OMG, bmw are the easiest cars to service !!!
09-03-2007, 08:15 PM
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OMG, bmw are the easiest cars to service !!!
airfilter is piss, oil filter is at the top in a mini tank,,,, if it wasnt for the sump drain i wouldnt need to get under the car,,,,, just thought i would share the info
cant belive they charge so much for labour either
cant belive they charge so much for labour either
09-03-2007, 08:19 PM
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Water pumps are a peice of piss to (E36 that is). Worst job i did on my old E36 was setting up the Vanos, other than that they are nice to work on 
09-03-2007, 08:22 PM
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yeah,,, oh and changing the rad,,,,, THERE NOT EVEN BOLTED IN ha ha ha
the ONLY thing about doing a water pump is WHY DO THEY USE FUCKING 12,16 AND 18 SIZE SOCKETS
such a dream to work on,,,, shame it never seems to break down i guess
the ONLY thing about doing a water pump is WHY DO THEY USE FUCKING 12,16 AND 18 SIZE SOCKETS
such a dream to work on,,,, shame it never seems to break down i guess
09-03-2007, 08:25 PM
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Yeh rad is held in with a couple of clips, all good! 
Not sure on the random bolt sizes though
Oh and they do break mate, mine did a water pump, a viscous fan, used to eat bottom arms bushes, pulled both rear shocks mount through the floor and cracked the head .
Do miss it though, was a good car.
Not sure on the random bolt sizes though
Oh and they do break mate, mine did a water pump, a viscous fan, used to eat bottom arms bushes, pulled both rear shocks mount through the floor and cracked the head
.Do miss it though, was a good car.
09-03-2007, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Rossco
Oh and they do break mate, mine did a water pump, a viscous fan, used to eat bottom arms bushes, pulled both rear shocks mount through the floor and cracked the head
.Do miss it though, was a good car.
how do i reset the service light,,,,,, as im too tight to buy the tool,,,, oh and i dont have a Ebay account
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09-03-2007, 08:41 PM
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yeah,,,,, sorry to give you the bad news about em being soo cheep us pikeys can afford them
what other car can do 140mph that costs 1500 quid,,,,, and has done 145k miles
IT AINT A FUCKING FORD THATS FOR SURE
i got it as a runabout then the cossie got nicked 3 weeks later and ive never bother to replace it,,,,, the bmw is a nice runabout,,,, got fed up when i drove to a funeral in a wanky mk4 escort cabrio when all my old mates own new cars and having to explain " ive got a sierra cossie aswell" then run to the shop to explain a sierra cosworth is not a snotty 400 quid sierra and im not actually as poor as the escort makes me look
didnt help when my mates mum said " the last time i saw you was 10 years ago,,,,,, and you was driving the same type of car,,,, but they was worth money then
honestly felt like a pikey,,,, wanted to pull out the lease of my flat and bring stuff from home to prove my wealth,,,,, but then i got offered this BMW,,,,, they no longer think im on income suport
what other car can do 140mph that costs 1500 quid,,,,, and has done 145k miles
IT AINT A FUCKING FORD THATS FOR SURE
i got it as a runabout then the cossie got nicked 3 weeks later and ive never bother to replace it,,,,, the bmw is a nice runabout,,,, got fed up when i drove to a funeral in a wanky mk4 escort cabrio when all my old mates own new cars and having to explain " ive got a sierra cossie aswell" then run to the shop to explain a sierra cosworth is not a snotty 400 quid sierra and im not actually as poor as the escort makes me look
didnt help when my mates mum said " the last time i saw you was 10 years ago,,,,,, and you was driving the same type of car,,,, but they was worth money then
honestly felt like a pikey,,,, wanted to pull out the lease of my flat and bring stuff from home to prove my wealth,,,,, but then i got offered this BMW,,,,, they no longer think im on income suport
09-03-2007, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by GARETH T
should of sucked the oil out,,, wouldnt of had to jack it up then
main BMW dealers dont
main BMW dealers dont
so instead i had to do it on the floor outside my garage
but what a dream to work on,,,,, honestly im gonna start looking for stuff to do to it,,,, when i opened the bonnet of the cossie i got a cut finger on some rusty old screw
09-03-2007, 08:50 PM
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drive shafts are a fooker though hey radders
why did ford make them such a cunt ill never know
oil filter on a cvh and a cossie is a pig to get to AND they fitted the sump nut at the back of the sump too,,, not on the side like a bmw
why did ford make them such a cunt ill never know
oil filter on a cvh and a cossie is a pig to get to AND they fitted the sump nut at the back of the sump too,,, not on the side like a bmw
09-03-2007, 08:53 PM
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gearbox oil,,, bmw fitted a drain plug for it
cvh you have to pop the fucking shafts out
jim cost of servicing my bmw with SYNTHETIC OIL was 12 quid in total,,, took me and HONESTLY DID the time it takes my missus to make small talk with my sister,,,,, i was there for 15 mins tops ( though the fucking oil was hot on the old filter
air filter comes out like a bee hive to collect honey
cvh you have to pop the fucking shafts out
jim cost of servicing my bmw with SYNTHETIC OIL was 12 quid in total,,, took me and HONESTLY DID the time it takes my missus to make small talk with my sister,,,,, i was there for 15 mins tops ( though the fucking oil was hot on the old filter
air filter comes out like a bee hive to collect honey
09-03-2007, 09:45 PM
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rhys your missing the point though,,,,, theres less to working on these than there is on cossies,,,,, yet you would remove a cossie engine and PAY A RANSOM for servicing that i done as i was bored waiting for nikki to stop yaking about shoes and handbags
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