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767
In answer to your questions. 1) A well respected BMW specialist once told me I wouldn't go wrong if I used Valvoline Mineral oil to the latest API...
justin2411uk
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May 2, 2002
9:23 pm
768
Hi all,I drive a 528i 1982.Yesterday I jumped in the car to go somewhere,turned the key, the needle showed about 20litres left.On my way back the car just...
mamilapon
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May 3, 2002
1:16 am
769
... my ... fuel. ... Hi there, what a nuisance. It sound's like it could be something as simple as a sticking float switch. If you lift your carpet up in the...
brokeruk2002
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May 4, 2002
4:13 pm
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... is ... chocolate ... Slightly crooked, eh? think yourself lucky! Mine went hedge piercing! forwards, then sideways, then backwards. Only one side of the...
keithb320
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May 10, 2002
4:42 am
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Well I've got my E32 now (don't they look so sinister in black!!!?), it's beautiful to look at & to drive but I just couldn't get rid of Barbarella my alpine...
jay528ise1985
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May 10, 2002
9:47 pm
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Hi Jay, ... black!!!?), ... Sorry to see you go. Now what you've got to look forward to is rusty o/s/r arches, dodgy air-con, dicky dash pixels and...
jwestwood2
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May 10, 2002
10:41 pm
773
Ha ha! I have to say that the materials used in the interior of Babs are much nicer than the E32 - The plastic creaks when you so much as frickin' touch it...
jay528ise1985
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May 13, 2002
12:29 am
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Hi, I have a probably obvious question: how do you adjust the steering column? I understand it's doable, but have no idea how. Have spotted a little bar 3/4...
ginette1469
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May 13, 2002
2:27 pm
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Hi RD Just pull the bar down towards you and you should find that the wheel will move in and out (but it does not move up and down). Sometimes the nut a bit...
justin2411uk
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May 13, 2002
7:22 pm
776
Hi, I've just bought a fairly decent M535i. I need to get some work done on it and wanted a recommnedation on a good garage - anyone know of one? Cheers, J...
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May 14, 2002
11:52 am
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Thanks for that, Justin. Knew there must be a simple answer - just didn't want to be tugging on the wrong thing and bust it off. Appreciate your helpful...
ginette1469
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May 14, 2002
3:05 pm
778
Hi folks Anyone come across any companies in the UK selling replacement (or even OEM) gearlever gaiters for manual gearboxes? Mine has a couple of holes in and...
r_welfare
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May 14, 2002
11:10 pm
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... Hi Richard, Sorry to hear that your having to let your car go, if you want to sell it put it up on Yahoo auctions and you also might like to try my website...
jwestwood2
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May 14, 2002
11:16 pm
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... my ... Hi James, Many thanks for the tip-off, I will certainly bung it on your site in the near future. I will also consider Yahoo auctions; I've never...
r_welfare
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May 14, 2002
11:26 pm
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Hi R Welfare Last time I changed my gaiter was about 3 years ago, but they were easily ordered from my (then) local BMW dealer in North Shields. Basically you...
justin2411uk
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May 15, 2002
10:00 pm
782
Anyone know where you can get a 1/2 decent 2nd hand leather interior for my wife Lozzies' 1986 525i.It's red and its' lovely, but it has the usual knackered...
markpaulmoore
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May 15, 2002
10:02 pm
783
... Hi Mark, I have a reasonably priced leather interior for sale on my website, its not mine but I notice a chap had one for sale. Please visit...
jwestwood2
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May 15, 2002
10:04 pm
784
Any offers? Must be reasonable price. Cheers, James....
jwestwood2
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May 16, 2002
7:28 pm
785
HI All, My name is Stefan from Melbourne, Australia. I sold my 1985 E28 528i a while ago, but kept quite a number of spare parts. If any of you are...
stef_ss200
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May 18, 2002
2:34 pm
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If you're driving to Oktoberfest, why not join or organize a caravan? http://www.bmwofest2002.com/caravan.htm -- Bob Sutterfield '87 E30 325iS...
Bob Sutterfield
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May 19, 2002
2:05 pm
787
I would like to replace all our E28 and E30 window and sunroof switches with single-touch switches. Is it a simple swap, like updating to lighted switches?...
Bob Sutterfield
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May 21, 2002
4:48 pm
788
There is a kit on sale (I think in the US) for earlier BMW's and it can work on the sunroof aswell. Unfortunately it's not really a simple exchange of switches...
jay528ise1985
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May 22, 2002
10:07 am
789
Having replaced its motor and transmission, now I'm looking for a write-up on adjusting the sunroof travel. It seems the position of the sunroof is out of sync...
Bob Sutterfield
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May 22, 2002
7:14 pm
790
Before you refitted the motor/gearbox unit did you make sure that mark on the switching gear was opposite that of the control gear?...
jay528ise1985
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May 22, 2002
11:59 pm
791
Hi guy, I am new in here. Well, just want to get help from all of you out there. Can I buy short shift gear box for my 86' 520i in anyway now? I really...
buhrs_lee
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May 23, 2002
8:34 am
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Hi guys, I have recently had my E28 Re-sprayed and have bought a new sunroof seal. The bodyshop removed the old one and I can't find anything in the Hayes ...
brokeruk2002
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May 23, 2002
1:13 pm
793
... In http://www.m535i.org/officers/ra/article.html#bodywork search for "Sunroof Seal Replacement". ... You might consider a Bentley manual. It focuses on US...
Bob Sutterfield
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May 23, 2002
2:37 pm
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... things ... Top Man! Fitted it yesterday. Your advise was spot on. The only extra thing I did (due to a new re-spray) was mask the side edges as the pulling...
brokeruk2002
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May 26, 2002
11:33 am
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yannis_mgr
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May 29, 2002
12:09 pm
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Hallo everybody, i have a 518i '86 mdl. Does anyone knows if i can use uleaded fuel ???? PLS HELP. Thanx a lot...
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yannis_mgr
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