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...

Recently bought a 1995 E38 730 automatic, currently there is no drive no matter what gear I put it in . No error message on the dash or anything and the shift level seems to change gear without issue. So I'm assuming it's an a drum failure in the transmission and the transmission will require a...

Greetings. I want to join this forum to 1. show my rides (& projects) 2. want to get some more technical knowledge about certain technical things (engine swaps, ...). I live in Belgium and own a E46 320Ci and a E32 730i. Both will be shown in the designated sub-forums very soon. Pardon my...

HI guys, cam anyone tell me what the original badge size was for the 730i on bootlid. thanks

Hi all, I'm an E38 newbie so forgive any silly Qs please. The car is a 1994/M 730i. One of the first of the E38s. When you unlock the car using the fob you can start the engine no problem. If you unlock the car and leave it for a while without starting you get "timed out". The immobiliser arms...

Hi, my 730i has a slow coolant leak, maybe .5 litre every 2 weeks. The only clue I have is that it seems to be pooling somewhere and if I brake hard it then splashes somewhere hot and I can smell it, in extreme hard braking from speed it will make a load of steam and look quite dramatic! Any...

Hi all, i have just bought a 730i petrol , 2003/53, from auction, yes i know, anyway, the car starts etc but has nearly every light on the dash, showing park brake failure, transmission failure, etc, also the speedo and rev counter are not working, along with the i drive, also the drivers side...

Hi all new here, and new to BMW. Bought myself a 1993 730 in silver. FSH 89k £600! Couldn't pass it up and sold previous car (Octavia VRS) and entered the world of bargain barging! First impressions, very impressed! They handle remarkably well for a big old lump of a thing, and to be honest it...

Hi all I am considering selling my e46 and getting either a e65 2004 or a e39 Just some pointers will be appreciated Apart from the gearbox probs are there any issues with hiddden rust (getting paranoid about rust now) Is Bluetooth (audio streaming) or an aux port standard ? If not is it...

Hi I have been looking into the above car, thinking of a change, can anyone give me any info on these good/ bad please, is DIY fairly easy on brakes, discs suspension, would looking at servicing with BMW specialist, would appreciate some feedback. And any price you would expect to pay for a car...

I own a 1995 730i and have been searching the net for other 730's for sale. I can easily count them on 1 hand. How Many Left? shows that there are only 14 on the road in the UK. Let's hope the price goes up as well then :)

Hi, Recently noticed a strong smell of petrol when getting out of the car after a drive. Turned out the fuel pipes right behind the wheel well cover had rusted through and were leaking. I have cut out the rusted sections and replaced the cut out bits with fuel hose. I got this hose from...

Anyone any idea what part number they are for my car?

Hello, I have a broken spring on the front passenger side and a humming noise as well. Is the suspension from a 728 same as for my 730? Tia

I was wondering if this 730 is a known car here. 1995 730i in Silver with double glazing reg:N839 MJR Anyone?

recently purchased a mint 1995 730i e38 but had a knackered lcd display, figured no big big job to fix with a new ribbon i was wrong broke the stupid thing anyway. my point is that after looking into it, phoning bmw to see what they could do i was told that replacing the speedo was impossible as...

Hi all :jump Before i want to say i'm not english so , sorry for english mistake . i have a 730i e38 1994 and i have a big problem with central locking : when i want to open the door with remote key , anything apen , the key was out of battery , i change it but the key is unprogramed ...

Hi everyone, I tried to open my car today with the fob as usual, and it wouldn't open. So, I assumed the fob battery was flat, and opened the door with the key. The alarm went off. After waiting for it to stop, I tried to start the car, and it wouldn't! The key only will only open the...

with the motronic bits... I'm posting here on the very unlikely off chance that someone has one lying around, which would be brilliant, or knows where I could get one... thanks! alex