Vlad: The Zinno '87 535is

[Kyle in NO]

Be careful not to hit that bike!

[2 5's and a 7]

Those two pics made me feel like this Sunday newspaper where you try to find the differences......then I realized new hood struts! You're getting more "anal" and I don't mean that in a bar way.

[tig]

[cddallara]

You, not anal enough?

Aye carumba, they set the bar high!!



Looking forward to the euroization.

[unt0uchable]

Interesting. I want my temp gauge to sit in that position at operating temps...

[leadphut]

just getting broken in.

[tig]

Driving in this morning, I discovered I never reset the service indicator after installing the engine. Haha.

[wkohler]

OMG! You need to make an appointment for an oil service at your local BMW center. Once that light goes red, it's over.

[leadphut]

is that your operating temp?

[unt0uchable]

is that your operating temp?

Edit: Also, what bulbs do you have in your cluster?

[tig]

is that your operating temp?

Yes, post commute. Never been the other side of 12 o'clock with either engine.

[tig]

is that your operating temp?

Edit: Also, what bulbs do you have in your cluster?

I assume OE.

[unt0uchable]

Didn't you disassemble and replace them all? Or did you just replace what was burnt? I guess I was mistaken in thinking you had replaced them all or upgraded to LED's.

Your cluster just looks very lit compared to mine. I may just have 30 year old bulbs still..who knows.

That is all.

[wkohler]

Sounds like you need a windows phone.

[unt0uchable]

Sounds like you need a windows phone.

Is there an app for that?

[leadphut]

from what my mechanic tells me, operating temp should be at 12 o'clock.

[wkohler]

I've only had a 533 run that warm. None of my other E28s ever had. They looked just like Charlie's.

[unt0uchable]

I've only had a 533 run that warm. None of my other E28s ever had. They looked just like Charlie's.

Interesting. Mine runs at 12 o clock as well. Sometime it will drop closer to 11:30, but never far enough to call it 11 or anything below that. Somebitch....

What temp t-stat do you have installed Charlie?

[pldlnr]

I've only had a 533 run that warm. None of my other E28s ever had. They looked just like Charlie's.

My 533i holds the needle in the same spot as Charlie's, as well.

[2 5's and a 7]

Variable I pretty sure that the sending unit or the gooahj itself could vary slightly between car. Even more so if the sender has been replaced with a aftermarket. If you worried about "excessive" tempature shoot with pyrometer. I don't know about BMW's gooahjez but most cars are just a "guestimater". If that's even a word............

[leadphut]

what i've been told, unless 12 o'clock is reached, the thermostat is stuck open and the car never warms up properly. it should never go passed though.

[tig]

I've only had a 533 run that warm. None of my other E28s ever had. They looked just like Charlie's.

Interesting. Mine runs at 12 o clock as well. Sometime it will drop closer to 11:30, but never far enough to call it 11 or anything below that. Somebitch....

What temp t-stat do you have installed Charlie?

Sender is PN 12621710512 (88 528e part number, per M30B35 swap faq)
T-stat is PN 11531713040 (80C thermostat, same as m30b34, per M30B35 swap faq)
 
FWIW, Maytag (87 528e) reads almost identical.

[tig]

Didn't you disassemble and replace them all? Or did you just replace what was burnt? I guess I was mistaken in thinking you had replaced them all or upgraded to LED's.

Your cluster just looks very lit compared to mine. I may just have 30 year old bulbs still..who knows.

That is all.

I pulled this cluster out after I bought the car to fix a ticking ODO gear but didn't mess with the lights. They may be LEDs, but I doubt it.

On Maytag I the "D" light is out and I considered fixing it by replacing the bulb, but decided doing a 5-speed swap would be easier.

[Kyle in NO]

[tig]

Well shit. I can't get the oil service indicator light to go out.



Did this (that's pins 1 & 7) and turned ignition so all dash lights were on and waited... Nothing.

When I did this on Maytag it worked perfectly.

Maybe I've found the one place where I screwed up my wiring harness. Haha.

Or maybe my SI board batteries are toast. I thought that only applied to earlier cars though. ?!?