mine and yours. Were there many made in this colour?

I've seen one other one locally (Central Scotland), my old tourer was the same colour:

I wish my 316 was M Powered