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i tried everything i knew to make the noise go away. in the end the only thing that worked was divorce.

252k on my 2.5 manche and 412k on my 86 2.7 bimmer, both get 20/50 in the summer and 15/40 in the colder monthe both are dino and doth ar 2500 to 3000 miles. never an internal engine problem's i aint changing nuttin.

about 12 or so years ago i bought an 86 e30, that's the BMW 3 series from 84 through 92. it had about a 12x12 rotted out spot in the spare tire well in the trunk. bought the POR15 kit that comes with POR15 along with the prep solvents and a large piece of fiberglass matting. i cut out the rot, sanded the entire area, used the prep as per instructions, then soaked the matting with por 15 and applied it over the gapping hole in my trunk. threw on 2 more coats and that patch is as strong today as it was the day i put it on. the stuff is a little pricy but you'll never have to do it again. if i remember correctly, a couple of the guys over on the e30 boards rigged up some kind of a wand on the order of a pressure washer wand, thinned out the por 15, drilled a few small holes in what ever they had with boxed frames and went at it spraying everywhere the gould get access to by drilling the por 15'd the drill holes they made. straight up, if you encapsulate your ride with that stuff and leave it parked at the DOT salt storage facility. in ten years you'll have a roller ready for a new drive train and interior.

yea, yea, yea, that wasn't me that said that, it was my 2.5 renix looking for a sending unit source. i can't tell you how many times i've heard her wining "WHAT ABOUT ME, ISN'T ANYBODY GOING TO RETRO FIT ME, I CAN'T EVEN GET A NEW VACUUME HARNESS" Let me tell ya, i'm getting sick and tired of her belly aching. just because she has 244k on her clock, she thinks she's entitled. sorry for the rant. and now she wants to stretch her legs.

i have the same cards. came with Laredo's.

crank no start=check for spark and fuel crank and fuel but no spark= test crank sensor crank and spark but no fuel=check fuel pump and pump relay and filter

crank position sensor is my first guess. next time it does it, pull plug wire from plug, remove plug reattach wire to plug. using INSULATED pliers hold plug as close to a body ground (any area of the body that is bare metal and the plug can reach)without touching it and have a helper try to start it, if no spark and not starting i would go straight to the crank sensor. don't just replace it, there's a test you can do and if bad, DO NOT i repeat, DO NOT replace it with auto parts generic 20 dollar brand. i think Napa has oem or the dealer. stay as far away from off brand sensors as possible. if I'm off the mark here you gurus please feel free to correct me,

it's cool she can dish it out as well as take it. 35 years we've been together.

i'm only 5'11" but I'm 220 and 66 years old. it took me years to figure a way of working under the dash but back then i knew i had to be prepared for old age. my solution? the newest updated honey under dash repair wife. with the new honey under dash repair wife you'll no longer have head rushes while coming out from under your dash for that wire splicing tool you forgot. the honey under the dash tool will do the job for you. headlight switch burn up, easy as 1, 2, 3. the tool as we refer to it,(oh, note to self, don't talk about the tool in the 3rd person, it hates that) even cleans up after it's self. my tool is the upgraded unit, i ordered it with the FSM's for the 87 Comanche, my sons 96 XJ. the 02 Ram, and with my 1 free import FSM included with purchase i got the 1986 BMW 3 series. below we see the tool replacing the brake light switch. i highly recommend the Honey Under the Dash repair tool. Also available in both dish and cloths washing models and the soon to be released Netflix and chill, and shoulder massaging versions. they were going to release a cooking model but it was cancelled due to burning toast problems that could not be worked out.

can these front and rear harnesses be fitted to the 2.5?

mine has don that since i've had her. snapped off exhaust manifold studs. i liken her to a line from tommy lee jones in space cowboys when he's describing the SR71 Blackbird. "down here on the ground she leaks oil and hydraulic fluid all overbut get her up to 80,000 feet and all the seals swell up , and she just" I forget the rest, any how, that's what my 4 angry squirlls do, when she warms up the metel swells up and stops the cooler air from getting in and she just purrs. Ok, maybe i might have bin a little base when comparing my 242,000 mile 2.5 to the SR71, the SR71 has floor boards.

i almost sprung for these but i got reigned in by the wife. something about i still have both sets the truck came with.

castrol semi syn. 15/40 238k on the mj and 410k on the 86 bmw e30. imho, the older high mileage engines love the diesel additives.

this guy does a pretty good job for not being an enthusiast.

replaced my plastic original cover on my 2.5 with an aluminum cover from a 93 i believe, wrangler with no problems.

while you're at it, clean the ports on the tb, on my 87 2.5 AW4 the port on the tb from the valve cover was so clogged up, it took me the better part of an hour to coax that stuff out. when done, idle along with all running conditions was 110% better.

where did you make your cuts and i wonder if they'll be the same for my 2.5

put the new pans in then just POR15 everything.

i had that issue. snapped right in 2. i found that on a windy day if you throw it with the wind, they fly quite well, all the way to the back of the yard, over the fence and into the woods.

as far as the screw that will live in infamy, try turning the hose on it or wacking it with a broom. that's what mom and pop did when the dogs got screwed together.

i'm from philly, we have our very own dialect. Like,(i'm goin over muncles house), or,( ya gonna doit lygiss or lygat?)

i said it before, and i'll say it again, map gas and an angle grinder although it looks like you may have used 50/50 acetone and atf too.

not 2 pages anymore.

hey, hey, hey, i resemble that remark. 410k on the clock,