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Engine management / Oil type question?

« on: November 03, 2011, 05:45:34 PM »

so i was taking off my alternator and i took my intake setup off to reach it, and i decided to look at my filter to see if it was dirty, and u know what i found in my airbox? A freakin mouses nest. Now tht its cleaned out mybe she'll run a little smoother lol. and thnx for the tip man, i cleaned my throttle body and now theres much better throttle response

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Engine + Driveline / broken hose?

« on: November 03, 2011, 05:25:29 PM »

in the first picture u can see a broken hose, right under the throttle body, in the second picture u can see a short hose on the intake hose tht looks like it should conect to the broken hose. Anyone know what the broken hose leads to?

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Engine management / Oil type question?

« on: October 18, 2011, 12:30:58 PM »

What kind of fuel treatment do you think i should do, becuase the engine does run kinda rough

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Engine management / Oil type question?

« on: October 13, 2011, 10:05:03 PM »

Thanx guys, dnt think il be goin to autozone to much anymore, overpriced and undereducated. My oil looks brand new but its been sittin in the car for like 4 years, the car wasnt run tht much and when it was it was only idling or  quick 5 min trips around the naiborhood, do u think i should change it, the oil lights not on but its been sittin for so long tht its probably still a good idea to change it or do u think tht would jus b wasting oil?

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Engine management / Oil type question?

« on: October 10, 2011, 05:56:11 PM »

So i went to autozone today to pick up oil for my 91 318is. I was gunna get 10w 40 synthetic but the guy said once u put synthetic in it u always have to use synthetic after the switch, is this correct? The only reason i was gunna get synthetic in the first place is becuase the auto zone guys said thts all i should use in the m42, but heres the kicker, they didnt have any oil filters for synthetic. Wat the hell? I also dnt kno if the previous owner used synthetic or not, any way to tell?  Summers here get to about 95F and winters get to 35F any sugestions on oil?

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Electrical / Bad alternator?

« on: July 23, 2011, 09:47:40 AM »

Thanks guys! I think ima pop the alt and bat out and have em tested, hopefully its jus the quik fix of the regulator

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Electrical / Bad alternator?

« on: July 22, 2011, 07:45:58 PM »

would you trust buying one off of ebay, i see alternators there for pretty cheap, well compared to standered prices at least

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Electrical / Bad alternator?

« on: July 22, 2011, 07:14:27 PM »

Oh yea and the light isnt totally bright at idle but wen i rev it it gets brighter then as the revs fall it gets dimmer

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Electrical / Bad alternator?

« on: July 22, 2011, 06:57:33 PM »

So i mixed up the terminals wen jumping the car, yes haha, anyways for awhile the battery light would remain on when the car was off but wasnt when the car was on(which killed my battery over night). Then one day it randomly changed, now the battery light is on when the car is on but not when the car is off. Im pretty sure its the alternator becuase the battery goes dead after like a month. And i do run the car so its not like i let it sit there for a month untouhed. Now everyonce in awhile i have to hook it up to my trickle charger to maintain the battery. So do i need a whole new alternator?

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Suspension / Stock lowering?

« on: July 16, 2011, 09:49:01 PM »

Is there anyway to lower my 91 318is wit the stock suspension?

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Off-topic discussion / 318is badge, wrong side????

« on: July 16, 2011, 07:49:39 PM »

Thanks guys, one more ?, wats the proper psi for my tires, theres no sticker in my door sill

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Off-topic discussion / 318is badge, wrong side????

« on: July 15, 2011, 05:24:25 PM »

Hey i was jus wondering if anyone had an idea of why my 318is badge is on the driver side above the muffler, every other one ive seen its on the passenger side, its all stock so i have no clue