cabby hood

[jayceexx2000]

hi i have just bought a 92 325i cabby but it need a few jobs doin on it bought it for 800 quid and my old 19 renny 16v cabriolet. The hood was electric but the old owner decided to mess about with it and take all the electrics out. and now it dont sit right in the boot can you help
also it runs rough and idles at 600rpm and misfires intermittantlky expecially when warn and the temp guage filckers all over the place.
finally i need the rubber moulding on the drivers side at the top of the sill
nice one guys

[tommype30cab]

for ur temp guage mate id change the senders first before u go ripping dashboards apart and stuff. i believe they are blue and brown and mounted on the front of the engive near the thermostat. only one of them does ur temp guage i think(poss blue). as for the idling id go for a good service if it hasnt been done recently. the idling speed can be adjusted on the throttle cable( top of the inlet manifold) for a quick fix but its not rly teh ideal answer i dont think. hope some if this helps.

[jayceexx2000]

cheeers mate every bit of help is appreciated as its only the second beemer ive owned

[mrLEE30]

welcome to the zone.

your roof will probably require adjusting, i would highly recommend buying a Bentley manual, there is a good section in this on roof alignment and cab window alignment. but for now why does it not sit right, do you mean when its folded into the storage area or it does not sit right againast the boot seal when the roof is up?

temp gauge try as above (its the brown one, blue is for ECU temp signal). otherwise you need to remove the instrument cluster and tighten the bolts at the back of the gauge where the wires connect. failing that your SI batteries are dead/dying, again thats a cluster off job and a bit of soldering too.

rough idle can be a million things.

check you plugs, air filter first. Then check for airleaks around the inlet manifold and the rubber hose from the AFM (air flow meter) if that all ok then come back as it could be the AFM incorectly set, the blue temp sensor etc etc etc etc.

mrlee

[DaveD]

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[DaveD]

FIRST clean out the ICV..its the easiest thing to do and the most likely cause

( http://www.e36coupe.com/technical/Clean ... _Valve.pdf )

Part no 5

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=13&fg=15