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I just wanted to say thanks for this outstanding thread. I enjoyed it so much that I subscribed to the forum (they owe you $25....). You make owning one of these cars seem approachable, and the contributions from you and others on this forum are the only way that owning one would be even partly fea...

Song, try Leatherique on the upholstery. That stuff can revive leather the consistency of cardboard. I have tried something like that. I've soaked my seats to the point that my interior windows are all greasy as it gasses off in the sun. I've also tried this stuff called Obenauf's leather condition...

Cool to see her back on the road. I have a car of the same vintage. I wondering what the fiasco in the interior was? I find myself contemplating some interior updates. My seat seams are splitting in a few areas. I'm trying to figure out if I should just re-do it all or try to save the original leath...

Wow, thanks for all the detail and pictures. Although an unfortunate occurrence, your sharing makes it a learning experience for the greater community. Best of luck to you on the rebuild. I am sure many will follow your progress.

Wow, just seeing this. I also see a big turbo.
Finally, noticed you are in Texas. Thats where I grew up and went to school, but I'm in California now. Too bad as I'd love to see this in person. Its going to be awesome.

So my car was experiencing some rough running some mornings and I remembered way back when that I had purchased a Programa ECU and put it in my spare parts bin when my car seemed OK. I mean, why fix something that isn't broken right? Well, my recent swap of the Cruise Control computer reminded me of...

Nice one Song. =D> Question: While the CC computer was out, did you notice the behaviour of the OBC display? Was it functioning as normal, or were the speed & distance related functions dashed (---) out? Mine is dashed out for all trip-related functions, but the date, time & temperature dis...

I just wanted to wrap up this post and let folks know that my issue was resolved with a replacement unit from an eBay seller. I got mine for all of $28! There were lots of units available in a huge range of prices. I even saw an available new old stock for $550. A little bit of investigation and all...

About a week back, I was alarmed to hear a loud clacking noise under my hood. It took a while to figure out that it was not mechanical, but a malfunctioning cruise control computer! I would happen whenever I turned the ignition key. The motor did not need to be running. I found the solution in anoth...

I believe I have just answered my own question. I drove home today and noticed that clacking sound continues even with my car shut off! I turned the key on and off several times and realized that it was the Cruise control making all the sound and I could see the cable vibrating at the throttle body....

+1 on the ignition switch. Mine had the same issue. One thing you can check is cranking the starter by jumping a few pins (11 &14 - if I recall correctly) on the diagnostic port. When my switch was failing I would use this jumper wire technique to crank up my car for the drive home. Basically pu...

As I parked my car after morning commute, I noticed a clanking noise coming from the front of the car. It would stop when I depressed the brake. It appears to only happens when I am in "Park" for now. I have an automatic transmission with a ZF 4 speed. If I shift into any other gear, the s...

I think I am lucky living in AZ if a car is 1979 or older, or has classic car insurance, we don't have to be smogged opening up a bunch of doors and windows. I removed the little bit of smogging that was done on my car when it came in from Europe. With my pumped up motor, I don't think I would ever...

Besides the mentioned electrical issues, better check to see if it has a nikasil or alusil engine before you buy. They’re nicely designed cars but have the potential to be a real money pit. Well, this may be a foregone conclusion. I made an inquiry to see the car and the seller never got back to me...

Song, etc, low priced Dino oil is 1 thing and not always the answer. But the M30 thrives on oil with ZDDP(zinc) in it. The more the merrier. So when buying oil, c heck the label. Valvoline Dino has a lot of it . Appreciate the tip. i think the O'Reilly oil is fine. It's manufactured by a big oil co...

Ok, this isn't a Shark related question, but I am trying to decide whether or not I should enter into a new world of pain. Very near me, I have discovered an 840csi for sale for less than $5K. It's not running and has 150K miles. It doesn't look horrible in pictures, but I am sure it's going to need...

Looking at my service logs, I realized that I had not changed the oil since my accident, discovering that my car had been running rich and having issues due to the broken resistor in the temp sensor. Since that spendy repair (due to the towing and plugs at the independent mechanics), I've checked my...

The exhaust tips don't seem to come up when I checked ecs's website Do you happen to have the part number? Thanks! ES#: 196033 Mfg#: 82119413972 If you use the ES#, it’ll come up. I don’t know what’s going on, but I just searched they are listing $98 each. I got them for $22 each! Got the invoice c...

Maybe later I'll touch up the visible rusty spots Song, you should go back, remove the new tips and coat all of the rusted areas with POR-15 :-" It comes in lots of colors, including a version of silver that I used on the rusted portions of my brake rotors \:D/ Otherwise, looks great =D> I was...

So I was sitting in traffic behind a BMW X1. I was really surprised at the state of the exhaust pipes. The one one the left was very dark, which seems normal. The one on the right looked like it was a fake exhaust as it was completely shiny inside! Active Exhaust.png As this was a long commute, I st...

Are the new tips shorter than the ones you took off? Look a heck of a lot better than the old ones did. No, these were the OEM BMW tips. It was exactly the same as the ones I took off. I agree that it looks a heck of a lot better! I was looking for tips but some are asking crazy prices. ECS Tuning ...

I've tried to use exhaust paint to refinish my exhaust tips and it didn't work. I tried to bend out the scraped flatted side and the metal tore. So it was time for some new tips. I wondered if it was going to be hard to get off as it seemed like there's been some rust and other buildup. It turns out...

Song, funny, "if I only had a clutch to worry about" \:D/ What you need is in the attached photo, a pressure bleeder =D> This has got plenty of use, and not just on the green shark :-" My cheap ass built my own pressure bleeder years ago. A garden sprayer, pressure gauge, a bit of ho...

So as I have been driving my car, almost 1,000 miles since the broken resistor wire incident, I noticed that the left side of my steering wheel feels rough. Upon closer inspection, you can see where the years of sun through the driver window and general touch and contact has caused some of the leath...

So in pictures that people post, I keep seeing these nice orange stickers on the circular cap to the AT fluid reservoir that powers the brake bomb. I've never had those and decided to do something about it. I saw someone overseas selling some re-production stickers and I immediately ordered them fro...