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hi, thanks for the reply, so do you break them to get them off, just want to clean the idle screws beneath them, also the rubber caps, can you let me know how they work. regards richard Wouldn't Pip be doing this when he gets the engine? Or are you doing some of the pre-work before sending it down?

There are supposed to be grommets in those holes, and they are still available for cheap. The grommets are a harder plastic, and in addition to stopping the rattling they also “tighten up” the feel of the interior door handles and the door lock knobs. Takes all the play out of the system. But the s...

Brilliant idea for the silicon hose.
I'll do that myself when I next take the door cards off.

Hi Brian, If you use Facebook, you should join the Aussie Sharks - E24 FB group. We're a great bunch of guys and love to help each other out. https://www.facebook.com/groups/AussieSharksE24 You asked HOW to advertise for sale: * Take LOTS of great pictures. All angles, close and far, inside and out....

Good stuff

Good to have an easy solution, especially when it's something that was never listed in the official troubleshooting manual.
$550 is about 4 hours labour where I live.
I don't think that's too bad a price to track down and resolve a tricky problem like this.

Glad you're back up and running!

Honestly, the easiest way to find out is to apply a 12v power source to each motor and see which one moves what.

Reversing the power polarity will reverse the motor direction.

Have a look at the "No Spark" troubleshooting guide. https://bigcoupe.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=236244#p236244 I know you mentioned the engine doesn't even turn over, but many of the tests will be universal. For a complete "no start" troubleshooting guide, refer to HPSI Motorspo...

Hi Pod, sorry I missed your earlier reply. Correct, the deadlock feature is 100% mechanical and cannot be triggered by the central locking system - remote or otherwise. Deadlock requires a manual turn of the key in the lock and electrically disconnects the central locking system to disable its funct...

Well done, a great fabrication!

Pin 20 on the ECU controls the FP relay. Pin 14 = Fuel Injector Controls (cyl 1,2,3) PIN 15 = Fuel Injector Controls (cyl 4,5,6) I'd be surprised if it was the ECU faulting here because you've already bypassed the ECU control of the FP relay (pin 20) by manually energising the FP relay socket. Eithe...

This is what I installed in my Fuel line to test FP

Song, I read your other post too. This sounds like a classic fuel pressure issue. Symptoms: 1. It won't start without manual pump (lack of pressure to start) 2. It starts after manually jumping the pump for 5-10secs (to pressurise the rails) 3. It dies shortly after starting (lack of pressure to kee...

Well done! Always tricky to troubleshoot an issue when your "good unit" is also faulty.

Happy night-driving!

I have a passenger door problem as well. My problem is that the door mechanism works perfectly from the inside. But outside the car the door handle lifts OK but it doesn't activate the mechanism. Prior to this fault manifesting itself the outside door handle worked but you had to progressively use ...

I've upgraded some of the lights in my dash cluster to LED. The main overhead lights are a simple T10 wedge. I used these: https://www.stedi.com.au/2-pack-t10-w5w-wedge-led-light-28mm.html Many other brands exist, but make sure you get a good quality CANBUS compatible model - CANBUS models will supp...

I also managed to pick up another 059 DME ECU from a local guy on FB marketplace. I took a gamble on his untested unit for $100 and it works fine. I've reflowed the solder on all the power transistor and resistor joints now, and have put it on my shelf as a future spare. If they start to get too exp...

K1W1 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 8:11 pm https://www.classicandsportscar.com/fea ... ial-m-more

here you go (I hope) they have put it in the email to everyone.

Thanks K1W1. It looks like they've simply republished the article from Oct 2000.

Just make a new harness with a new connector.

KneeGrowNetwork wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 11:01 am Where did you get the Ecu from?

Local BMW spare parts breaker.

Lookin good!

Most (read: nearly all) O2 sensors can be divided into 2 groups. Group 1: Wide-band sensors 5 wire = 2 sensor wires + dedicated ground wire + 2 wires for a heating element. Generally used for modern cars. Not compatible with E24's ECU. Group 2: Narrow-band Sensors All Bosch O2 sensors use the same t...

Not asking you to post pirated content, I was genuinely curious where I could read the article.
Still can't find it.

read from here, plus a few posts down.

https://bigcoupe.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.p ... 00#p229500

Yep, just be patient and follow up again if you need to. He's an enthusiast who builds these in his spare time.
I can say the quality and construction is top-notch - It's worth the wait.

Tim