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  1. General BMW Discussions
    Hello!!, New on here, so I recently brought myself a BMW 325 TDS from 1994 as my first car:love:, it's gorgeous and I love it to bits however there is one thing I absolutely hate... The sound coming out from the speakers is terrible, it's really muffled and horrible, not clear, etc... I'd really...
  2. BMW 7 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 7 Series
    Hi, this is my first post on this site so please forgive my ineptitude. I'm also fairly new to the world of cars so I'm sorry in advance. I'm working on my grandfathers 7 Series and it's a tremendous car. It's been left sitting for a few years and after jump starting it now won't select drive...
  3. Introductions
    Hi, I have an 840CI. The on board computer which had pixcel problems!!! I fitted a replacement unit which worked ok but pixcel prob came back in about half an hour running. Swoped my old unit back but no improovement. Then my comp went off and now I cant get iether unit to work at all. Any body...
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    After a trip from the midlands to Norfolk.
  5. BMW 8 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E31
    Hi, my vehicle has from a previous owner a pair of after market cats fitted and this is causing me a great headache. Would someone happen to have one or both lying around (condition is irrelevant as they are needed only for a one time inspection), i.e. to lend or to sell. I am hoping and praying.
  6. BMW 8 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E31
    Hi guys My first post as a wannabe 8 series owner. I have an opportunity to buy a great 840 CI sport, which I have fallen in love with. The current owner has a great reputation on another forum I am am member on (watch related) and has been the current owner the car for the last 13 years and...
  7. BMW 3 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E21
    Hello guys, i just bought an engine from a 1994 318is (m42b18) car to put in my m40 e30, but thats not the problem. I was told by a friend that 1994 cars have EWS 1 and i will not be able to fire up the car.. Some say that i can put an ECU that has no EWS from 1993 is and it will work with no...
  8. BMW 3 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E21
    Here is the puzzle: Have here(in Porto,portugal) a 1994 318 tds; I´a repair shop and i´ve been around cars for over 40 years,(including aJaguar shop inNY,US from 1980 to 1999). This bmw had extensive work done by me a year and a half ago; block was changed(cracked cylinder due to broken...
  9. General BMW Discussions
    Hey all, new here. Had a question, How does one go about a trans fluid replace when both fill and drain plugs are both on the bottom of the pan? Does the fill plug create vaccum while running? Any help would be very appreciated. Ps: Anyone with the other model pan is a lucky man.
  10. BMW 5 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E12
    Anybody got any hints/tips for changing the alternator or voltage regulator,as it stopped charging.Can`t see if it is just a loose wire on the cover.Appreciate any help before forking out loadsa dough..
  11. Introductions
    Hello ladies and gents, just popping me head. Lurked around a bit and borrowed some knowledge before signing up. Currently putting my car back together after changing the clutch, and now other bits as I go along, crank sensor is one that has come up, had no power to fuse 18 (hopefully solution...
  12. BMW 5 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E12
    Greetings all, I've decided that I'm going to bring my old M Reg 518i back from the dead. It's been in my family since new and has done about 289k miles.......all on the original engine! If I can get it to be a runner, that will be the first obstacle, then cosmetic restoration will be...
  13. BMW 8 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E31
    Hello this is my first e31 v12 and I really want this car to work out for me. I am not a stanger to working on my own car but when it comes to the V12 I have no clue. this is what happened to me last week. woke up in the morning and got into my e31. hit the freeway before stop and go traffic...
  14. BMW 3 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E21
    My speedo doesn't work for the first half mile or so after the car has stood overnight and then seems to be not quite right in operation in that it doesn't seem to react smoothly when I slow down. I had an auto electrician put a diagnostic tester on and it came up with 'speed sensor faulty'...
  15. BMW 3 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E21
    Im losing my mind over this now. My heaters don't work at all, no hot or cold coming from any vents. I've looked on this forum and others and it all points towards the FSU but for the life of me I can't find this hedgehog thing everyone is going on about. All I have found is this (not my...
  16. Diagnostic Hardware and Software Discussion forum
    Hello, I have recently obtained an ADS switchbox & have an old IBM laptop with a serial port on COM1. I also have BMW INPA v5.0.2 with EDIABAS installed. I have comms with the vehicle as it is successfully determining the ignition & battery state. ADS mode is being used as 94MY does not...
  17. General BMW Discussions
    My 316 i from 1994 has a leak from the power steering , the container og the two hoses has been checked , all seems to be ok , but there is a leak from the left side that has sprayed the fluid onto the left front tire , the car has been sprayed with corrosion prevention tar , which makes it...
  18. BMW 3 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E21
    My 1994 320i Cabriolet has a warning message about a faulty brake light circuit that comes on and stays on, yet when checked, the brake lights are working ok any ideas what this might be please? My second query is about the auto gearbox. I pull away normally in Drive with the program switch set...
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