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Wasn't this the car with the US spec rear bumper? From what I read people were confused to why it was running the bigger US spec rear bumper until a crash revelaed an air tank that was used to store boost pressure that was taken from a certain part of the turbo due to a loop hole in the rules...

I have a brand new bonnet catch I’m not using. Will have to go back home and check it to be 100% sure but I bought one and never fitted it.

I think that is going to be the problem as it could be a bigger issue with the water supply/pipes that is out of my control. Hmm will have a rethink. If i can't get the water pressure sorted I will not bother getting one until I move as I can see it happening again. It was always drained, mainly...

I need to get a new pressure washer as mine died the other day. It was a gift last year and was a MucOff motorbike one, although it did come with three lance attachements with varying degress of nozzle pressure. One for a car, another for a motorbike and another low pressure for bicycle. Tbh it...

I have Mossy. After using them for the cambelt change on my old Ph1 and then again on my new one I thought they were ok. But they had it in to confirm my steering rack was broken and then replace. They said it wasn't the rack but the aux tensioner that was faulty so I said "can you change it"...

Just been scouring eBay and AutoTrader for M140i's. As previously stated the prices are still strong! It is also hard to find one that is a good spec and standard, then that instantly boosts the price. Think I found two that I would have gone to take a look at. Basically want what I had before...

Thinking about getting an Apple Watch for the girlfriend this Chirstmas as she has made many comments about mine and the fact she doesn't like her FitBit (tbh her FitBit isn't really a watch, it is just a bracelet with a pedometer in it that syncs to your phone). I got an Apple Watch SE last...

Trying to buy a house. The houses I can afford don’t have big enough garages and it’s a car that I’m not keeping outside. I’m trying to work out some way of keeping it as it forms a large chunk of the deposit

I had similar with my old Octavia vRS when I had that TerraCleaned. Soon developed an oil leak that no one could find. Must have been during the cleaning process it got rid of some crud that was plugging a small gap.

So you used the same weight deisel oil for a small amount of time to help clean it then removed it and used the 'correct' oil? A pressure gauge would be good, but don't want to be spending much money on it as it is meant to be for sale. Have ordered a pressure sensor from BMW so will get...

Yep, found the sensor I need and that so will check if it is leaking and the wiring. Doing more googling about it it is a poor placement of the sensor and the other end of the engine so does take time to read and most people are seeing the pressure light staying on for about 5 seconds. Will...

Semi Clio related-ish as it relates to engine care, but the oil pressure light on my E34 is slow to turn off when starting to the extent another warning appears saying oil is low but that then turns off after about 30-40sec of it starting. It was always been slow to turn the oil pressure light...

Few nice new parts fitted this past week. First up was the correct near side drive shaft. Pretty certain that is the cause of the humming/vibration with a bad CV joint. Also had front wheel bearings too. Now the car has had new front and rear wheel bearings, new wish bones, ball joints, track...

Put the new plug and loom on. Got it the wrong way round to start with (which was always going to happen). Fires up first time. For reference if anyone searches this in the future this is the way the wires go: Pink (new loom) to orange (car) Yellow (new loom) to white (car) was a genuine...

Sensor and loom has just turned up so will be fitting this on Sunday when I get a chance. Will try that trick before soldering it together. Hope it isn't a pain to get to solder to as I remember when I had my old Ph1 I took the old one off and cleaned it up and it was a faff to get at.

Had this recently. I thought it could have been a non-round wheel. But on inspection I noticed the CV gaitor on the N/S was split so then thought that it could be a CV joint. Have got a new drive shaft in but not been able to test it as it is currently not starting as I am waiting to fit a crank...

Need to get a new crank shaft sensor as I think this is causing the starting and cutting out issues on my Ph1 172, or at least the first thing I am changing. Was going to get this sensor 8200647554 and the updated loom 8200673202 Now this is the updated sensor and loom - will this fit my Ph1...

As per usual when the AA turned up it fired up first time. Piece of scrap that it is. He thought crank sensor too so that is going to be my first point of call to change

tried that, doesn’t look like it has activated but have pressed it to see if it does anything. Thought that cut the fuel pump but I can hear that prime.

When I go to start the car it starts than then just runs out of puff within 30secs and cuts out. Then it won’t start. Cranks all fine, immobiliser light off, fuel pump primes. I got the AA out the other day for it as I was a bit stuck, took about 20mins to turn up and it fired up first time. He...

Had the day off to clean the Skoda I picked up recently. Put in a large order at AMDetails the other day to sort it as I ran out of pretty much most things all at the same time. Do like to give any new car I get a proper deep clean . So I rinsed it, iron fall out, snow foam, rinse, wash...

My E34 needs to sell so I can get some funds to paint my Ph1 and get it finished. Then will be worthy of another post in here. But do I just get it painted titanium or change it to Odyssey? Seats being fitted next month then need to organise a wheel refurb too.

I'm not doing the hill climb now, for the cost and doing it in a big red barge is not really worth it, although doing a hill climb is something I would like to do in the Clio. And yes, seeing a timetable there does appear to be a lot of waiting and I don't think the girlfriend would appreciate...

You just driven through Quedgeley twice? I was given a dirty look by the girlfriend as I stopped listening to look at a Monaco Ph2

Sure the last time I went I saw cars going up a few times. It isn't clear on the email or booking page. Not a member of the forum and there doesn't seem to be any questions on the track time thread there.

Does anyone know what the deal with the track time? I've been short listed and about to order but it is £50. Is that £50 for one run or several runs? If it is for one run it is not worth it. If it is for 3 or more then yeah I can see it being worth while.

Dope would be fine as I saw that thing go up the other year.

I'm going in the E34, even applied to take it up the hill, eventhough my Ph1 qualifies for the pre-2001 rule and will be better suited to the hill climb! But where is the fun in that.

I need to stop looking at threads like this and eBay 🤦‍♂️ there are very few things I would sell my E34 to fund or waste invest my savings with no thought as to where to store it, but this is one of them. Damn. I so should have bought that Odessey when I had a chance to many years ago. I am...

The interior has started to rattle like a mo fo. I knew the drivers door card had a rattle when stationary. But now the dash and something else is rattling 😫 sure it is the warm weather that has caused this. Damn thing.