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Thank you Robert - FYI, you were one of the posters in 2001 saying that your father had replaced the oil pump from under the car. Jacking from underneath seems preferable. Oh yeah, a multigenerational effort here. :-) I did that job myself around 2013/2014 or so. BTW, the jack from the bottom strat...

Still slowly collecting parts for this project.... I acquired an E28 blower box from a 528e and took pictures of it next to the E12/earlyE24 blower box. The units are essentially the same from the outside, so the main difference, as discussed, is really just the different fittings for interfacing wi...

I've done this job from the bottom. You don't need to remove the subframe. You do want to remove the front sway bar and you'll also want to loosen/remove the nuts on the motor mounts so you can jack the motor up a little bit - be aware of top of bellhousing clearance to the drive shaft tunnel. Have ...

Thank you! Great info. Several of my usual BMW parts sources have Wehrle relays as replacements for the BMW part # I listed in the OP. A couple of follow-up questions. 1. Do you use either of the Bosch part numbers you listed for the aux fan in your E12 (the relay sitting next to the fuse box, not ...

Good question. There do seem to be an excessive amount of part numbers on these cube relays and seemingly multiple supercession lineages. I've got these two relays in use in my fuse boxes on multiple vehicles: Bosch (black plastic case): 0 332 019 451 Bosch (orange plastic case): 0 332 019 456 These...

After a little delay, I took the measurements and gathered some pictures of the evaporator box I have on the shelf. It was sourced as an E12 part, but clearly came off a 11/79 633csi. It looks like the E12 evaporator and blower box does seem to check out as shared with at least some of the E24 linea...

BTW, I would be happy to sell my E28 evap box, and I think it does perform better, but I also think the biggest problem is the condenser, especially, repeat, especially if you're not running R12. The other refrigerants need a substantial condenser upgrade just to get back to OE capability, let alon...

It's so neat you have US/Euro 1977 examples of the same car :!: 8) Are they both the same color by any chance :?: BMW's aim was that the 530i and Euro 528 had identical acceleration and top speed. Maybe they did, but perhaps they didn't deliver the performance in the same way :?: Not the same color...

FWIW, this information was provided on an Ebay listing for the E28 evaporator core. I've got an E12 complete evaporator blower box in a box preparing for this project, so I might be able to close the E12 half of this question without the understandable headache of disassembly for measurements..... F...

That's a great question. I half-researched this not long ago, largely motivated by the much greater availability I was seeing for the E28 evaporator. Hopefully, one of our resident experts, like Mike W, that have both chassis can shed some light here. That interchange knowledge is really quite inval...

Awesome work. Good to see some of these parts I used for my R134a conversion in 2006 (condenser, SPAL fan) are still available.
I think I'm going to need to do the same from scratch on my Euro restoration car. The no A/C setup is pretty brutal in Texas.

Hey Karl, I think Mike W. already covered all your questions in more detail than I could have. I will confirm that the hazard switches are still available new - both the U.S. and Euro version. I'm not sure which you guys use in Canada. I similarly needed to do an inspection and had the hazards alway...

It sounds like the relay under the dash is working, at least partially. Are the external turn signals actually flashing as well, which
is more important the the indicator bulb?

You're probably right. FAQ development seemed to have ended around 10 yrs ago - not much active web development on today's board, although there are some important, unrepresented topics.

In a FWIW, I recently saw, I think on Mye28 although I can't find it at the moment, something that said the trunk and engine areas were done with non metallic paint. Same color as the body, but simply non metallic. And in my minds eye that seems right. Also you can buy metallic powder if you need t...