What did you do to your E28 today?

[Paul in N FL]

At somepoint this week I'll be plasti-dipping the hood vents and wiper arms and hopefully putting a touchup coat on my bumpers.

But as for today I just drove it, twas fun

[stoph99]

Swapped out the 19lb injectors which were running way too rich and replaced originals. Car runs better than ever.

Waiting for Brody to send chip for 19lb injectors and will try them again when I finally install the Miller MAF.

Began troubleshooting sudden flakiness in tach. Cleaned and retightened valve cover ground strap, checked other grounds, rolled fuses. The search continues....

[slammin_e28]

Let it sit....need to get the rear strut off the parts car, stuck.

Meanwhile, broke the windshield on the e46.....uggh!

[tschultz]

added a new hood roundel this weekend and took some pictures

[Mike W.]

Just drove 300 miles to a Lemons race to watch it and a fellow Mye28 member participate. Not that 300 is any sort of record, just another tank of gas, but all in one day.

[Xenocide]

Just replaced all the shift bushings last night. The shifter's tight as hell now, I'd almost forgotten what it felt like

[davintosh]

Had my son drive it to the inlaws' house about an hour away. Told him to keep it under 100; he said he did, but he got there a lot quicker than I did in the 735!

Just replaced all the shift bushings last night. The shifter's tight as hell now, I'd almost forgotten what it felt like

That is a great fix, isn't it. I did the same a while back; it's great to be able to shift without the lever hitting the console!

[3453cc]

Over the course of Fri/Sat/Sun:

-Replaced stock injectors (196K) with Cruzin rebuilt set
-Replaced CSV with new one (son of a f@cking bitch job!)
-Replaced FPR with new one
-Replaced all rubber fuel lines in engine bay
-Replaced valve cover gasket with new dealer one
-Adjusted wiper track 'north' on the AFM
-Cleaned/lubricated ICV and TB
-Readjusted throttle plate clearance and TPS
-Sprayed DeOxit into all above electrical connections

My cold start is still crappy, my idle is still lumpy, but I'm happy to report that the engine is smoother than ever, has more pep and is much more tractable, i.e. the overall drivability has greatly improved.

Next on the agenda: Fuel pressure testing (cold start problem) and propane gas sleuthing (idle problem, aside from fixing my known 'farting' leak at the manifold-to-downpipe gasket).

I love to tinker with these older, simpler machines. Proper perspective is needed, as mentioned recently in the M5/M535i forum, because you dont want to be overwhelmed with the 'what the hell is wrong with it now' syndrome. It is a learning experience, from which your DIY skills will only improve.

Great website.......thanks to all contributors!


Ed

[1st 5er]

Looked at it as I installed a birthday gift on the e12.

[w0014170]

Rear sub frame bushings. Not sure how long it took, bloody mary's helped greatly. Satisfied that I never have to do this again, I'd beat the engineer that came up with this crap.
G'Day!

[nnarth212]

Spent yesterday polishing nuts and bolts for a head gasket replacement. Drank too much beer.

Learned a lot about the build of a 3.77L dinan stroker.

Put together a long parts list.

Thanks to Derrith, Don and Dan.

[ldsbeaker]

Saturday on the $500 Beat Her:
- pulled the godawful sunroof wind deflector (that thing was giving me shingles just thinking about it)
- properly secured rear center console piece (now I can pull the e-brake without the console moving with it)
- put in a new plastic cage so that I have a cig lighter for my radar detector
- tried to put in a radio, got it powered up, it ate my Eminem CD, but refused to play or eject it. Thought I wired it correctly...
- and found almost a dollar's worth of spare change. (right to the ash tray!)

slow and steady...
a ROLLING project. a ROLLING project... etc.

[Jake D]

Limped it home after it started to run like shit.
Got out the e36 and headed to find e28 parts.

[stoph99]

last few days: bled the air out of the cooling system, mounted my yakima bike rack, continued to trace down and maybe found the cause of the wacky tach.

[ldsbeaker]

- Bought a cheapo radio and wired it up.
- Installed my radar detector (not like I'm going anywhere quickly in THIS car)

[nnarth212]

Spent an hour picking parts for the HG r&r....

so, do I really need new head bolts....?

She should be happier without the cap and rotor from 1991 and chewed up spark plugs... and the various vacuum leaks...

[RonW]

I had both low beams fail simultaneously. It turned out that it was just that: both bulbs blew at once. That's the second time in my life that's happened to me.

Whenever a low beam fails, I bend back the low beam spade and save it as a spare high beam bulb.

[wkohler]

Washed both of them. The three-spoke wheel is a GREAT idea.

[PROJECT. E28]

just finished installing rear adjustable sway bar and test drive was amazing! big difference and finally glad to have both front and rear now installed. Also, installed fog lights. happy times

[Jake D]

Washed both of them. The three-spoke wheel is a GREAT idea.

if you're blind.

[itsbrokeagain]

Let her sleep in my aunts garage.

[wkohler]

New Jurid pads all around, urethane tranny mounts and a urethane steering column flex-disc.

[fiver diver]

New Meyle HD subframe bushings-an absolute joy to do with the right tools, new tranny mounts, and new backup switch, and fresh engine oil.

The old subframe bushings were torn in half! Sure does track nice now.

Last week was the -is conversion.

I think I'm done for a while. Of course, the car may have other ideas.....

[ldsbeaker]

Washed the Beat Her, and claybar'ed the top surfaces.
It's shinier now, but all those dings and dents kinda stand out MORE!

[davintosh]

Nothing today, but last night was interesting. I drove it from where it had been parked for the last week to a borrowed garage where it will await an upcoming clutch/pressure plate/throwout bearing R&R. Had to move it so that it wouldn't be towed or buried when the snow removal crew came in to clear the lot.

The drive was made interesting by two things...
1. Made the trip using the clutch as little as possible because of the screaming throwout bearing. Used rev-matching for everything except starting from a dead stop; fun!
2. Freezing drizzle. Normally wouldn't have been a big deal, but right now the heater blower is sitting on my workbench, waiting to be reinstalled. Had to pull over a number of times to scrape the windscreen. After a while a little heat found its way through the defroster vent... enough to keep a small patch clear at the bottom of the windshield, making it possible to see the road ahead by peering through the steering wheel and over the dash. The new blower motor I ordered didn't get installed yet because it arrived the same day the throwout bearing decided to change its tune from a low growl to a high-pitched scream, and the clutch pedal decided not to return to its normal position, which totally freaked out my 16 yr old kid (now he wants an automatic. I tell him beggars can't be choosers.) So the car is parked until it gets repaired.

Midwest wrenchfest anyone?