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| Forum: General Chit Chat 05-24-2015, 08:37 AM |
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| Forum: NorCal 05-21-2015, 07:52 AM |
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| Forum: NorCal 05-21-2015, 06:32 AM |
| Replies: 33 Views: 29,098  we tried replacing the cap and washer from the...
we tried replacing the cap and washer from the original engine last night, unfortunately the cut is through all of the threads and gasket face and still leaks with the different piece. we've tossed... |
| Forum: NorCal 05-20-2015, 07:19 AM |
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| Forum: NorCal 05-20-2015, 07:07 AM |
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| Forum: NorCal 05-20-2015, 06:58 AM |
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update time...
Got the car back yesterday. Good news and bad news.
Good first :smile: The idle problem has been solved! it WAS a vacuum leak.. but not the MAF. its the crank case vent... |
| Forum: NorCal 05-14-2015, 06:10 AM |
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| Forum: NorCal 05-03-2015, 09:00 PM |
| Replies: 33 Views: 29,098 i took the pics yesterday, the new engine is...
i took the pics yesterday, the new engine is shown, and we used the original wiring and manifold.
joe is saying the new motor had one main wiring plug, but my car had a mass of individual wires. |
| Forum: NorCal 05-03-2015, 10:04 AM |
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success! lols, thanks
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7753/17349445042_5a2a7be18f_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/sr7ryN)318ti (https://flic.kr/p/sr7ryN) by bimmerchaser... |
| Forum: NorCal 05-03-2015, 09:46 AM |
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| Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 05-03-2015, 09:32 AM |
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| Forum: NorCal 05-02-2015, 07:29 AM |
| Replies: 33 Views: 29,098 Is there an easy visual difference between the...
Is there an easy visual difference between the two? Supposedly the shop used the vin to match the motor (or so i'm being told)... but he says the wiring harness was slightly different. :eek:
I'll... |
| Forum: NorCal 05-02-2015, 07:01 AM |
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| Forum: NorCal 05-02-2015, 06:52 AM |
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| Forum: NorCal 05-02-2015, 06:49 AM |
| Replies: 33 Views: 29,098 Wow. Just wow. Thank you guys so much for the...
Wow. Just wow. Thank you guys so much for the responses! :biggrin:
I have a 96. the last 7 of the vin is AS95578, i believe it was originally a M44. Unless there is a way to tell on the new... |
| Forum: NorCal 05-01-2015, 07:43 AM |
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We've hit a wall with the car :mad:
Still wont stay on unless being rev'ed, otherwise idles really badly then slowly stalls. We replaced the engine as the original had a blown head gasket. The... |
| Forum: NorCal 04-15-2015, 01:41 AM |
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| Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 03-23-2015, 08:11 AM |
| Replies: 8 Views: 1,848 Sister :tongue: And thanks :) Work shall...
Sister :tongue: And thanks :)
Work shall continue on my car, but mostly while I'm at work, so there wont be a thread on it. Also, I'm slightly embarrassed at the state of it, but a paint job is... |
| Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 03-21-2015, 10:49 PM |
| Replies: 8 Views: 1,848 hello from Sonoma Co, CA!
Hi guys, been using the site for a few years now and figure I should introduce myself :biggrin:
I bought a red Active 96 ti 5-speed a few years ago, and I learned to drive stick in it. Yes I... |
| Forum: Lounge 10-19-2014, 09:59 PM |
| Replies: 316 Views: 195,898 --when you don't mind a 90 minute (one-way)...
--when you don't mind a 90 minute (one-way) commute because you cross two mountains, and then actively miss it once you move closer to work.
This has been an awesome thread! I needed the laughs as... |
