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For Sale / M42 lower oil pan and gasket. Brand new.

« on: August 26, 2010, 07:51:20 PM »

Ordered this from pelican parts a few months back and ended up selling the car.  Brand new in box.  $80 shipped.

Thanks,
Brian

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Engine + Driveline / No clutch pressure (91 318i)

« on: May 29, 2009, 08:17:26 AM »

So, I got the replacement slave cylinder yesterday (Pelican Parts, $30) and switched it out with the old one, which looked like it was probably the original 18 year old unit.  Now I'm trying to figure out how to bleed the clutch.  Not easy.  Pump the clutch a bunch of times, hold clutch down, open bleeder valve, close bleeder valve, repeat.  No pressure.  I'll have another look after work and see what I can figure out.

Thanks again for the help.

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Engine + Driveline / No clutch pressure (91 318i)

« on: May 22, 2009, 08:18:57 AM »

No fluid inside by the clutch pedal.  Sounds like the slave cylinder.  I'll take a closer look this weekend.  The weird thing is I drove the 40 miles to work this morning with no problems whatsoever.  I appreciate the helpful responses.

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Engine + Driveline / No clutch pressure (91 318i)

« on: May 21, 2009, 05:33:10 PM »

I searched and checked the first few pages of this subsection but found nothing.

So, I was just on my way home from work and out of nowhere I lost all clutch pressure.  It happened when I stopped at a stop sign and then went to put it into first gear and engage the clutch.  The pedal went all the way to the floor and I couldn't get it into first gear without grinding the hell out of it.  I thought I noticed a change in pressure about a week ago (it would engage closer off of the floor then normal) but everything still worked without grinding so I assumed I was imagining it.  Back to this evening, I had to sort of time the RPMs and slip it into second to start out and then just finesse it from gear to gear without using the clutch.  Now here's where it gets a little weird.  Once I made it to the expressway and was cruising in 5th gear for a while, I gave the clutch a little push and pressure was back again.  It didn't feel 100%, but I could change gears without grinding at all.

Cliffs notes - intermittent clutch pressure issues.

Any ideas?


Thanks,
Brian

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Engine management / Mark D EAT Chip SALE!!!

« on: April 13, 2009, 09:49:23 AM »

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