What did you do to your E28 today?

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Mar 31, 2014 8:03 AM

DB got a nice set of E28 sports.

dsmith · Post by **dsmith** » Mar 31, 2014 9:09 PM

1st 5er wrote:DB got a nice set of E28 sports.

You post the worst pics! I'll one up you. I just got another e28.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Mar 31, 2014 9:48 PM

dsmith wrote:
1st 5er wrote:DB got a nice set of E28 sports.
You post the worst pics! I'll one up you. I just got another e28.

You show me yours, I'll show you mine.

dsmith · Post by **dsmith** » Mar 31, 2014 10:32 PM

Beat this picture.

Wally59 · Post by **Wally59** » Mar 31, 2014 10:56 PM

She got an oil and filter change and painted the rear calipers. Then a good washing and detail.

kamoflewuage · Post by **kamoflewuage** » Mar 31, 2014 11:42 PM

bought a 535i

then went home and pushed the bumpers

DanOKC · Post by **DanOKC** » Apr 01, 2014 12:20 AM

Pulled a vac on my AC system & charged with R12.

charter21p5 · Post by **charter21p5** » Apr 01, 2014 12:22 AM

Replaced the valve cover gasket on my '85 535i.

Took pictures for the website I am building detailing maintenance / replacement examples.

EvanJacob · Post by **EvanJacob** » Apr 01, 2014 12:28 AM

Rear defrost button light bulb. Bam!

RondoAcapriccio · Post by **RondoAcapriccio** » Apr 01, 2014 1:46 AM

finally started my car after 4 months and a 5 speed swap... chased a no start issue after the swap... was not getting fuel... instead of checking the relay and wiring I went and replaced the fuel pump (needed to anyway) still wouldnt start... relay was getting voltage... look at the wire going to the battery.. was disconnected.. opened it up put it back in and fired right up. Drove around the block once the sun went down.. was too hot to drive mid day.. interior still out and windows are not powered.

Germz · Post by **Germz** » Apr 01, 2014 6:50 PM

accidentally got sideways in the middle of an intersection. got control and didn't hit anybody or anything

e28Sean · Post by **e28Sean** » Apr 01, 2014 7:42 PM

Put everything back in it after spending yesterday at the track. Oh, yeah, and this:

socalM5 · Post by **socalM5** » Apr 01, 2014 10:36 PM

I replaced my broken radio antenna with the e36 convertible antenna from a local ecology yard. best $12 I spent! Great reception and no more broken antennas.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Apr 04, 2014 12:51 AM

DB got DD duty this week

and I'm actually enjoying the sport seats.
This being the most time spent, my butt is telling me they are every bit as comfy as the E34 ///M sports that came out of it.

I know David, I owe you a pic.

RonW · Post by **RonW** » Apr 05, 2014 11:24 AM

Replaced the brake accumulator pressure switch in my 535is. With the right tools it's easy. Without them, it isn't.

The switch is very close to the power steering pressure hose, and my car has a strut brace, so a regular wrench wouldn't work. The auto parts store didn't have a deep 24mm socket, but they did have a 15/16" socket, which worked perfectly.

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Apr 05, 2014 12:19 PM

I've got the coolest set of tools for that job. The Armstrong Eliminator ratchet set. I thought the ratcheting wrenches made the set obsolete, but it is perfect for this.

RonW · Post by **RonW** » Apr 05, 2014 12:42 PM

Cleaned the engine ground on my 535i. Every few years the coolant temperature gauge starts to flicker around, and cleaning the engine ground fixes it.
535i main ground bad at engine mount bolt? SOLVED.

RonW · Post by **RonW** » Apr 05, 2014 1:04 PM

wkohler wrote:I've got the coolest set of tools for that job. The Armstrong Eliminator ratchet set. I thought the ratcheting wrenches made the set obsolete, but it is perfect for this.

The switch is very wide above the hex head – I don't know if it, or its contacts, would fit through the top of the Eliminator socket.

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Apr 05, 2014 3:00 PM

It works perfectly, Ron. It's what I use when I do it. Did it on two cars in the last couple months actually. I was shocked the first time.

Karl Grau · Post by **Karl Grau** » Apr 05, 2014 10:12 PM

Tried to start it, failed.
I guess letting it sit for a week didn't magically fix it.

cddallara · Post by **cddallara** » Apr 06, 2014 12:50 AM

Karl Grau wrote:Tried to start it, failed.
I guess letting it sit for a week didn't magically fix it.

Try letting it sit for a few months. My wagon is rusting from the inside out
Every time I hook up the minivan to it to crack the windows, it rains again

ahab · Post by **ahab** » Apr 06, 2014 2:17 PM

This is a little premature because the day isn't over but yesterday out of nowhere I got a hair up my ass to finish the M1.3 conversion on a surrogate 279k mile B34. Even bought brand new hardware to bolt up the flywheel and clutch when it occurred to me that once those were on I was ready to drop it in the engine bay. Exactly 18 minutes later she was resting on the motor mounts. Today I slid the 265 up to the back of it and am now going back out to finish bolting the bellhousing to the block, sort out the shifter, and install the slave and driveshaft. With any luck I can get the headers and exhaust back on too, and if I'm really lucky I may even have time to slap the DME harness on before calling it a night. All this so I can still drive the bastard while I rebuild the hi-comp Euro B34 that I pulled out last year! I really love my 535.

lilpoindexter · Post by **lilpoindexter** » Apr 06, 2014 3:20 PM

i bolted in a raggedy sparco with a home brewed bracket into my car to replace the wobly ass old power comfort seat...WOW who knew H+R's and bilstein sports felt so good?

Post by **tig** » Apr 06, 2014 3:22 PM

Rented a fender roller and made quick work of it.

Acid House · Post by **Acid House** » Apr 06, 2014 4:08 PM

To celebrate her making it through a Rocky Mountain winter, she got a wash and a little interior detailing.

I ordered some H4 headlights and a new CTS, she'll get a valve adjustment, plugs, 20-50 oil change, and maybe a cap/rotor when all that stuff comes in. I think she's been jealous watching me work on the "side girl" all winter, but she will get some attention now

And then she got parked out front because she looks nice

dsmith · Post by **dsmith** » Apr 10, 2014 9:49 PM

Pulled the dash on my project car tonight. I want to make sure all of the wiring is good and swap another fuse box, ditch the a/c and abs and make sure the body is leak free, since there is plenty of mildew inside.

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Apr 11, 2014 12:15 AM

geordi · Post by **geordi** » Apr 11, 2014 12:19 AM

wkohler wrote:

Another one???

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Apr 11, 2014 12:30 AM

You might think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

Acid House · Post by **Acid House** » Apr 11, 2014 12:47 AM

New Coolant Temp Sensor, new Oxygen sensor, tuned the idle perfect, and installed one of these flat 8" subs under the passenger seat ($113 on Amazon).

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0082Y ... UTF8&psc=1

Never would have guessed, but after I tuned it real nice using the controls on the side this thing really sounds great! I got the 8" and it fits sideways right between the seat rails, you can't even see it down there and it thumps really solid and fills in the system in such a nice way! 100% recommend this product, hopefully it holds up.

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