Clutch master cylinder replacement at 80K??

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andrewp
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Post Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:17 pm

A person interested in buying my 320 said he read in a classic car magazine buyers guide to E30 BMWs that its important that the clutch and its master cylinder are replaced at 80k.
Can anyone explain why this is so important please. Thanks.
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Post Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:30 pm

They do tend to fail on the E30, and can have a nasty habit of spewing the contents into the carpet.
I wouldn't say it's a job that 'has' to be done at 80k though, the author of the article probably had one fail at 80k hence it being featured.
I wonder if this was the article Ron and Ian wrote?
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