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by tobes
Fri Apr 27, 2018 7:22 pm
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Stainless steel Brake bleeders / nipples - What thread?
Replies: 4
Views: 4058

Re: Stainless steel Brake bleeders / nipples - What thread?

Holy thread resurrection, Batman! I've been rebuilding my rear axle this winter / spring and finally got round to getting the stainless brake nipples I've been meaning to buy for quite so long! I found some HEL branded ones on ebay for a reasonable price. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/953/417024931...
by tobes
Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:53 am
Forum: Cars and Parts wanted
Topic: Crankshaft Sensors for '84 635csi (UK - Kent)
Replies: 0
Views: 41704

Crankshaft Sensors for '84 635csi (UK - Kent)

Hi, Does anyone have some known good crankshaft sensors in the UK in their spares box, please? Went to get the old girl out for the first time in a while and she wouldn't start - bit of tracing things through and these sensors aren't giving good resistance readings so I think that swapping them is a...
by tobes
Sun Nov 06, 2016 9:42 am
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Starter motor options
Replies: 20
Views: 13300

Re: Starter motor options

Baders, do you have a link for any instructions on what to do and what to replace? I'll admit that I'd rather dismissed the idea of opening them up as an overly complicated procedure involving turning commutators on a lathe. Some simpler preventative servicing seems a good idea. Though the votes for...
by tobes
Sat Nov 05, 2016 10:35 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Starter motor options
Replies: 20
Views: 13300

Starter motor options

I'm in the process of giving an engine that I've bought from Pod some preparation before swapping it with the one in my car. While generally cleaning up and checking things over, my attention has come to the starter motor. (For clarity, this is no slight on Pod, I knowingly bought an engine that had...
by tobes
Mon Jul 04, 2016 5:20 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Thoughts on swapping cam / head
Replies: 6
Views: 3177

Re: Thoughts on swapping cam / head

Hi Paul,

That sounds good. I'll send you a PM for some more details.

Cheers,

-Toby
by tobes
Sat Jul 02, 2016 8:18 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Thoughts on swapping cam / head
Replies: 6
Views: 3177

Re: Thoughts on swapping cam / head

Thanks Brucy, as always your experience is most welcome on the problem! I'm curious as your suggestion is pretty much the situation I've been in and the lead ends have never really gone fully into the distributer cap, they go about half way in (enough to make contact) but it feels like there is a st...
by tobes
Sat Jul 02, 2016 4:06 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Thoughts on swapping cam / head
Replies: 6
Views: 3177

Thoughts on swapping cam / head

My HT (Ignition) leads have never fitted my distributor cap very well - they fited a replacecment distributor cap which came from GSF, but which didn't fit on the car. I'd always presumed that this was a bad listing in GSF's parts book, and that a previous owner had bought a set of leads from somewh...
by tobes
Tue Nov 03, 2015 9:54 pm
Forum: The Saloon
Topic: A very useful VIN decoder!
Replies: 15
Views: 8150

Works for me. Only thing it didn't tell me is what radio it left the factory with.

While period correct, the installation of the radio has always struck me as not up to BMW standards. I wasn't sure if this was a dodgy dealer or an aftermarket fitter...
by tobes
Tue Oct 27, 2015 7:49 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Boot (Trunk) light switch question
Replies: 7
Views: 3331

Thanks guys. I asked the dealer today, who rang me back to say not only could none of them find the part on the computer, but they also had a customer's M635 loaned to them for the showroom and they went and had a look at that. Not only was there no bumper, but there was no mark in the paint to show...
by tobes
Mon Oct 26, 2015 9:41 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Boot (Trunk) light switch question
Replies: 7
Views: 3331

Ah, that makes sense.

Anyone got a part number for it, please? Failing that a diameter/height and I can look for something suitable.

Thanks again.
by tobes
Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:16 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Dumb question for the day - How do I aim the headlights?
Replies: 9
Views: 4894

Behind the headlight buckets. you should be able to see cream nylon heads on long threads poking back from the light / frame. Number 10 on this diagram: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=5382-EUR-08-1984-E24-BMW-635CSi&diagId=63_0077 There should be eight in total, vertical and horizo...
by tobes
Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:10 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Boot (Trunk) light switch question
Replies: 7
Views: 3331

Boot (Trunk) light switch question

Hi, When I first got my 635, the battery kept going flat. Among the reasons for this, the boot (trunk) light wasn't switching off. An amusing session of my dad shutting me in the boot showed this and that if you lent on the boot, the light went off. I took the bulb out the light intending to investi...
by tobes
Sun Oct 25, 2015 7:01 pm
Forum: The Saloon
Topic: What did you do to your E24 today?
Replies: 1057
Views: 463995

Seeing as I wanted the garage to do some work on the day-to-day E46, and needed some transport in the meantime the sadly neglected 6er has seen the light of day for the first time in a while :). I've checked fluids, washed and polished the beast and am generally feeling much more enthusiastic about ...
by tobes
Sun Oct 18, 2015 1:50 pm
Forum: The Saloon
Topic: Retro Motorsport magazines
Replies: 0
Views: 1684

Retro Motorsport magazines

I've been given about four boxes of Motorsport magazine from a friend who was having a clearout. They're mostly from the 70's and 80's, with a few dating back to the 60's. So there's lots of red-blooded action with CSLs on the racetrack and RS200s and Quatros battling in the forests. However despite...
by tobes
Sun May 31, 2015 9:12 pm
Forum: Exterior
Topic: those pesky headlight wash/wipe bits....
Replies: 46
Views: 58562

It would be good if they were working and didn't need taking apart! I understood that the wiper would stop at the park position unless there was power on the Black / Yellow wire (i.e. there was a changeover switch so that at park, the motor was only powered from the B/Y wire, elsewhere it's powered ...
by tobes
Sun May 31, 2015 8:36 pm
Forum: Exterior
Topic: those pesky headlight wash/wipe bits....
Replies: 46
Views: 58562

OK, to once again dig up an old thread, please can I tap the brains of those who have done this before? After considerable cleaning, easing, applying various penetrating lubes and generally coaxing these units back into life, I have two very-nearly-working wipers. But... My RHS motor runs continuous...
by tobes
Tue May 19, 2015 12:32 pm
Forum: Exterior
Topic: Replacing studs in front indicators (turn signals)
Replies: 3
Views: 3072

Thanks guys, that was just what I was looking for!

A very helpful write-up as always, Brucey! Much appreciated. I shall (carefully) try your idea of squashing the nut, that may well be enough to get it free.

Thanks again!
by tobes
Mon May 18, 2015 9:07 am
Forum: Exterior
Topic: Replacing studs in front indicators (turn signals)
Replies: 3
Views: 3072

Replacing studs in front indicators (turn signals)

Hi, As usual, you start out fixing one simple thing and find three more jobs to do! While I was trying to take the grill off to look at some bodges made to the loom, I found that I can't get the indicator off (right hand side). In the past it looks to have been put back rather poorly. The bottom stu...
by tobes
Sun Apr 26, 2015 3:20 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Battery Confusion - Which type
Replies: 3
Views: 2558

Yeah I've found some conflicting tables that suggest that there's a fair bit of overlap on the codes, too. GSF are pretty good at swapping bits that don't fit, though ;-). 680CCA and 72Ah capacity seem to be plenty (certainly in excess of what lower spec batteries in the same patterns offer). I'll l...
by tobes
Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:39 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Battery Confusion - Which type
Replies: 3
Views: 2558

Battery Confusion - Which type

Hi, Well my battery seems to be toasted and I have a GSF discount code for the weekend, so I thought I'd order a new one. However both the GSF and EuroCarParts sites are steering me to a UK Ref 100 model, while the battery in there is labled as a 067 model. The dimensions and the terminal layout of ...
by tobes
Mon Mar 02, 2015 6:15 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Replacing alternator bushings, what other parts needed?
Replies: 9
Views: 3728

I did this not so long ago. 10/11 are metal centers for the bushes. 8 are washers and 7 are circlips to hold the whole thing together. I would expect the polybushes to only replace parts 9 and 12. The other parts you'd transfer over. However they may come with their own steel inner that replaces the...
by tobes
Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:24 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Please help before I go insane!! M30b34 issues
Replies: 26
Views: 11494

Can you pull the coil lead out the distributor and clamp it near something grounded (engine block, etc.)? Then crank it over, you should get a good strong spark with the wire's contact 1/4 inch from the block. Bodyshop implies lots of dust / paint / etc. Have you cleaned the rotor arm / distributor ...
by tobes
Sun Feb 22, 2015 4:02 pm
Forum: Interior
Topic: Can the 7-Segment LEDs in an early OBC be replaced?
Replies: 0
Views: 1547

Can the 7-Segment LEDs in an early OBC be replaced?

As per the title, as I've got the display unit accessible, I thought I'd investigate why I have several bars out on the display. Having taken the unit apart, I've a circuit board mounted to the front panel of the display by melted plastic pegs, so it's not going to be easy to extract. The connection...
by tobes
Tue Oct 14, 2014 2:38 pm
Forum: Exterior
Topic: Can someone measure a OBC temperature probe, please?
Replies: 10
Views: 5177

Thanks for the pointers, guys. But having tested my temperature probe, it was working fine. My problem was a burnt-out track inside the OBC control module.

When I get a chance, I'll crop and upload some pictures. :)
by tobes
Sun Oct 12, 2014 7:53 pm
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Brake master cylinder and brake bomb
Replies: 7
Views: 4966

I went through a couple of used master cylinders when I had trouble with mine. Neither worked any better. Unfortunately it appears that they are intended to be non-rebuildable. In the end I got a replacement from Euro Car Parts, they still seem to sell the correct ATE master cylinder, but the price ...