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I thought I could see in some online photos that the electrical connections for the solenoid appeared different on the SR441X starter meant for M30B35 use than the M30B34 starter I removed. They were, so to make things easier in case the next owner chooses an original type starter I fabbed up a little pigtail to go from the wiring harness spade connector to the solenoid's terminal 50 (unmarked) stud via a ring terminal. Worked great, so does the new starter. I think I might celebrate, let the dog ride on the back seat while I head to the beer store for supplies...

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looks like I could have bought the starter more cheaply here: http://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-sta ... tor-sr441x Anyone who removes the old starter will smile at how quickly and easily these smaller units go in, plus they make a more contemporary sound!

Karl Grau wrote:Took it in for its biannual smog test which it failed miserably. Just for extra fun they dinged the Euro headers as "Tampering" so it failed the visual too.

That sucks.

unt0uchable wrote:... my ratty old bone stock 535is got from some folks. Someone even took pictures of it.

Good times. I'm lovin my e28.

I love it when that happens.

wkohler wrote:

Beautiful Chris, car and pics.

New alternator in.,14 @ idle.

I tightened the gauge panel's power wire on the switched side of the auxiliary fuse box and gave the connections a DeoxIT treatment for good measure.

I separated the pieces of the other three BBS wheels.



I had to put a stubborn one back in the oven for a little more heat.




Chucky's Pro-Tip #368: When removing filthy dirty wheels after their 5-10 minutes at 350°, do NOT use the novelty oven mitts that were given to you as a gift by the girl you were planning on sleeping with later on in the evening.

1st 5er wrote:

Karl Grau wrote:Took it in for its biannual smog test which it failed miserably. Just for extra fun they dinged the Euro headers as "Tampering" so it failed the visual too.

That sucks.

Yeah, I was hoping to get one more PASS out of he aftermarket Cat but I hadn't got my hopes up.

My tip is to clean the wheels before you disassemble them.

Replaced the stuck heater valve in my wife's 524td. It's much nicer in the passenger compartment without that extra heat!

Finished my e2i yesterday.

I fixed my 528e and I fired my 535i up for the first time in 9 months.

Took it to Maaco for an estimate.

Installed a very nice pre-owned pair of seat switches. Thanks to Yosemite Sam

Unfortunately, that still didn't solve the issue I'm having with the Fore-Aft & Up-Down functions on the P/Side Sport Seat. When I engage the switch, I can hear a solenoid or relay loading up (i.e., a "clink" sound) but there's no movement whatsoever (up/down or fore-aft). Suggestions would be greatly appreciated via PM, please.


Tim

Replaced the front left wheel bearing this afternoon

replaced fuel filter
replaced diff mount
replaced wiper relay

FINALLY replaced the starter today. After a year of nursing it along, sometimes hitting the "flat spot" and not being able to start it, hesitation after turning the key. Wondering if it's going to start each and every time... Compounded by heat, which there is NONE of, here in yuma.
Also, i didn't do it when i had the intake off for my vacuum brake swap... Boy am i smart sometimes.

Still have to make a pigtail as outlined above. Also replaced positive and negative cables on battery. My positive had been position specific to work. The negative had maybe 5 or 6 wires left. Both pretty corroded.

For the top bolt, i ended up putting the toolbox closed-end 17 on it. Then getting my prybar with nail puller, and putting the shaft of the wrench in the nail puller slot, then hammering gently with THOR to get it loose. Easy. I'm always amazed at how far i can stick my arms under the intake if i'm motivated...
She starts up FIIIIINE.

Finished rear seat changeover, cloth to leather, installed headrests, changed my parcel shelf and started on my door cards.

Fitted Hartge steering wheel, and ordered a whole bunch of new cosmetic parts in preparation for the next big step in the build.

Replaced my in-line fuel pump. We are getting ready to do a trip to Monterey almost 1,000 miles round trip. I didn't want to take a chance with a fuel pump of unkown age; though it looked brand new when I removed it, so did the fuel lines and the rubber pump housing.

Next stop is new clutch hydraulics!

Replaced the clutch over-center helper spring yet again in the 535i. Removed said unit from the 535is and found it was in the midst of self-destruction.

Replaced the the year old euro washer bottle, it cracked.

Replaced the 2 year old coolant bottle, the threads stripped on the level sensor hole.

Got pissed off.

ldsbeaker wrote:

FINALLY replaced the starter today.

For the top bolt, i ended up putting the toolbox closed-end 17 on it. Then getting my prybar with nail puller, and putting the shaft of the wrench in the nail puller slot, then hammering gently with THOR to get it loose. Easy. I'm always amazed at how far i can stick my arms under the intake if i'm motivated...
She starts up FIIIIINE.

I used the toolbox 17 12-pointer as well, with additional piece of 1.5" tubing for leverage. Oh my car, with cruise control and automatic trans. I had to remove the upper intake manifold rear support in order to get in there to pull the top starter bolt. Lots of 1/16 of a turn strokes....

It was such a nice day that we worked on the house a bit inside, then rode bikes over to the county fair to see some animals and watch my wife fling arrows from a bow, and early to beer. Perfect weather day here in N.Y. All we did on the car was add a bit of ATF, isolate a new squeak, and installed some clear white LED bombas in the overhead interior lenses (ducks and covers...)

New thermostat, New lower rad hose.

Replaced compressor, Replaced receiver/ dryer and a few hoses. Had AC charged holding so far. I feel liked Im driving a new car.

The lady and I worked on the E30 today. The E28 waits dormant for my PS pump to arrive.

Not 100% related but still, I think relevant!

Last year when I was installing the rear strut brace, I snapped off one of the nipples on the charcoal tank. I jury rigged a fix but today I replaced it along with the hoses to the tank filler neck. I'm probably going to regret using Oetiker clamps though. I also installed the pedal bracket reinforcement and replaced the distributor cap and rotor. I spent about an hour and half trying to replace the hose from the brake reservoir to the clutch master cylinder with no success.

AFM to filter housing reservoir elbow had become separated due to loose clamp (glad I'm the mechanic to blame) so the oil was dirty. Fixed clamp, changed oil and filter, replaced fan clutch with new Sachs unit.
The old one was certainly not the Sachs, and although I don't know how they performed differently at 170 degrees and 2500rpm regarding slip torque, but at ambient 72 degrees and 5-20rpm they displayed substantially different breakfree and steady-slip torque values. If the photos appear correctly, one will be able to note the different fin pattern among the units and that the Sachs unit was 1mm thicker at the fan mounting position than the unit replaced. I suspect that after a year it can be difficult to determine which unit is the Sachs, so maybe these photos would help someone in the future looking at a used part...

Non-sachs unit, rear:

Sachs unit, rear:

Non-sachs unit, front:

Sachs unit, front:

Non-sachs unit, side, thickness ~12mm:

Sachs unit, side, thickness ~13mm:


More fan noise is evident with the Sachs unit, but since it was 72 F or below after fitment, more cooling is expected at idle in summer traffic but not yet confirmed.

The anti-seize lubricant fitted to both the bolts attaching the fan to the clutch and the clutch to the WP certainly did their job nicely, what a breeze to R&R for some un-anodized machined and threaded aluminum in an area of salt spray blast and many heat cycles.

It rained fairly hard on Thursday and Friday of last week. I came out to my car only to nearly sit down in a lake of water on my drivers seat. With some quick searching, I found that there are drain holes in the sun roof. I managed to reem one hole out free and clear, but the driver side one I can't seem to get to the bottom of...might try to rig up a short drill bit to get to the bottom of this, literally. Oh yeah, also replaced the intake boot and elbow, along with some clamps and smaller hoses. Got my C pillar trim back on with new grommmets. She's lookin perty good again.

2,000 mile OCI oil/filter change.

Topped up my oil. According to a friend it's starting to puff blue every now and then. I think my valve seals are starting to wear out.

Need to do a cam side valve adjustment soon too.

Recently: used tires, new Lemfoerder diff mount, removed the roof rack to enjoy the use of my sunroof.

Backed it up to get the tow dolly out.