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Post Sun May 03, 2009 1:16 pm

right as a matter of course im going to change the ignition coils on her... i have three choices...

arc???
bremi???
or bosch... being my first choice...

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/BMW_3 ... tion-Coils

the first two i havent heard of... what would be the best to go for??
euro car parts dont have the bosch in stock.
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Post Sun May 03, 2009 2:55 pm

e30bmlover wrote:right as a matter of course im going to change the ignition coils on her..
Why?
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Post Sun May 03, 2009 3:55 pm

clive said i had a couple starting to break down... better to be safe than sorry.
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Post Sun May 03, 2009 7:11 pm

Are the consequences of a miss-fire really that devastating? I cant see the point in changing a coil pack unless it is faulty, if you want a set of genuine spares I have a few sets I can part with for ££, Beru or Bremi I think
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Post Mon May 04, 2009 12:32 pm

cheers for the offer dan.. what condition are the coils in??
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Post Mon May 04, 2009 3:35 pm

e30bmlover wrote:cheers for the offer dan.. what condition are the coils in??
You can have the ones of my engine, I can assure you they all work that way :D
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Post Wed May 06, 2009 3:27 pm

lol ok... drop me a pm.
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Post Thu May 14, 2009 7:40 am

i thought bugger it!! iv just ordered 6 new Bremi's for the bastard! should be here tomorrow :) i will cure the problem.... trust me.... i will cure it!!!
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Post Thu May 14, 2009 1:27 pm

Didnt realise you had a problem, how much were they out of interest?
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Post Thu May 14, 2009 4:40 pm

£203 with free delivery... woop woop!!!
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Post Thu May 14, 2009 11:17 pm

e30bmlover wrote:£203 with free delivery... woop woop!!!
:eek: christ, i get all mine free from the scrappy.
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Post Thu May 14, 2009 11:53 pm

I bet alpina527 is rubbing his hands together at this thread :)
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Post Fri May 15, 2009 1:32 am

Tim, Why?
Are you sure your not hallucinating?
Bollocks to this 24v scrap!
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Post Fri May 15, 2009 7:22 am

nickso wrote:
e30bmlover wrote:£203 with free delivery... woop woop!!!
:eek: christ, i get all mine free from the scrappy.
lol... well i dont want to take the chance of having a duff one.. so i changed them all, so ignition faults are out of the question!! shes had a new set of bmw ngk plugs, the old ones were a discrace!!!.. that reminds me... i had better order those parts i have requested prices for in the parts dept.
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Post Fri May 15, 2009 7:25 am

Bob_S wrote:Tim, Why?
Are you sure your not hallucinating?
wish i was bob... wish i was.. now going to roll a single as its nearly time for me to hit the sack ( 07:30 am ) gonna be up at 12:50 the coils should be here today!
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Post Fri May 15, 2009 7:28 am

DanThe wrote:I bet alpina527 is rubbing his hands together at this thread :)
lol... i have spoken to him on e36coupe i feel his price is a bit steep.. but from what i can understand he uses a reworked m52b28 manifold.
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Post Fri May 15, 2009 8:39 am

i was just about to go to bed when a van pulls up outside... he has my ignition coils with him!! at 7:30am!!!
im going to stay up for a bit and look at them, maybe have another single in the process..... :P
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Post Fri May 15, 2009 3:52 pm

just fitted them.. it took me about 20 mins.. i can notice the difference on idle.. havent driven it yet though.. im expecting goosygander round with his m20b28!! m52 vs m20 lol!
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Post Fri May 15, 2009 7:02 pm

e30bmlover wrote:
nickso wrote:
e30bmlover wrote:£203 with free delivery... woop woop!!!
:eek: christ, i get all mine free from the scrappy.
lol... well i dont want to take the chance of having a duff one..
the duff one can be changed for a free one too.
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