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Re: E36 v2 So the car was cutting out on idle sometimes, cranking for longer than it should, etc - eventually got the code reader on it and there was a crank sensor intermittent fault. Swapped it out for my spare, all good. Decided I wanted to swap out the (very high mileage) fuel pump, as I...

Yes. Plug ECU in, connect power to loom, turn the key in the barrel = away you go

Andrew Cooke did the ECU

Re: E36 v2 Used with new sidemounts.. Like f*ck I'm paying 600 for one seat!

Its Brens, take a look in the project section, hes just bumped his thread :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251377971704 Ends Saturday!

Re: E36 v2 Not OMP no, had a few of these and never had any bending issues! It is only 330mm, not the usual 350mm mind.

Re: E36 v2 Few changes made this weekend. I've been meaning to sort the idle control valve pipework for a couple of weeks, and tidy up underneath the inlet manifold. Removed it.. Better picture of the oil pressure take off + oil cooler take off.. Due to the way the airbox sits, I wanted...

Funny times. Unfortunately its not

Re: E36 v2 Not without taking the header tank out of the radiator... its an easy job really. The coolant will drop out obviously, so you may aswell just replace the seal if you are taking it out anyway. Put some more coolant in and bleed it, should sort it!

Re: E36 v2 Daniel... Going from the picture and which side its from, it will more than likely be the seal on the bottom of the 'header tank' which is part of the rad. Done a few of them.. Number #3 on here.. http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BG12&mospid=47431&btnr=17_0089&hg=17&fg=05...

Re: E36 v2 Just lets water circulate the rad from a lower temperature, it doesn't really need it with the size radiator I've got but its always better being on the cooler side of 'hot'. Where is it leaking from?

Re: E36 v2 Yeah, I've seen people use some proper shears to chop it before but I found it much easier with tape and a 1mm cutting disk. Just be sure to clean the inside of the pipe etc before assembly

Re: E36 v2 Yeah the Teflon/PTFE is the one with the olive, I found them really easy to work with. No issues so far anyway!

Re: E36 v2 If you look on eBay for AN fittings, they sell under the name of 'Torques'. Good quality and basically the same as what you buy from any other supplier. Earls sell the proper 'speedflex' stuff, but its very expensive, and this stuff does the job fine. Basically AN fittings are the...

Re: E36 v2 Set about sorting the thermostat this weekend, along with a couple of other bits. They use a 92deg thermostat as standard, I've switched to an 88deg. I had ordered a few new bits from BMW in the week - two new radiator supports (as the standard euro 328 ones are not the same as the...

Re: E36 v2 LOL. Ive only got the stalk to remove now I think. PM incoming in the next few days :)

Re: E36 v2 How do you mean? Haha. North west, yeah.

Some of the things I have witnessed.... hilarious :clown:

He tried, and somehow got it in his mouth... some people...

Re: E36 v2 If you mean fresh air shots with the hammer, 'can't do it' being said every 10 minutes, and watching how its meant to be done, then yes! :clown:

Re: E36 v2 Yeah, well its not an easy job by any means, takes quite some time too. Id estimate a good 6-7 hours in fully stripping it down off the car, cleaning, removing old bushes, then however long to paint (or powdercoat in my case) and then fitting the new bushes and building it up...

That was just a lucky rigup

Re: E36 v2 I know the exact feeling you mean, my blue one was horrible, and it used to sway/wobble about when under hard cornering loads. I cant describe the difference replacing everything has made, its the complete opposite. Solid, precise, fantastic feedback and the proper alignment just...

Good result. Sounds about right with the RSTuner 98ron, my original engine ran 165lb/ft without PAS/Aircon etc so thats probably where the few extra came from.

Re: E36 v2 That's just usually when people get someone else to do the work... just like all the track car threads when the cars never been on track :clown: Compared to previous threads I've not bothered going into as much detail with this, but some serious hours have been ploughed into it over...

Re: E36 v2 The car had recently had a radiator when I bought it, yet it had already started leaking. Turns out it was a cheap pattern part, over the last couple of weeks the split has been getting worse.. I decided to just buy a proper alloy one to replace it with, rather than f*ck around...

Yep, might be good for handling... but terrible to work on. Did that but the issue was the joint spinning, plus it doesn't help when the torx bit snaps off in the thread so you cant even hold it still to undo. Rubbish

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Already told you what to buy and you already bought it.......