What did you do to your E28 today?

General conversations about BMW E28s and the people who own them.
1st 5er
Posts: 21859
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

wkohler wrote:Put it back in the garage since the E34 is back in commission!

:haul: Yay for Sport mode.
Mine doesn't have "Sport mode", what's up with that?
mooseheadm5
Beamter
Beamter
Posts: 23035
Joined: Apr 08, 2009 10:30 PM
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Contact:

Post by mooseheadm5 »

eta
wkohler
Posts: 50924
Joined: Oct 05, 2006 11:04 PM
Location: Phönix, Arizona, USA
Contact:

Post by wkohler »

swatterssr wrote:
wkohler wrote:Put it back in the garage since the E34 is back in commission!

:haul: Yay for Sport mode.
Mine doesn't have "Sport mode", what's up with that?
Put the stick in 3 instead of D. Sport mode. I only use D on the freeway.
M. Holtmeier
Posts: 3025
Joined: Mar 11, 2007 3:06 AM
Location: Dallas, Texas

Post by M. Holtmeier »

Replaced front and rear pads/rotors on the eta, found out the center bearing is toast and it needs another set of tie rods after only 30k. :facepalm:
1st 5er
Posts: 21859
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

wkohler wrote:
swatterssr wrote:
wkohler wrote:Put it back in the garage since the E34 is back in commission!

:haul: Yay for Sport mode.
Mine doesn't have "Sport mode", what's up with that?
Put the stick in 3 instead of D. Sport mode. I only use D on the freeway.
I'm an idiot, sometimes... and that's only after a small glass of wine.

Mine has a selector next to the shifter;
A
--
M
Guessing that's the mode selector, but without a manual, it'll take some learning time.

Just found out yesterday that the rear window can be opened without opening the complete rear hatch.

What else is there?
DXXXIIIi
Posts: 118
Joined: Dec 05, 2009 7:14 PM
Location: Pittsburgh

Post by DXXXIIIi »

Fixed aux fan. Thanks to mye28 for the link to an ETM!!!!! New relay and high speed now works. Low speed resistor dead, so bypassed it. Fan will only run on high, but better than no fan at all. Right?
mooseheadm5
Beamter
Beamter
Posts: 23035
Joined: Apr 08, 2009 10:30 PM
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Contact:

Post by mooseheadm5 »

swatterssr wrote: Mine has a selector next to the shifter;
A
--
M
Guessing that's the mode selector, but without a manual, it'll take some learning time.

Just found out yesterday that the rear window can be opened without opening the complete rear hatch.

What else is there?
If you set it to M it will hold whatever gear you select without up or downshifting. If you shift to 3 or 2 without selecting manual, it will up and downshift in sport mode.

Heated seats are great.
wkohler
Posts: 50924
Joined: Oct 05, 2006 11:04 PM
Location: Phönix, Arizona, USA
Contact:

Post by wkohler »

mooseheadm5 wrote:
Heated seats are great.
Anything with heat is something I never use. :laugh:
Mannydog
Posts: 113
Joined: Mar 15, 2009 11:38 PM
Location: Ellensburg, WA

Post by Mannydog »

1) Fixed my binary heat problem. The plastic vacuum line from the manifold to the interior temp sensor had a crappy connection at the manifold. Replaced the little bit of disintegrating rubber vacuum line, and I am back to adjustable heat for zero $$ (had been thinking about rebuilding the heater control valve, so I'm stoked).

2) Fussed around with my warm idle problem. No definitive progress.

Oh well, one victory makes it a day in the plus column!
aaront
Posts: 351
Joined: Feb 08, 2010 9:12 AM
Location: Phoenix, AZ

Post by aaront »

Swapped in a new bulb housing in the tail light. Proceeded to scrape off the black tape the previous owner put over the check light on the dash because he couldn't figure out the brake light issue. :shock:
bmwmandan2002
Posts: 87
Joined: Dec 08, 2007 11:09 PM
Location: Long Beach, CA

Post by bmwmandan2002 »

Picked up another 16x7 RA, so now I have a matching spare, 15" Style 5's goin on the market soon then I guess..
mooseheadm5
Beamter
Beamter
Posts: 23035
Joined: Apr 08, 2009 10:30 PM
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Contact:

Post by mooseheadm5 »

I got it running after 5 years of sitting!
Dana R
Posts: 2022
Joined: Feb 12, 2006 12:00 PM
Location: Winchester, MA

Post by Dana R »

mooseheadm5 wrote:I got it running after 5 years of sitting!
If it were me, I'd be doing :banana: :banana: :banana: , but for a pro like you, I guess one exclamation mark will suffice.
cvillebimmer
Posts: 2043
Joined: May 29, 2008 2:25 PM
Location: Charlottesville, VA

Post by cvillebimmer »

mooseheadm5 wrote:I got it running after 5 years of sitting!
Sweet! :alright:

I dropped by on Saturday, but the shop looked dead.
bwardlow
Posts: 90
Joined: Feb 28, 2009 10:07 PM
Location: Lamar, MS bitches!

Post by bwardlow »

Baby steps for the newbie over the past week. Did an oil/filter change, final drive fluid change, replaced the green coolant with the stock blue coolant after a flush, replaced a few old hoses, reconnected a few things that had come undone, and replaced a jacked up accelorator cable. Still trying to get some tired arse purple tint off...almost there! I have not turned a wrench in a long time, and my past experience was minimal at best. The Bentley is a great item for sure, but I find the small pieces of information that make things easy to understand from this site...so thanks. Hopefully I can contribute something of substance to it one day as well. I am having fun so I guess that is what it's all about. Sorry...that went way long. :oops:
Jake D
Posts: 2107
Joined: Jun 20, 2008 1:08 AM
Location: Spokane, WA
Contact:

Post by Jake D »

New dogbones.

Getting quotes for full detail courtesy of WA State DOT. :evil:
nnarth212
Posts: 1953
Joined: Aug 10, 2009 6:06 PM
Location: San Francisco

Post by nnarth212 »

Replaced clutch master cylinder/slave with MC output pipe attached. It can be done!

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=75184

Washed car, wheels, went for a drive.
aaront
Posts: 351
Joined: Feb 08, 2010 9:12 AM
Location: Phoenix, AZ

Post by aaront »

Registered it with the state of Arizona, passing smog with flying colors:
Hydrocarbons: 0.53 out of 2.4
CO: 7.73 out of 20
NOX: 1.91 out of 3.5

When I was getting back in the car the tech asked me "Did you know your speedometer don't work?" Really dude? Hadn't noticed... :roll:
joegreen
Posts: 639
Joined: Feb 11, 2010 2:00 PM
Location: san antonio tx

Post by joegreen »

repaired the loose door handle...turns out the anchor at the top of the handle was pulling out f the handle itself.....gorilla glue FTW!
vinceg101
Posts: 4887
Joined: Jun 20, 2007 2:40 AM
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Post by vinceg101 »

Spent Saturday and Sunday detailing for next weeks' St. Paddy's Day Meet in San Diego. Also tidied-up a few interior items.

Thank you whomever invented the EZ-up canopies; working on the car out of the direct sun is never an issue anymore.

Image
wkohler
Posts: 50924
Joined: Oct 05, 2006 11:04 PM
Location: Phönix, Arizona, USA
Contact:

Post by wkohler »

aaront wrote:Registered it with the state of Arizona, passing smog with flying colors:
Hydrocarbons: 0.53 out of 2.4
CO: 7.73 out of 20
NOX: 1.91 out of 3.5

When I was getting back in the car the tech asked me "Did you know your speedometer don't work?" Really dude? Hadn't noticed... :roll:
:alright:
e28Sean
Posts: 986
Joined: Nov 23, 2007 2:07 PM
Location: Greenville, SC
Contact:

Post by e28Sean »

Went wire fishing & reattached my OAT sensor this morning. I know, i know, a simple job, but...
ealinn
Posts: 1082
Joined: Dec 01, 2008 7:39 AM
Location: New London, NH

Post by ealinn »

Got high on paint fumes in the garage painting my new Euro bumpers and valance alpineweiss, going back out when the dizzness goes away.
funfunfer
Posts: 715
Joined: Oct 03, 2009 7:58 PM
Location: Montgomery, TX

Post by funfunfer »

Pulled plenum and intake horns to gain access to remove starter and begin replacing hoses fron the kit I bought from Pelican back in September. Sprayed P21s cleaner on the dirties parts and scrubbed. Weather turned ugly, so that's probably it for this weekend.
SD45T-2
Posts: 5593
Joined: May 16, 2007 10:57 PM
Location: Somewhere your not

Post by SD45T-2 »

grab a set of e30 sport seats for it.
1st 5er
Posts: 21859
Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
Contact:

Post by 1st 5er »

Moved some wheels around.
e28Sean
Posts: 986
Joined: Nov 23, 2007 2:07 PM
Location: Greenville, SC
Contact:

Lights

Post by e28Sean »

Cleaned the 20 odd years of crud out of my rear number plate lights. Took all of 5 minutes, but worth the effort.

The to-do list on this car is getting smaller every day, and is mostly little things. :)
Xenocide
Posts: 3370
Joined: Jun 08, 2008 4:29 PM
Location: Atlanta, GA

Re: Lights

Post by Xenocide »

I just salvaged a 7 speaker pioneer system from a Lexus at the yard. I'm a cheap bastard, but I can't stand the 26 year old speakers anymore; 4 satellite speakers, 2 tweeters and a sub should be a substantial improvement. Plus the whole thing only cost me like $25 :D
wkohler
Posts: 50924
Joined: Oct 05, 2006 11:04 PM
Location: Phönix, Arizona, USA
Contact:

Post by wkohler »

Gave it some well-deserved exercise.
shocka
Posts: 974
Joined: Mar 12, 2009 4:32 PM
Location: Vancouver, BC

Post by shocka »

Getting its 27th birthday present closer to ready.

Image
Post Reply