What did you do to your E28 today?

General conversations about BMW E28s and the people who own them.
rollcentre
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Post by rollcentre »

1st 5er wrote:S38 tunes here whenever possible.
I agree to those terms.
Karl Grau
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Post by Karl Grau »

Since I had the day off I decided to get into the M5 no-start issue. Everything was fine before I messed with the Hofmeister Kink fuel supply hose so I'm thinking, 'maybe I pinched it somehow'. Checked for fuel and it had it so I went, 'Noooooo, electrical issue!'. Swapped the main and fuel relays and nuttin'. Then I'm thinking, 'hey the CPS plugs are right above where I was working on that hose'. One of 'em had come unplugged just enough to break contact without being noticeable to the nekkid eye. :oops:
Problem solved and boy do I feel stupid. Relieved, but stupid.
rollcentre
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Post by rollcentre »

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That was a bastard of a crank hub nut, but I won! :alright:
ahab
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Post by ahab »

^^ Holy crap.
rollcentre
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Post by rollcentre »

ahab wrote:^^ Holy crap.
Right!?

That would have been a pain if it was still in the car. I made two cuts with a cut-off wheel on the top and bottom and worked a chisel in and tryed to stretch and relieve as much tension from the nut that way. I heated it up, drenched it in repsol chain lube and it eventually spun off with a 1/2 impact.

It's easy to see why people wreck crank hubs trying to remove it. If you hold the crank hub and wrap on it with a beefy enough impact, I could see the woodruff key slot cracking or distorting.

Interestingly the crank hub was not very tight on the crank. I still needed a puller and bearing splitter, but I was thinking it was gonna be a beast to remove like the nut.

After all of that, I did get a chance to clean up the timing chain cover! Next up, inspection of chain guides etc.

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e28Sean
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Post by e28Sean »

Removed this:
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Installed this:
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Mr.3-5-7
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Post by Mr.3-5-7 »

Got it detailed

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Karl Grau
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Post by Karl Grau »

Worshed it and installed a new battery.

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Post by 12valves »

I'm trying to come up with a better exhaust-side mounting bracket for the M50. The one I made last year with 1/8" angle iron is a little bent now, which I assume is a bad sign. Today I made a jig and started building another bracket with 3/16" plate and bar stock. I'm trying to keep it as simple as possible, while being sturdy enough and allowing access to all the bolts.
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und28mpg/hwy
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Post by und28mpg/hwy »

Finally got the style 75's off there and on with the original wheels with new tires and alignment.

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und28mpg/hwy
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Then I went down to DMV and acquired an (Admin vir) Passed!Image Pretty good numbers too :cool:
bayamon25
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Post by bayamon25 »

Today I changed the front rotors and pads. Then washed it and liquid waxed it. Getting ready for Cars and Coffee tomorrow. :banana:
rollcentre
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Post by rollcentre »

It felt good to get a little work done on the s38. I got the cam cover looking a lot better, bead blasted a couple pieces. Not a bad way to kill a couple hours on a Friday morning.


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Post by geordi »

rollcentre wrote:It felt good to get a little work done on the s38. I got the cam cover looking a lot better, bead blasted a couple pieces. Not a bad way to kill a couple hours on a Friday morning.


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Wow Keith! You are making fast progress. You will have your M5 in top shape in no time. :up: :up: :up:
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I did this.

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rollcentre
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Post by rollcentre »

New dogbones! Now for a shakedown. :haul:
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Post by a »

As I got the weed wacker going .Rotted fuel line, Then the lawn mower, Bad gas, I meditated on the whereabouts of a good center link for B6II
Fedaykin528e
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Post by Fedaykin528e »

I went to a buddy's place in NJ this weekend and did lock strips, roundels and a detail. And a couple new vinyl sticker things. My buddy ensured they're not too cheesy.

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e28Sean
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Post by e28Sean »

Took this out:
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Put this in:
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Also recently went with the pissbeam look:
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(E30 is not mine)
Jeremy
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Post by Jeremy »

Whoa, that's ummm ... well I can find no other way to say it ... "thick and meaty looking".

What variety of shift knob is that?
e28Sean
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Post by e28Sean »

It's sold by a company called "Innovative Car Tech GMBH" out of Germany.

I also think it looks bigger in the photos than it actually is. It fits nicely in my hand, and is certainly seems no bigger than BMW's current manual shift knobs. :dunno:

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Post by 1st 5er »

Drove SUPA ETA to and from the office yesterday w/o incident.

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rollcentre
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Post by rollcentre »

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Guten cloisonné roundels! I haven't made my mind up on actually using these badges on my car, but they sure are pretty to look at.

I wasn't sure anyone was gonna get my humor with the euro plate, but then a guy in a 911 cabriolet gave me a triple take as he cruised by. :lol:
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Post by e28Sean »

Nice.
1st 5er
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Post by 1st 5er »

rollcentre wrote:Image

Guten cloisonné roundels! I haven't made my mind up on actually using these badges on my car, but they sure are pretty to look at.

I wasn't sure anyone was gonna get my humor with the euro plate, but then a guy in a 911 cabriolet gave me a triple take as he cruised by. :lol:


Saturday should turn out to be a fun day. :D
rollcentre
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Post by rollcentre »

I'm looking forward to it!
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Post by Stevo12 »

Replaced ze bomb...now has power brakes and steering again!

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It is a tad loud without its O2 sensor...off to the muffler shop to get a new bung welded in!

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Also, finally unloaded the snows the PO had in the trunk

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rollcentre
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3rd gen Camaro wheels!
Stevo12
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Post by Stevo12 »

rollcentre wrote:3rd gen Camaro wheels!
Yup, I only have the 2 studded snows for the rear. I thought the car looked kinda cool with them on (they were on when I first saw the car) because I've been looking for a replacement for the Style 10's. Apparently the bolt pattern is almost spot-on and the PO only had to grind out the hub bore a tad to make them fit. Kinda fits in with the rest of the "patina" of the car's paint.
e28Sean
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Post by e28Sean »

Took 'er out and hosed the stank off! :cool:

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