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Fair Play then, cos all the stuff you listed have been done to this car, proving you were right about potential weak links. 
Not bad for a 10yr old car with 100K on though as its needed virtually nothing else in its life apart from a new exhaust and cat last month. I reckon that still qualifies as virtually fault free.
Not bad for a 10yr old car with 100K on though as its needed virtually nothing else in its life apart from a new exhaust and cat last month. I reckon that still qualifies as virtually fault free.
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Originally Posted by Stu @ M Developments
Not bad for a 10yr old car with 100K on though as its needed virtually nothing else in its life apart from a new exhaust and cat last month. I reckon that still qualifies as virtually fault free.
There's a lot of small tweaks you can do to sharpen them up using stock BMW parts
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Originally Posted by Mike1
There's a lot of small tweaks you can do to sharpen them up using stock BMW parts
Mind you... how small and easy?
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Back of the net.... 
Just been on to BMW and they say she had a New bottom end installed In April 1999 at some place called david Holmes BMW at Stockport at a reported mileage of 48K, which means teh bottom end is now nearer 50K old.
Just been on to BMW and they say she had a New bottom end installed In April 1999 at some place called david Holmes BMW at Stockport at a reported mileage of 48K, which means teh bottom end is now nearer 50K old.
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You should be fine with that Stu - I'm not at all surprised it has been replaced - a LOT of cars were affected.
Only thing to be be mindful of is that initially BMW did not know the cause of the problem and replaced Nicasil blocks with the same. It was only later they discovered that the high sulphur content of the petrol at the time was turning into sulphuric acid during the combustion process and literally eating away at the cylinder liners.
On some cars where the problem was discovered early they have had 2 replacement blocks - initially a Nicasil and then the later improved material liner that was more resistant to attack.
In conjunction with this, the petrol companies have helped by refining out more of the sulphur ( low sulphur fuel ).
Sounds like your leakdown test has shown the engine is fit anyway Stu so
you can get on with the important job of driving it
The early 1.7 Yamaha engines used in the Puma also suffered from a similar ailment as a girl I work with discovered to her unfortunate cost
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Only thing to be be mindful of is that initially BMW did not know the cause of the problem and replaced Nicasil blocks with the same. It was only later they discovered that the high sulphur content of the petrol at the time was turning into sulphuric acid during the combustion process and literally eating away at the cylinder liners.
On some cars where the problem was discovered early they have had 2 replacement blocks - initially a Nicasil and then the later improved material liner that was more resistant to attack.
In conjunction with this, the petrol companies have helped by refining out more of the sulphur ( low sulphur fuel ).
Sounds like your leakdown test has shown the engine is fit anyway Stu so
you can get on with the important job of driving it
The early 1.7 Yamaha engines used in the Puma also suffered from a similar ailment as a girl I work with discovered to her unfortunate cost
Cheers
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Thanks Mike, yeah, he mentioned that on teh phone to em and said mine was the later version thankfully. He also confirmed its service history and steering recalls. Usefull computer system that one, like it.
No, i bought it private and he got it from Ron, who, incidentally, sold my sister her last sapphire Cosworth that went on to become mine...
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Stu did you get it from ron hodgson? bought a few cars of him ,honest dealer and them are few and far between
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