Members (particularly Ian!) My motor has recently developed a slightly lumpy idle when cold. It disappears when the car heats up. It has also developed a...
David The valve is a plate at the back of the manifold and the manifold does not need to be removed. You will need the cover. an o ring and a profile gasket. I...
Hi David The part your local dealer spoke of is a PCV (Positive Crankcase Ventilation) valve. Do a search on the internet and you will find plenty of sites...
Ian/David Hope you remember me? I'm the one who tried to get an LE but ended up with the 4 door M3. The car is great although I have a strange problem which...
There is a very simple test you can have carried out to determine if it is a pvc valve or not. By the way , it shouldn't cost $750.00 anyway. Cheers ... From:...
This is a link to a bimmer.info archive file on how to replace the pcv plate on the rear M60 engine. This plate cracks or something and causes a leak in the...
My research has indicated that the only car I previously identified as coming in 'Arctic Green' was in fact delivered in Arctic Grey. There was no such BMW...
David, Obviously dependant on what day etc I would like to catch up, my mobile is 0412 528 000 David B ... From: David To: BMW540iLE@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
David, Trivial pursuit question Which year did BMW make cars in green with sub arctic names and what were those names? Clue......Russia Ian ... From: David To:...
Ian - I am unable to answer. I did some research and found a long list of BMW colours that are green - each of which has a different BMW code. These colours...
Does anyone have a good source for good quality E34 car mats - preferably in light to dark grey? Mine are badly worn and I am not keen to pay the $300 plus...
Taiga and Tundra are the answers In the 70's BMW colour names were facinatinh and had geographical referances ... From: David To: BMW540iLE@yahoogroups.com ...
having a problem getting the baby to fire up! It has not been going for about 2 years as I understand it. I have new key from germany, and every time we turn...
I am sure their are many mechanically competent members but here is my two penneth worth, have you tried locking and unlocking the jigger with the remote prior...
From memory the EWS has gone to sleep. i have forgotten what to do about it and will read up on it and let you know. if you want to ring me on Tuesday , by...
I will be in Melbourne on Monday 13 December for the day - with my 540iLE (at least for part of the day). I would welcome the opportunity to meet Melbourne...
You can come with me Neil Unless you would rather be in an M5? Ian ... From: Neil Payne To: BMW540iLE@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 9:40 AM ...
Took the baby to Dr. Ian yesterday to clear the computer fault messages, we thought for an hour. was gone after 6 hours but at least we no longer have an after...
took the baby to Dr. Ian yesterday to have the computer error messages cleared in hope that that was stopping it. Planne don 1 hour, got away 6 hours later! At...
Good to hear it is coming together. If I have time on Monday 13 December, I would love to have a look at how it is going!!?? Kind regards David--- In...
Some of you would be aware of the Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard: http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/index.php?. There is a thread on this board at the moment in...
David Ian at Autologic has at least 2 failed front EDC struts (mine) and he was making enquiries about repairs/rebuilds locally. I have read the whole thread...
Harvey Ian had mentioned some time ago that he was looking to explore the repair option. With a bit of luck, Garcia will provide some info and even pics that...