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- Wed May 30, 2018 6:13 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Help with Radiator / Water Pump
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4345
Re: Help with Radiator / Water Pump
Mike, Here are the symptoms: Car eventually gets hot when idling or in heavy stop/go traffic. I've never let it boil over. Revving the engine cools it down. Once it's hot, driving it in a lower gear, so the RPMs are higher, will cool it down faster and keep it at a lower temp. Temp is fine driving o...
- Tue May 29, 2018 12:56 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Help with Radiator / Water Pump
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4345
Re: Help with Radiator / Water Pump
Mike, Thank you for the great info, as always. One of my usual online parts sources (maybe AutohausAZ) has a Graf water pump. I'll verify that it has a metal impeller. I took the radiator to a local shop at lunch. After describing the symptoms, the owner was almost sure the problem is not the radiat...
- Mon May 28, 2018 9:10 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Help with Radiator / Water Pump
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4345
Help with Radiator / Water Pump
I've been having a cooling problem since buying my E12 in 2016. It doesn't overheat quickly, but eventually does. I realized the aux cooling fan does not coming on when the temp gets high, but it does come on with the A/C. Replaced the temp switch and that didn't fix it. Jumped the switch leads and ...
- Fri May 11, 2018 3:02 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Shocks n' Struts
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4439
Re: Shocks n' Struts
Only tip on a spring compressor would be, don't crank them down any more than you need to. Upper strut mounts, yeah they got expensive, yowzer. I do see them significantly cheaper, but still no bargain. I have ordered from them before and was happy with the purchase. http://old.schmiedmann.com/disp...
- Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:40 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: End Caps for Wiper Arms
- Replies: 2
- Views: 983
Re: End Caps for Wiper Arms
I wasn't able to find the end cap. As the cap has a pin that runs through it. I ended up purchasing new wiper arms for both sides(L&R). I found the right side at Schmiedmann.com for 36.00 as the part # changed to 61 61 1 370 020. I had purchased the left side at ECS tuning part #61611370025 for 35....
- Wed Jan 10, 2018 3:09 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: End Caps for Wiper Arms
- Replies: 2
- Views: 983
End Caps for Wiper Arms
I'm replacing the rubber damper rings on my 530i wiper arm shafts, which means I need to remove the wiper arms. I notice that one of the end caps (covering the shaft) is cracked, and I'll probably crack the other one taking it off. I would like to replace them, but the RealOEM diagram does not show ...
- Fri Dec 08, 2017 1:58 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Gas leak question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4611
- Mon Nov 27, 2017 12:35 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: 1977 e12 gas tank re/re
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1436
Just finished this same project on my '77. It was actually easier than I anticipated. I tilted the tank forward and then just wiggled it out without a problem. One thing that helped on the reinstall was using a floor jack, old riding lawnmower tires and blocks of wood to elevate the tank into place ...
- Tue Nov 21, 2017 12:49 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: A/C Compressor Upgrade
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7670
I updated my A/C in 2006 to R134a. Everything outside the firewall was replaced; nothing under the dash was touched. On the compressor, BMP at the time sold a compressor kit for M30 engines - it included a custom aluminum bracket and a Seltec compressor, IIRC. I installed an increased capacity Al c...
- Thu Nov 16, 2017 8:50 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: A/C Compressor Upgrade
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7670
I don't like the wing cell compressors in 84 and newer cars, they're rough, noisy and always seem to leak at the compressor seal. But with either compressor, they're not the limiting factor with 134a, the condenser is. Agree on all counts, which is why I’d like to use a newer style compressor when ...
- Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:10 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: A/C Compressor Upgrade
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7670
The bosses in the block where the a/c compressor bracket mounts are the same throughout the years on the m30; its the bracket itself that has changed. What this means is all you have to do to use a later style compressor is use the later brackets, meaning almost anything with an m30 after ‘82 or so...
- Tue Nov 14, 2017 1:57 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: A/C Compressor Upgrade
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7670
A/C Compressor Upgrade
I've been reading the Hack Mechanic's series in the weekly Roundel about adding A/C to an early E24 and it got me thinking that I should start planning ahead for my E12. One of my E30s needs a new compressor and the adapter brackets to use a Sanden compressor on the M20 are NLA. In the Roundel serie...
- Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:33 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Gas leak question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4611
Duh! It was user error as I suspected. The small end of the hose clamp that's under the worm gear was hanging up on the hose and preventing it from rotating all the way. Once I got it rotated as far as possible, the cover would fit. Car is finally back on the road. Took first drive since June. Aweso...
- Fri Nov 03, 2017 2:03 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Gas leak question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4611
I was referring to the worm gear oriented on the low side, opposite of the cover. Have you measured the height of the fittings on the old tank vs. the new one? I guess you could shim where the tank bolts to the frame with a thick washer if it's off by just a few millimeters. Now I understand! Thank...
- Thu Nov 02, 2017 8:38 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Gas leak question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4611
I know this is a simple suggestion, but have you rotated the engagement side of the clamp to the low side? Are you installing the cover upside down? Thank you. No offense taken! When you're knee-deep in a problem, sometimes it's hard to see the big picture and simple things get missed. I'm definite...