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by Canadiane24
Sat Sep 08, 2018 7:47 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Slow oil seep from front of engine
Replies: 10
Views: 6771

Re: Slow oil seep from front of engine

PTFunk - Just re-read the thread. You don't mention the mileage so I assume you don't need to replace the timing chain. If so, do the chain tensioner first. I recall I had to remove the original in sections because there wasn't enough clearance to unscrew it from the block in one piece. $6 for three...
by Canadiane24
Sat Sep 08, 2018 7:36 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Slow oil seep from front of engine
Replies: 10
Views: 6771

Re: Slow oil seep from front of engine

PTFUnk - Yes, removing the timing chain cover to repair the oil leak requires removing the rad and alternator. Power steering and a/c compressor can be unbolted and moved to the side without removing the hoses. Don't need to discharge the a/c system or remove the a/c condenser but would recommend pl...
by Canadiane24
Mon Sep 03, 2018 8:58 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Slow oil seep from front of engine
Replies: 10
Views: 6771

Re: Slow oil seep from front of engine

My '88 M6 came with several oil leaks which I painstakingly tracked down and repaired. +1 on thoroughly degreasing the engine to start. Hard to spot the source otherwise. The biggest leak and easiest fix on my car was a loose clamp on the power steering return line at the reservoir. Sounds like you'...
by Canadiane24
Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:46 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Source for M9 bolts
Replies: 15
Views: 10014

Re: Source for M9 bolts

Thanks everyone for your input. Problem solved. My Austrian friend is a BMW purist and calls it a hillbilly hack but here's what I did. Got lucky and found a 9mm x 1.25 die at a local tool store. Bought a 3/8" x 5" Grade 8 bolt. Put the bolt in my drill press. With the drill running, I use...
by Canadiane24
Fri Jan 05, 2018 7:36 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Source for M9 bolts
Replies: 15
Views: 10014

Re: Source for M9 bolts

TGM, thanks for the BavAuto tip. Good Plan B if I can't find a bolt. Calipers were recently rebuilt and, broken bolt aside, in great condition. Your comment about breaking apart crusty calipers otherwise makes BavAuto a no-brainer. JCS, nothing on the Warren Fasteners website so I messaged them. No ...
by Canadiane24
Mon Jan 01, 2018 7:42 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Source for M9 bolts
Replies: 15
Views: 10014

Re: Source for M9 bolts

Just realized I don't have the option of drilling out to the next larger size. 10mm won't clear out the existing threads and 12mm removes an uncomfortable amount of material in a critical area.
by Canadiane24
Mon Jan 01, 2018 7:36 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Source for M9 bolts
Replies: 15
Views: 10014

Re: Source for M9 bolts

Thanks Hefeweizen. The bolt I'm looking for is one of the four clamping the two halves of the caliper together. The heads are shown in the RealOEM picture as part of the complete caliper assembly but not listed separately. (Brembo calls them "pinch bolts". Unfortunately Brembo uses 8mm)
by Canadiane24
Sun Dec 31, 2017 8:08 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Help! UFO found inside 1988 M6 engine
Replies: 14
Views: 8961

Re: Help! UFO found inside 1988 M6 engine

Oops! Yup, definitely not on high alert. =P~
by Canadiane24
Sun Dec 31, 2017 7:41 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Source for M9 bolts
Replies: 15
Views: 10014

Re: Source for M9 bolts

Thanks Hefeweizen. That would be great.
by Canadiane24
Sun Dec 31, 2017 5:44 am
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Source for M9 bolts
Replies: 15
Views: 10014

Source for M9 bolts

One of the four bolts joining the halves of my left front brake caliper is broken. Bizarre but there you go. I thought I was nearing the end of the to-do-list on my current project. I pulled the caliper and removed the remaining three bolts to split the caliper. After some very careful drilling, cyc...
by Canadiane24
Sun Dec 31, 2017 4:55 am
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Help! UFO found inside 1988 M6 engine
Replies: 14
Views: 8961

Re: Help! UFO found inside 1988 M6 engine

Update: Reinstalled the new chain, crank sprocket, tensioner and guides and buttoned it together. Runs good, no funny noises and no oil leaks. Fall back to DEFCON 1. Guess the UFO must have fallen into the engine at some prior service. Probably when valve adjustment was done by PO. Lucky it didn't m...
by Canadiane24
Mon Nov 13, 2017 6:46 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Help! UFO found inside 1988 M6 engine
Replies: 14
Views: 8961

Re: Help! UFO found inside 1988 M6 engine

Zinnocoupe, thanks for the excellent pics and thinking of my quandary. The one on your 265/6 looks to be slightly larger. I thought maybe the plug originated from under the oil breather baffle plate bolted to the underside of the valve cover. Nope. After re and re at least now I know what's under th...
by Canadiane24
Thu Nov 09, 2017 4:32 am
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Help! UFO found inside 1988 M6 engine
Replies: 14
Views: 8961

Re: Help! UFO found inside 1988 M6 engine

Baders, your's is the most plausible so far. :D

Anyone? Plan to reassemble the engine this weekend. Would suck to have it buttoned up and learn later where this plug went.
by Canadiane24
Mon Nov 06, 2017 6:58 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Help! UFO found inside 1988 M6 engine
Replies: 14
Views: 8961

Re: Help! UFO found inside 1988 M6 engine

I thought it might be a freeze plug as well but it's too small and made of aluminum. My limited experience with freeze plugs is they are steel or brass. I don't think it is an oil gallery plug either. They are threaded so as not to come loose, as this plug clearly has. Zinnocoupe, I don't think this...
by Canadiane24
Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:41 am
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Help! UFO found inside 1988 M6 engine
Replies: 14
Views: 8961

Help! UFO found inside 1988 M6 engine

Long time reader, first time poster. I'm the third owner of a 1988 M6. It is a Canadian car and appears to have been well maintained and is unmolested. It has 192,000kms (~120,000 miles for my US friends) I bought the car a year ago and have gradually gone through the suspension and brakes and am no...
by Canadiane24
Sat Jul 08, 2017 1:35 am
Forum: Cars and Parts for sale
Topic: acquired a nice PARTS car. NC. 1980 633csi auto. need anything?
Replies: 58
Views: 73567

Re: acquired a nice PARTS car. NC. 1980 633csi auto. need anything?

I'm interested in the passenger side tail light bezel, cracked lens or not. PM me if it's still available and what you think is fair.
by Canadiane24
Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:06 pm
Forum: Cars and Parts for sale
Topic: 1986 635CSi Auto Part Out - Birmingham, AL
Replies: 30
Views: 19691

Re: 1986 635CSi Auto Part Out - Birmingham, AL

Amen to someone looking out for you. Can also credit the engineers who created the e24. That was quite a hit.

I'm interested in both tail lights. I know the driver's side lens is damaged. What about the chrome? Is the passenger side OK?