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Look at zoomzoomzoom-ing on ebay. If you can DIY the removal and replacement of the covers (and with everything else you've done, I'm certain of it!) you can have very nice OEM-appearing covers for relatively little money. Such as: https://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-635CSI-E24-SPORT-SEAT-KIT-GERMAN-LEATHE...

I snagged mine while cleaning the IC, managed to straighten it after the appropriate number of four letter words. It's an extremely fiddly job, but unless the needle is really badly kinked, it can be straightened.

Very nice!

Zinnoberrot?

Scott, be aware that the bumpers are clear anodized, and only chemically stripping or heavy mechanical polishing will get through that coating. Polishing with normal compounds will only buff the anodizing but not get rid of the cloudiness.

A phrase comes to mind.....you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. I've tried to direct a bunch of E24 owners to this site from Bimmerfest, but few have signed up that I'm aware of. Bimmerfest has a huge, active forum subset that covers all models of BMWs, but the E24 forum is pr...

If the O2 sensor has failed or lost connection the ECU will default to full rich. Could be the heavy fuel smell.

Here's a link to the ETM for the 1988 635CSi and M6. It will have the pinout you need:

http://wedophones.com/Manuals/BMW/1988% ... Manual.pdf

Hi Rick

Search using these websites if no one has a first hand recommendation:

https://www.bimmershops.com

https://www.bimrs.org

This is a link to the BMW Electronic Troubleshooting Manual for your 85 635CSi:

http://wedophones.com/Manuals/BMW/1985% ... Manual.pdf

That will have a pinout of the ECU.

Just as Jubilados said, NEVER pay using Friends and Family unless it is a friend or family member, someone you trust completely. When a seller asks for payment via Paypal F&F I instead ask if I can add 3.5% and send it as payment for an item or service. Then I have recourse if the deal goes south. T...

Used the search function? MANY threads about it. Song's thread is particularly helpful.

I used to have that much ambition, sadly, no longer. I'm happy to just keep my Bimmers on the road.

That interior is spectacular.

Try turning the injector so the wire is facing you.

I think I've seen that car here before, or one just like it right down to the wheels. It's on airbags if I recall correctly.

It takes the same amount of hp to spin the pump regardless of engine speed. At idle the pump doesn't have the momentum it does at higher rpm, so it's more likely to slip the belt when you increase the resistance by turning the wheel.

If it overflows you're doing it wrong. You shut the engine off, then press the brake pedal about 20 times, until it goes rock hard. That discharges the "brake bomb", and the reservoir will be filled with fluid. You fill it to within 10mm of the top. That's it. When you start the engine you will have...

Fluid level correct?
Power steering drive belt tight and in good condition?

That reminds me of what we used to do years ago to get a cheap/free undercoat job. If the highway department was paving a road, we'd wait until they sprayed the liquid (asphalt?), then run through it to toss as much up on the underside of the car as possible. It was risky. They'd turn you in if they...

You're absolutely right. I was thinking upside down. Apologies for my brain cramp. Point is it will likely change and require further adjustment. Mine did, but it's literally been years since I've touched the rear suspension bits. All I could remember was it needed tweaking after putting ~100 miles ...

Yes, I do think. If you like the stance fresh off the lift, you'll likely end up moving the perch ring down a slot after it settles. BT, DT.

Drive it a bit. It's going to settle from that static shot just down from the lift.

Not a "murder hornet" I hope!

Possible vacuum leak(s) are the injector seals. Since that's right at a high vacuum area, it will play hob with your fuel/air mix.

Not mine, don't know the seller, but thought someone here might be interested. 1983 E24, rolling chassis, appears to come with a 5 speed manual transmission and short block. Other external engine pieces may be in the tub pictured. Body doesn't look terrible, possible a good project for someone. He's...

That trick works great for finding dropped model train bits or ham radio bits that escaped the bench, too.