What did you do to your E28 today?

Gelatinous · Post by **Gelatinous** » Feb 14, 2011 12:14 PM

changed my oil and oil level sender (no more light on the check panel!) trouble shot my non functioning speedometer some more I now know that the problem is in the cluster as I get ~8V at the connector for the sensor. Also patched my holy muffler with a 1kg Tim Hortons coffee can, a tube of muffler cement and some bailing wire.

Oh and I cleared the drains for the spare tire well.... ~2L of water drained out

ldsbeaker · Post by **ldsbeaker** » Feb 14, 2011 12:26 PM

Tried to drive it to work this AM.

RRR RR R r r...

New battery at lunch. The beater is back!

Cory · Post by **Cory** » Feb 14, 2011 5:08 PM

Windshield
Battery
Rear Springs/All Hardware

MicahO · Post by **MicahO** » Feb 15, 2011 8:04 AM

Finished the new dash install over the weekend, and cleaned up the knee panel and glovebox. They cleaned up better than I thought they would. Looks great!!!

(I still think anyone doing the dash with the windshield is a HERO!)

slammin_e28 · Post by **slammin_e28** » Feb 15, 2011 3:37 PM

Got #5 style 8 in with a very very nice 235/50/16 Conti Sportcontact tire on it.

Now I need to shim up the trunk carpet so the spare will fit in the hole, and roll the fenders so when I get the other 4 tires we'll be good.

ilikemybike · Post by **ilikemybike** » Feb 15, 2011 11:31 PM

Four new Falken Ziex tires 225 50r16
All new steering linkage. I acutally got one of the ball joints to pop by hitting it with a hammer. Puller for the rest.
Alignment.

Cupholder Zealot · Post by **Cupholder Zealot** » Feb 16, 2011 12:43 AM

Finished making and installing a new shift boot.

rmiddendorf · Post by **rmiddendorf** » Feb 16, 2011 7:12 PM

Uncovered him and started him! Started right up, idled rough for a bit but then got back to normal. Maybe I should have put fuel stabilizer in the tank. I've never done that in a car I'm only storing for 5 months.

Anyway, the cover looks like its disintegrating all over the paint so I'm leaving it off. Looks like pollen all over the car. If I get time in the next few days a bath may be in order.

50 degrees F is Bandit driving weather! Com'on Spring!

Oh yeah, and I also discovered my left front fog light is out. Hopefully its just the bulb. (Fingers crossed.)

slammin_e28 · Post by **slammin_e28** » Feb 16, 2011 7:22 PM

rmiddendorf wrote:Oh yeah, and I also discovered my left front fog light is out. Hopefully its just the bulb. (Fingers crossed.)

Mine keeps popping the fuse.

Anywho, I installed the brand spankin' new trans brace that took a 3 week trip to get here from the motherland. I loveeee new parts!!

Das_Prachtstrasse · Post by **Das_Prachtstrasse** » Feb 16, 2011 8:27 PM

took a big chunk of paint out of the passengers door whilst not concentrating on the whereabouts of the boom arm whilst manoeuvring the engine crane around the garage .

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Feb 16, 2011 8:41 PM

Ouch!

rmiddendorf · Post by **rmiddendorf** » Feb 16, 2011 8:42 PM

slammin_e28 wrote:
rmiddendorf wrote:Oh yeah, and I also discovered my left front fog light is out. Hopefully its just the bulb. (Fingers crossed.)
Mine keeps popping the fuse.

Anywho, I installed the brand spankin' new trans brace that took a 3 week trip to get here from the motherland. I loveeee new parts!!

Or the fuse. That would be easier to fix, but might require a spare fuse supply.

slammin_e28 · Post by **slammin_e28** » Feb 16, 2011 8:55 PM

rmiddendorf wrote:
slammin_e28 wrote:
rmiddendorf wrote:Oh yeah, and I also discovered my left front fog light is out. Hopefully its just the bulb. (Fingers crossed.)
Mine keeps popping the fuse.

Anywho, I installed the brand spankin' new trans brace that took a 3 week trip to get here from the motherland. I loveeee new parts!!
Or the fuse. That would be easier to fix, but might require a spare fuse supply.

I just wanna know why it's popping. I hate diaging electrical issues.

projenitore28 · Post by **projenitore28** » Feb 16, 2011 8:58 PM

Looked at it in disbelief because of all the work it needs and wondered were to start anyone want to help lol ?

rmiddendorf · Post by **rmiddendorf** » Feb 16, 2011 8:58 PM

slammin_e28 wrote:
rmiddendorf wrote:
slammin_e28 wrote:
rmiddendorf wrote:Oh yeah, and I also discovered my left front fog light is out. Hopefully its just the bulb. (Fingers crossed.)
Mine keeps popping the fuse.

Anywho, I installed the brand spankin' new trans brace that took a 3 week trip to get here from the motherland. I loveeee new parts!!
Or the fuse. That would be easier to fix, but might require a spare fuse supply.
I just wanna know why it's popping. I hate diaging electrical issues.

Well how often does it go? Once a month or so I might live with, once a week and we've got a good reason to run a new wire from the fusebox.

slammin_e28 · Post by **slammin_e28** » Feb 16, 2011 9:23 PM

rmiddendorf wrote:
slammin_e28 wrote:
rmiddendorf wrote:
slammin_e28 wrote:
rmiddendorf wrote:Oh yeah, and I also discovered my left front fog light is out. Hopefully its just the bulb. (Fingers crossed.)
Mine keeps popping the fuse.

Anywho, I installed the brand spankin' new trans brace that took a 3 week trip to get here from the motherland. I loveeee new parts!!
Or the fuse. That would be easier to fix, but might require a spare fuse supply.
I just wanna know why it's popping. I hate diaging electrical issues.
Well how often does it go? Once a month or so I might live with, once a week and we've got a good reason to run a new wire from the fusebox.

Pretty much every time I turn them on it pops. I just quit turning them on. I'm gonna do a nice cleaning, etc of the fusebox. I think there is an issue on the light side of the wire. I have to sit down a figure it out one day when I'm motivated.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Feb 16, 2011 11:30 PM

slammin_e28 wrote:
rmiddendorf wrote:
slammin_e28 wrote:
rmiddendorf wrote:
slammin_e28 wrote: Mine keeps popping the fuse.

Anywho, I installed the brand spankin' new trans brace that took a 3 week trip to get here from the motherland. I loveeee new parts!!
Or the fuse. That would be easier to fix, but might require a spare fuse supply.
I just wanna know why it's popping. I hate diaging electrical issues.
Well how often does it go? Once a month or so I might live with, once a week and we've got a good reason to run a new wire from the fusebox.
Pretty much every time I turn them on it pops. I just quit turning them on. I'm gonna do a nice cleaning, etc of the fusebox. I think there is an issue on the light side of the wire. I have to sit down a figure it out one day when I'm motivated.

Not sure what style fogs you have, but,
a recent similar failure in the E34 Touring fog turned out to be old wires with dried/cracked insulation in the rear housing that connects the bulb wiring to the external harness plug.

ldsbeaker · Post by **ldsbeaker** » Feb 17, 2011 1:14 PM

Sold the beater.'87 535iA

Got a 325ix and $300 for my trouble.

ldsbeaker · Post by **ldsbeaker** » Feb 17, 2011 1:16 PM

Sold the beater.'87 535iA

Got a 325ix and $300 for my trouble.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Feb 17, 2011 4:39 PM

ldsbeaker wrote:Feb 17, 2011 12:14 PM

Sold the beater.'87 535iA

Got a 325ix and $300 for my trouble.

ldsbeaker wrote:Feb 17, 2011 12:16 PM

Sold the beater.'87 535iA

Got a 325ix and $300 for my trouble.

Really...

ldsbeaker · Post by **ldsbeaker** » Feb 17, 2011 7:22 PM

oops. Stoopid phone. ONE ix is ENOUGH!

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Feb 18, 2011 6:12 PM

Rolled it out of the neighbor's garage & had to throw a battery charger on it to get it started. It's been sitting a little over a month without being run. Once I got it started, I let it run for a while, then drove it to Menards. When I came back out, the bugger wouldn't start, so had to go begging for a jump. Humbling. Now it's back at home with the charger on it for the night. And I plan on picking up a trickle charger for it too.

malgyver wrote:Finished making and installing a new shift boot.

Cool! Yours turned out much better than my first/last attempt. What's your secret to getting it to fit tightly around the plastic doodad that holds it onto the console?

e28Sean · Post by **e28Sean** » Feb 18, 2011 7:28 PM

Checked fluid levels (needs more washer fluid), cleaned all the glass, and mended the boot lock, again (the arm thinger for the power locks keeps falling out)

Lee in MD · Post by **Lee in MD** » Feb 19, 2011 12:56 AM

Had to park my car outside after a fill up because the gas fumes were stinking up the whole house. Pulled the rubber seal thingy out of the way and saw that all three vapor hoses going to the expansion tank in the trunk had rotted clear through. Mystery solved. New hoses on order. Luckily the filler neck doesn't appear to be corroded. Wonder if my car will idle better when it actually has some fuel tank fumes to suck on instead of clean air.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Feb 19, 2011 2:21 AM

Washed djazz's old 86 535i.

a · Post by a » Feb 19, 2011 3:52 PM

replaced the left LBJ and the brake wear sensor on B6II

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Feb 19, 2011 6:34 PM

Took it out & stretched its legs a bit. Beautiful day for a drive!

Thanks for lunch, LJ!

Post by **tsmall07** » Feb 19, 2011 7:25 PM

I bumped up my rear suspension to get rid of the negative rake. I'm now on the very top perch in the rear with billie sports and spax springs.

austin8753 · Post by **austin8753** » Feb 19, 2011 8:34 PM

Raced out to Pick N' Pull at 8:30 for what I believed to be an "88 535 i/is." Shit out there goes faster then hotcakes. Anyway, it turned out to be an '87 ETA. Stupid fuckers

Anyway, grabbed the door pillar cover, radio fader switch and like new Bremi plug wires. Also, found a brand new Dropkick Murphys CD in an '82 320i. SCORE!

slammin_e28 · Post by **slammin_e28** » Feb 19, 2011 10:03 PM

Attached the makeshift exhaust to the B35. Man....the butt dyno seems to read a bit lower now.

Oh well.....that shall all be recouped soon enough....

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