I am the owner of an '86 528i with 16" wheels and they have 225/50/16 tyres on them and they fit my car perfectly, but they are 7 1/2J I also had an '85 520i...
Hi Paul Dont know if this is much use to youbut i bought a set of modular M5 wheels for my e28 M535i they were originally fitted to an e34 M5 that had...
I would like to know whether it is normal for my 1986 520's low beam lights not to be able to produce hi-beam light? I am using a H4 bulb but the connector on...
My '86 520 idles well in drive and reverse around 750-800rpm but most of the time at 1100-1300rpm in drive and neutral. Is there any way to remedy this and...
i am getting my waterpump replaced and it was under warrenty .. well he said i'm gonna need a new fan clutch soon... so he said he'd get me a new one a fan...
Doesn't take long to fit a fan clutch. Did mine last year - about15 mins - 32mm spanner round an opposite thread - dead simple. Good idea to replace it because...
Yeah, I replaced mine as well. It too was a genuine Sachs one about £40 also. Use a 32mm viscous hub spanner & knock it a couple of times with a mallet 2 jolt...
Thanks for the welcome to your group! My sisters father in law, gave her dauter his '86 528e, and I went to check it out for her this afternoon. The car is in...
sometimes ticking noises are coming from the injectors or it could also be a loose high tension wire to the spark plugs. thanks for sharing. Barry Mercer...
sometimes ticking noises are coming from the injectors or it could also be a loose high tension wire to the spark plugs. thanks for sharing. Barry Mercer...
it also happened to me ones. check the vacum near the throttle body and see if the hose behind it is loose of off. it that thing ever gets off rpm could surge...
i tried it already and it wasn't good at all. it was noisy and irritating. it's not the same even if i had the original copied. stick to ORIG! justin2411uk...
Why don't you adjust the valves!! SOP on 528e! If you plant poison ivy, you won't harvest strawberries. - William Stephens When I die, I want to die like my...
No, I was serious, but did not know the valve train set up, and thought one of you gentalmen, or ladies, could fill me in on what it is? Did you read my...
Sorry if I seemed sarcastic, but it is an single overhead camshaft with adjustable rocker arms. There are no lifters. When you pick up your book, you will find...
Hello The lifters are adjustable and need setting on a regular basis. It is about a 20 min job The lifters tend to go tight rather than slack. Remove the cam...
Thanks Dave, You have hit the nail on the head. This is exactly the information I needed. If they are ajustible, than I can do that! I have a feeling that ...
Thank you Mark. I will do just that, and now know it is worth buying a book to learn the specs. Best Regards, VME Barry ... From: Mark Woodhouse To:...
I own a 1986 535i, and in about 4 months, I am going on a short vacation. I want to take 2 bikes with me. I was hoping to find someone who has information on a...
It could be the center support bearing for the driveshaft or universal joints (factory u-joints are not serviceable and permanently lubricated). I had similar...
the original, absolutely brand-new lamp for e28 for sale (chromed- one) - LH. one time, when worked in BMW service station, have ordered for the customer the...
Hello All, A couple of weeks ago I bought a set of alloys exactly like these... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=2465660225&category=28648...
I have the same problem ...i just leave the front plastic caps off Jon In a message dated 13/03/2004 15:22:47 GMT Standard Time, ... [Non-text portions of this...
Mr Glegg, Note that the center bore (the hole in the middle of the wheel) on an E39 is larger in diamter than the hole in the center of the E28. This means...
The BMW Owners Club recommend Hexagon in Kentish Town & a BMW garage in Enfield (see the BMW owners club website). I've been looking myself - just picked up an...
