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Talking as a chemist (Yes, really) the major constituents of petrol are not polar molecules so applying a magnetic field across petrol will do absolutely nothing.

Trust me, I'm a doctor.

Paul

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A bike to be proud of, congratulations.

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I had just that job done on my 2.8 a few months ago.

A very, very noisy rear diff was replaced by a second hand one by my local garage.

It cost me a lot of money but a lot less than my local BMW dealer would have charged.

Paul

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Paul and Carol from Maldon down by the sea (river anyway) in Essex.

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Interesting thread this one. Several years ago I bought a 749 Ducati with only one key. That key had a chip in it and my local Ducati dealer said that nothing could be done about getting me a replacement and quoted me hundreds of pounds to supply new keys, locks and an Engine Management Unit (coded ...

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Snap, same "problem" here, though I treat as a characteristic not a problem.

The car runs fine once it has warmed up.

P.

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Morris Oxford, given to me by my Dad.

I never realised he had such a sense of humour.

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Thanks for your help guys.

Muppet's write up was perfect and the new fog lamp is on its way.

I promise I'll use the SEARCH button before I ask an obvious question again.

Paul

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Hi guys, Whilst driving home through the Essex lanes a few evenings ago I saw something shoot out of the hedge and immediately felt a thump on the car. The thump has to be described as the noise made by a 30 mph Z3 hitting a Pheasant. Poor bird. It must have had one hell of a headache in the morning...

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Add my 99 2.8 to the list of tramliners.

Toyo tyres, standard wheels, front suspension brace. The wife almost refuses to drive it.

I guess we just have to live with it.

Paul

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Biker for many years here too.

Currently a K75 BMW and Honda Hornet

previously

Ducatis and Boxers

Paul

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Hi guys, I've got a worrying noise from the rear of my '99 2.8 Z3. At first I thought it was something falling off, but I now think it might have something to do with the diff i.e nothing obviously is falling off. I'm in the process of changing the diff oil. How much oil does it take? As it has a dr...

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Hi from a fellow Welshman. Maybe I'll see you around.

Paul - Maldon

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I'm a scientist.

P.

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Hi folks, I need some advice concerning my 1999 2.8 Z3. I was giving it a good wash today and noticed that the side indicator repeater light was a bit loose. Nothing drastic but just a bit rattly when compared to the other one. How do I tighten it up? Just to clarify things, I'm talking about the in...

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I'll admit to 56.............ish!

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I'll admit to 56.............ish!

P.

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I bought one of these recently. I backed my Z into a bush in the garden and a particularly aggressive branch broke my antenna clean off. How stupid. I tried all the on-line breakers and the after market suppliers of BM bits. No luck. I finally paid my main dealer about £60-£70 for the base unit. It ...

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I've just caught up with your postings. We were stuck overseas thanks to the actions of an un-pronounceable volcano in Iceland.

You mentioned Braintree in one of your earlier postings. I'm Chelmsford/Maldon if you ever need local advice or help.

Paul

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Good luck, I'll look out for you around Essex.

Paul

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Does anyone else use the dishwasher in the kitchen for cleaning up grubby engine/chassis parts?

No! Must be just me then.

BSA petrol tanks fit a treat.

P.

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Let's face it, either (or any) BMW will seem an enormous step uo from an MGB (and I've had a B roadster and a BGT).

IMHO I'd get the 2.8.

Paul

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Hi there,

I drive a Z3 and an A3 and there is no doubt the Z's steering is so heavy when compared to the Audi.

I much prefer the feel of the BM over the Audi though. I think heavy steering is just one part of the package.

Paul

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I have to add my few pennyworth here. I just don't like private plates and have always failed to see the point of them. Having said that my last Ducati and my current Z3 both have private plates. They were fitted by previous owners and left on the bike/car when it was sold on to me. What does a plat...

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Yep, I bought the bits for my 2.8 off ebay as ACEMAN suggests.

Buying them was easy. Fitting them was another issue altogether.

I've had plenty of practice in working on cars and bikes but I failed totally.

My local Indie was only too eager to step in and assist.

Paul

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Yep, my '99 2.8 had exactly the same problem.

The solution............................hand over large sums of money to your local Indie.

Heater is certainly better now as well.

Paul

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Well, I asked the wife and she said yes.

Somehow I can't quite bring myself to do it.

Strange.

Paul

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I don't suppose a part-ex for a 2.8 would interest you?

Paul, more in hope than expectation.

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Hello Terry, I've never met you but your story is so sad. I've been in a similar situation to yours and I KNOW things will work out. It may take several years, but they do work out eventually. My view - look after yourself and don't worry too much about worldly possessions. Cars, motorbikes, houses ...

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So interesting........................and just down the road from me.

If only........................Hmmmmmmmmm

Paul

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Bad luck with your Z.

I have the same experience as PhilMCaz. A colleague of mine deliberately drive his Vauxhall through deep water and flooded and ruined the engine.

His insurance company covered the cost of the repairs.

Have a very close look at your policy wording.

Paul

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just removed mine today it is much more practical now. removing it is easy if you pull the door pocket outwards towards you as there is two hidden locating pins just below where you put your thumb to open the lid. so pull the door pocket outwards then slide coin box backwards. I happen to hate ratt...

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Hi folks, I'm sure someone out there can educate me. I've been reading BMW glossy magazines and they keep going on about fitting de-cat pipes to BMWs and the significant power increase which result. I understand that. What happens at MOT time when the catalyser is no longer there? I assume the car f...

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Hi PNF,

Welcome to the forum and good luck with your search for a //M.

Paul

Maldon, just down the road from you.

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Hi Dickyt,

Like you, I came to Zs via kit cars. In my case a Xflow engined Robin Hood. IMHO the Z3 and the Hood both have 4 wheels. That's where the similarity ends.

Enjoy.

Paul

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I quote................
"Am also looking at the Chromiumtech one but dont think it's as good as this one though."

As I posted earlier this week I fitted a Chromiumtech strut brace. Seems good to me but then I probably drive like Jonttt's Granny.

Paul

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I recently fitted a chromiumtech strut brace to my 2.8. I confirm it's well made and is delivered all assembled, not in three pieces to minimise postage, as has been suggested. It fits extremely well, provided you have a thin set of sockets. There's not much clearance around the countersunk holes; w...

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Can't make it, sorry

Paul

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As skeete said............. "Thats because technically they have done nothing illegal. Its very hard for the police to do anything." That's not quite true in the case of my almost scammed BM motorcycle. The scammers had written me a cheque on a cheque book stolen from some poor engineering...

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I think seasurfer is the first person to mention the police in this thread. I was trying to sell a BMW motorcycle some years ago and I had one of these scams tried on me. They went as far as sending me a cheque for about £1k more than the asking price and then asking me to cash the cheque and then s...

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OK guys, I admit I couldn't wait for the weekend. I've just got back from the garage and now I have fitted my strut bace. Nice job, helped by a selection of sockets, allen keys and a medium hammer. The strut was found on ebay and supplied by Chromiumtech. It's a nice bit of kit and looks good. Will ...

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Hi ZedDad,

I'm going to fit my strut brace on Saturday. Will I notice a difference? I'll let you know.

Paul

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You have two (oops) emails.

Paul

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Yep, I sure do know it.

I've ridden it many many times on motorbikes. Excellent road just as the journo described.

A real Ducati road.

Paul

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What an excellent write up, thank you.

P.

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An old trick on stick on motorcycle tank badges was to spray them liberally with WD40 and then use a length of dental floss to "grind" away the adhesive.

Worked well for me without damaging the paint on the tank underneath the badge.

Paul

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Another recommendation for TYRE. An excellent product which works well with TOMTOM and it's FREE!

Paul

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I've used Boyz Toyz in Rayleigh for motorcyle related repainting, excellent work from an unassuming lock up.

I'm not sure they do whole cars though.

If you want a contact email I can look it up.

Paul

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I agree with the previous poster. My aerial had a normal co-axial wire connection as well as the white wire. I guess it is an amplified system as standard on Z3.

If your aerial is an aftermarket job then I guess the white wire is redundant.

Paul

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I did some repairs to my antenna some weeks ago and recall a wire (similar to the one you show in your picture) connected to the antenna body. I've no idea what it is for! Sorry I can't offer you more positive help but perhaps you should have a look at your antenna base for a connector which is miss...

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