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Electrical / Dead Fuel Gauge

« on: September 26, 2009, 01:57:38 PM »

Hi all  

My dials have recently been playing up, fuel guage in particular jumping to full tank and then back normal level but more recently all of the guages exept the speedometer do not work.  

I have stripped the cluster to get at the SI board but the batteries still show 3 volts on the multimeter. Do they still need replacing? i havent examined the circuits yet but i presume theyre ok as i removed it very carefully.    

Also my heater fans do not work anymore. Could this have anything to do with it?

Thanks in advance

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General Topics / throttle body bore out

« on: April 13, 2009, 02:29:51 PM »

Apparently the throttle body from the M43 from an E36 fits on the M42. There about
6mm bigger than the stock one.          

http://cgi.ebay.com.my/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140026348414

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General Topics / Wheel Bolts

« on: April 12, 2009, 06:57:18 PM »

Hi all,

I bought a 91 IS last week. Its all good exept i thought the brakes were rather sluggish so i thought id bleed them this weekend, so i popped the cap of the wheels and was confronted with some odd looking wheel bolts.  
They are like torx bits but have 10 points rather than the usual 6 or 12:mad:  

Anyone know if this is a bmw tool i need or are they just aftermarket peices?  

Any help would be much appreciated
Thankyou.

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Engine + Driveline / Vacuum Hoses

« on: September 19, 2008, 08:49:12 AM »

Thankyou JP!  

i went and had a look for the carbon emmissions thing but couldnt see one anywhere.
Is this a good thing?
My car has a stainless exhaust fitted so maybe they removed it when putting it on?  
Thanks anyway:)

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Engine + Driveline / Vacuum Hoses

« on: September 16, 2008, 04:21:56 PM »

Yeah i understand its a very common problem. Also do any of you guys know where the tiny port on the side of the throttle body is suposed to link up to as the one on my car is blanked off  

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Engine + Driveline / Vacuum Hoses

« on: September 16, 2008, 03:55:24 PM »

Yeah thanks, i have read tjts1's thread before and the Pelican site is the only place i can seem to find the correct hoses, but they will take about 1-2 weeks to get to the UK  

As for the symptoms my car starts fine but after about 30 seconds of idling the engine idles from 900-1000 rpm. When driving the car is fine and once the engine is properly warmed up it sits at a steady 1000 rpm idle. I understand the crank position sensor may be causing this problem if the icv is not.

thanks.

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Engine + Driveline / Vacuum Hoses

« on: September 16, 2008, 01:30:58 PM »

Hi to you all.

My bmw started the common engine idle problem a few days ago which i beleive is caused by leaks in the vacuum hoses and/or a broken idle control valve.  
So i took the hoses out today and some of them have slight cracks and rips in them so i went to order some new ones but cant seem to find a UK based dealer. Havent been down to the local bmw garage yet but do any of you guys know where to get hold of some online in the UK?  

thanks.