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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:32 pm

could someone tell me the part number for this?
My local BMW dealers are saying they can't find it at all on their system.
My car is overfuelling, starting poorly, smoking at idle and giving bad economy, I thought it was worth at try..

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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:37 pm

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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:39 pm

you star :)
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:37 pm

15 quid + Vat from the dealers, before discount winkeye
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:44 pm

yeah, they couldn't find it - but I didn't help them by thinking it plugged into the rad
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:54 pm

sh*t no wonder why my car guzzled £30 worth of fuel over the last 90 miles, thats like erm 7 gallons 12 mpg eck lol !
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:56 pm

£9.53 from GSF, after discount !
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:11 pm

Now I've just got to remember to get one when I'm over there (for wheel bearings next!). Been meaning to do it for a while...

Got a part number Mark? :thumb:
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:25 pm

Ziggy wrote:Now I've just got to remember to get one when I'm over there (for wheel bearings next!). Been meaning to do it for a while...

Got a part number Mark? :thumb:
no part number, i just asked the guy i know in there blue a blue temp sender, it fits all models apparently... The receipt went with the car to its new owner...
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:29 pm

That'll do then! Ta :)

I've still got your GSF card btw! Not even any use to me now I've got my car club card (which has only been used by my mum for bits for her golf so far!)...
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Post Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:32 am

Is there any way of telling if it has failed.

Maybe reading off of a multimeter?

Just thought it would be useful to know whether it needs changing?
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Post Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:44 am

Project_E30 wrote:Is there any way of telling if it has failed.

Maybe reading off of a multimeter?

Just thought it would be useful to know whether it needs changing?
The reading obviously changes with temp... but at room temp 21Deg C i believe they are supposed to read 2.5kohm.

I had a dodgy sender in my iS a while back, and i tried comparing the new and old senders against each other, they both appeared to give approx the same readings, but the car ran a whole load better with the new sender in!
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Post Wed Aug 09, 2006 1:23 pm

So other than changing it there's no way of knowing?? :mad:
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Post Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:22 pm

I think the part number has changed....
My dealers say its 13621709966- but I'll find out tommorow when I go to pick it up and get a roof-rack or something random :mad:
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Post Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:35 pm

I bought one from a main dealer in june for a 1990 M20 320i... part number was 13621709966, price was 16.77+ Vat (about £20 then)
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