Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
I have a pretty amazing offer on the exhaust tbh, I just can't decide whether to go for it. A friendly local member has offered me an //M rear bumper for silly cheap, and another member who is doing the brakes with me, then doing the same on his own, has offered me a custom quad exhaust to fill...
S'all about 224's dude, so much more OEM than the CSL's.
Yep, castrol fully synth stuff, was about 13£ a bottle, you need two bottles. I really was dubious about how much difference it would make, especially when what came out of there was quite clean. I have a feeling mine has been changed...
I went for a castrol 75w 90 as the BMW tech up the road recommended it.
The genuine BMW stuff can only be bought in 5l bottles and costs just over £105
I was going to get something like royal purple (as everyone seems to say it's awesome) but I got this in halfords which was convenient...
Thanks dude.
Erm, it wasn't awful, but there's a bolt on the bottom of the alternator we couldn't get back in for a while, which was a bugger.
Basically, drop oil, disconnect battery, remove air box, remove belts, remove alternator, then undo all the bolts bolting the housing to the block...
Couple of empty tonne bags over the top of either side when not used, and the belts need changing more often than if it's inside. Other than that I think it's just a normal one I think mate. Clutch was lovely and easy whilst it was up there!