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today I picked up a new diff. I will be installing it once I get some new oil for it.

Washed off road salt.
Oil/filter change - 10w40 for easier cold weather starts.
Replaced JVC KD-A605 with JVC KD-A815.
Nice little upgrade for phone connectivity, got better sound and features along with the package.
The recently new Conti studless winter tires work fine in snow, not stellar. Lost a guy in a used car dealer's e90 who showed up behind me as I was sampling the recently installed LSD.

embarked on a minor tune-up/parts replacement binge in my buddy's garage = plugs/cap/rotor/fuel filter/fpr/oil change/p.s. hose replacement/rear pitman arms/air filter/vacuum hoses...


wish me luck!

Installed all new front steering components under the eta.

Changed the oil & oil filter yesterday, using Castrol 20/50w.

Started out yesterday planning on troubleshooting the fuel injection, but quickly changed course when the end of the hood release cable broke off. Fortunately, I had removed the grills several weeks ago expecting this at some point.

There was obviously a problem because the hood was very hard to open and the effort required to open it had done in the plastic hood release handle prior to me having the car. I had already bought a lever and a bowden cable from the salvage yard, but upon installing it and adjusting it, I was finding the driver's side hood release mechanism wasn't moving far enough. Several times while troubleshooting I had to pry both sides open with the screwdriver trick. I tried to bend part of the lever to get an extra 1/16th travel out of it, but the hood release promptly fell apart At this point I had to drill out the rivets to see what I'd done. Also, in looking more closely at it, I found a part of the mechanism was damaged (in the white square in the picture); it needed to be squared off at the corner indicated in the pic. Otherwise, it would require more and more effort to open the hood.



I knew there was an '88 in the salvage yard from recent excursions, so I threw together a tool bag, envisioning trying to dremel out the driver hood release, because I don't have a battery powered drill. When I got there, I found the mechanism to be pretty sick looking with corrosion and crud, that I decided all I needed was just that piece where the bowden cable is secured. The driver's side looked just as bad as the one I was replacing! Fortunately the passenger side one it looked perfect, other than the weathering, so I grabbed it. After cleaning, greasing and reassembling it - the hood requires minimal effort now to open.

Of course, with better planning and not getting in a hurry, I wouldn't have had to drilled mine out. I would have, though, if I had just spent the $20 for a new one (at least according to realoem).

Had I just bought a new one, I wouldn't have spent the $100 for impulse buys at the u-pull-it place.

Replaced my water pump today. Car ( 87 535i) has 144K on it. I noticed the old pump had the BMW Roundel stamped on the casing just under the radiator hose connection. The replacement GMB pump did not have this stamp. That wouldn't indicate that it's the original pump..would it? Naw.....no way.....?? I used the bleeding technique listed in the Tech Talk section ( M30 cooling system bleeding).
It is an awesome procedure....very easy and efficient.

dropped it off at G.A.S over in Berkeley for a valve adjustment( I tried doing one on an m20 before, somehow I think it got louder so I'm letting someone else do this one...) miss her already, driving my gf's rav4 is killing me

brkinshiz wrote:dropped it off at G.A.S over in Berkeley for a valve adjustment( I tried doing one on an m20 before, somehow I think it got louder so I'm letting someone else do this one...) miss her already, driving my gf's rav4 is killing me

Next time you try it yourself, try adjusting on the cam side (using the corrected measurement), I've always had much better luck than on the valve side.

Tulsa6, I just sent you a PM.

I just bought some B&G springs

Today swapped the lsd diff out for an open one. Why? Well the input bearing on the LSD diff was shot and I need wheels. This would have gone quickly but the local news crew was doing a feature on the garage I was working at. They kept having me put things back for a retake I finally told them the diff weighs nearly 90# and my back is getting mad.

She is quiet now with just a faint whine from the trans and the soft rumble of the exhaust. I also took delivery of my german license plate and installed it. I'll post photos once I do the springs but for now this is it.

Yesterday I cleared the snow from the area around him in the driveway. Got a glimpse of the front spoiler peaking out from under the cover. That's about it.

Installed a new Mann air filter. I also had a nice long talk with one of my car's PO's.

Yesterday, broke and replaced the key. Today, snapped in my door card coin holder.

Drove the piss out of it!! Love this car!

Attached my front bumper "BMW" rubber bit. Now I expect to get pulled over for no front plate tomorrow.

- Replaced front and rear roundels.
- Installed George's interior light dimmer relay!
- Took her for a run into the valley to have her checked out by her future cosmetician and get a more solid quote on this Spring's body/paint.
- Ran almost 200kms through snow, sleet, hail and heavy rains without hesitation today - she loved it, as did I!
- Begin 'bible' studies as of today - new manual arrived.

Put this on from an 82 on my street that is going to the yard soon.



Got his upper dash vent that opens also. May make his 528e badge say e28 and mount it on my grill.

Splurged,
Bought jack stands and a trolley jack so I can get to the fuel pump

Everything I did today still did not resolve the bad idle GRRRRR!

Rebuilt the instrument cluster and repaired the drivers' door lock on the M535i. Unfortunately, the speedo still doesn't work, so when I get the car up in the air on Wednesday for major surgery, I'll have a look at the wiring.

Also looking forward to replacing the clutch master on my 535is. I think I'll just call in a favor on that one and have someone else do it.

Put a B35 in it.

Time to finish the auto->5sp swap and get it all wired in. Fun week ahead...

wkohler wrote:Rebuilt the instrument cluster and repaired the drivers' door lock on the M535i. Unfortunately, the speedo still doesn't work, so when I get the car up in the air on Wednesday for major surgery, I'll have a look at the wiring.

Also looking forward to replacing the clutch master on my 535is. I think I'll just call in a favor on that one and have someone else do it.

Had to chuckle, as I have 2 spare clusters coming (in addition to the one already in the car), to make 1 good one hopefully, as well as swapping the speedo face to KPH.

Swapped the broken wheel on my new to me sofica for a good wheel off my old one, and now have a heater again!

heater valve and ghetto fab steering linkage install

today i cleaned my wheels and trim I also did an LED conversion to my OBC

Drove it home, and put it in the garage.

Changed out the plugs in the m535i. Whole new car now It's amazing to me how sensitive these cars are to spark plugs, the old ones weren't even that bad, but they were the wrong ones

I whitened my car by removing the pinstripe. Also had a couple more brass keys cut for it since I can't actually get a real key because it's a Euro car.

wkohler wrote:I whitened my car by removing the pinstripe. Also had a couple more brass keys cut for it since I can't actually get a real key because it's a Euro car.

Shit, really? I just broke my less than week old Ilco today! Luckily I found the OG key in the center console of my 4Runner yesterday!