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Jonco

Good write up RichP. After much deliberation on what to go for, I have just ordered the same one this afternoon and before I read this. I am somewhat relieved there is nothing in your write up that tells me I've made the wrong decision. Cheers

Jonco

If it's the jumpstart connector you mean then have a look at this I think it's item 8 - http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/Z3/Ro ... tery_rear/

Jonco

My wife does when driving alone - they don't like being overtaken by a woman in a sports car- mind you she does provoke it. Have had V signs from other drivers - presumably City or Everton fans - as ours is red with the registration R4 RED ( not that I am a red). Never take it into Manchester or Liv...

Jonco

............I know when I was looking at a Supersprint back box with 76mm tail pipes there wasn't much room for the tailpipes to move when hot as stainless steel has a tendency to expand. I did quite a bit of Googling and found a few owners had problems with melted rear bumper apertures. I see the ...

Jonco

fredbmwz3 wrote:Does anyone know the standard dim on the exhaust pipe?

I have been under mine today doing other work so I took a quick dimension.
The OD of the middle pipe is 2". I believe mine has the original cat back system - OEM 18 10 1 433 388.

Jonco

............The price seems competitive and their ebay marketing tactic appears to be to sell one on ebay at the same time as auctioning one – oddly I notice that every bidder, on this and previous auctions, has always been a “private listing”?? Without knowing how it performs, personally I would b...

Jonco

Sorry not in your neck of the woods to recommend anybody.

However, they are very easy to `service' yourself with only basic mechanical knowledge required. A lot of the checking for `wear' items on the service list are covered by the MOT anyway.

Jonco

Steve,

I bought the BMTechnics based on recommendations from other guys on this forum and am very pleased with it. If you email chris@bmtechnic.co.uk with your requirements - he is very helpful.
The full package is heavy on memory usage but you can install/un-install modules as required.

Jonco

[/quote="gookah] It advertises that it sticks plastics together, but I have never managed to get it to stick anything I need it too. Doesn't even stick fingers together as good as it used too. Anyone else noticed that 'superglue' is in fact 'uselessglue' nowadays.[/quote] Thought you were a `ha...

Jonco

R 1(54)? LBU this afternoon. Instinctively went to give you a wave and then remembered I was walking!! Don't think anybody saw me but my carer then guided me home.

Jonco

For a starter on BM Technics have a look at Robert T's `INPA How to' in the knowledge base. Also look on the m3cutters' forum as the guy from BMtechnics posts a lot of answers to problems on there.

Jonco

BM Technics OBDII package is good and easy to load/use but as you say it does use a lot of memory. However, you do not have to load all the modules to carry out most of the items you will need. You can also install/de-install as you require. For example I took SSS Progman back out and it released 21...

Jonco

If they had any diagnostic gear plugged in without a charge from engine idling or a separate charger connected then that will drain a battery amazingly quickly (voice of recent experience).

The moral is sound as long as it's not at dealers where a replacement battery will cost a fortune.

Jonco

Made my own out of silicone rubber adhesive - not because I couldn't afford a quid - had a tube of it and it just wasn't worth a trip to the dealers.

Jonco

Not all modules are accessible through the OBDII port, but the basic ones should be. I use a laptop and OBDII to BMW round 20-pin adapter and can access all modules, but I do use BMW specific software from BMTechnic. If you can't get it to work, where are you, as there may be someone close by with ...

Jonco

Thanks for comments Del. The ebay link is on my watch list, but the seller has re-posted it today as cash collection only, which may not make it not worthwhile depending on final price. I agree with yor comments about cutting middle pipe and corrosion - they do offer to supply middle pipe and as I w...

Jonco

Has anybody got any experience of these or similar from Fast lane styling on ebay?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E31-X3-X6 ... 2573cd3704

Cheers

Jonco

Thanks for offers - ironically we are setting off down the Whitchurch Road shortly. If you ever see R4 RED - yes it is a red Zed - then that's us. Cheers.

Jonco

Thanks for that info - geminimustang ,
Back Box won't last much longer on ours and MOT is due April. Have put it on watchlist - current bid is £51 with 3 and a bit days to go. We are not too far away from each other so I'll `listen' out for you once you have fitted it! Cheers.

Jonco

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Z3-Cobra-Sports-Cat-Back-Exhaust-system-/150989356848?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2327aabf30 Cobra Stainless on Ebay,nowt to do with me other than i've already got one from Ebay. Looks interesting - have you fitted the same to your 1.9 - brackets/...

Jonco

Did consider them on recent service on my `98 1.9 auto but decided to stick with handbook recommendation NGK BKR 6 EK, which is also NGK site recommendation. Book also gives Bosch F7 LDCR as alternative. Old plugs were NGK BKR 6 EK and were in the car when I got it (10k miles ago) so don't their tru...

Jonco

Maybe of interest
http://www.unofficialbmw.com/e36/electr ... ights.html

Jonco

si-forks wrote:if you Google BMW M44b there is a lot of info about the good old M44

Si-forks on tapatalk

Thanks - will do - another step on the learning curve.

Jonco

All pre face lift 1.9 cars are M44b engine with a 140 bhp which was also used in the E36 318is the late model 1.9 where 118 bhp M43 The M44b is only 10 bhp less than the 2.0 straight 6 but is much lighter and can easier be tweaked to 160 bhp Si-forks on tapatalk What's involved in the tweaking to 1...

Jonco

Del, The scale is 0 t 1000 and shows full green bar at zero. I posted the question on another forum and got a reply from a guy whose business is diagnostics and mapping that the value is not the important factor it is the difference between the readings ( i.e the closer together the better). :o :?

Jonco

Well done - good deal.
You can buy some more tape with the money you saved.
Happy Christmas.

Jonco

What ? Have you used up all that tape?

Jonco

I was being polite when I referred to filtering through responses

Jonco

Thanks Robert - I'll ask the same question to a wider audience on Facebook Z3 owners page. There are a few guys (edited) on there who are quite clued up on these matters but you have to filter through the responses. Cheers

Jonco

Help - have been playing with my new BMTecnics diagnostic toy and wonder if anybody knows how they work out the `smoothness' figures. With a warm engine mine have come up as 64(No 1), 71(No 3), 193(No 4) and 260 (No2). No engine errors are reported but I have yet to do a service. Car is a '98 1.9 Z3...

Jonco

gookah wrote:
Jonco wrote:Thanks Gookah - wish I had known that earlier - I broke my hammer and ran out of tape which is why I opted for the kit. Happy zedding
I can lend you enough tape to fix the hammer....

Brilliant - but would fail risk assessment

Jonco

Thanks Gookah - wish I had known that earlier - I broke my hammer and ran out of tape which is why I opted for the kit. Happy zedding

Jonco

Hi Guys, I'm in Chester - have just bought BM Technics kit with 20 pin adaptor. Have loaded the full package onto laptop (ouch - that's a lot of memory) but now have to work out how to use it and how much is actually of any use for my '98 1.9 auto. Currently reading RobertT's knowledge base write up...

Jonco

Look at Z3cade's link above - it is a very good procedure which I followed for my inspection and repairs. You need to take the wheel arch liners out to get at the void behind them. Bit fiddly but not difficult to do.

Jonco

Hi, I have recently done mine and it is a straightforward methodical job. There was minor surface rust inside the sills and on the subframe - all easily treated. The surprise area was inside the wing panel which has to be removed as part of the sill removal. The problem was the sealant had hardened ...

Jonco

I can't answer but if nobody else does why not go on realOEM.com and compare part numbers.

Jonco

Hello, I was hoping to join you but I don't think I can make it now. I am looking to buy suitable diagnostic equipment for my Z3 '98 (built Dec 97) 1.9 Auto. Any advice from your meet would be much appreciated. I have Windows Vista on my laptop and have read on another site that there are problems i...

Jonco

Have had similar problem refer to http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=33103 and advice from Aceman. It is a weird circuit our problem was with passenger door but the fault was in the boot. The fuses did not blow but the battery drained very quickly. BrianH beat me to it with his c...

Jonco

Wonderloaf - refer to my earlier comment on boot clip and hinge - we had the same symptoms where opening closing boot seemed to either create or reset problem. Took awhile for the penny to drop before I found exact cause.

Jonco

If the boot wiring loom has come out of the retaining clip where it enters the boot then it is highly likely that the hinge has acted as a rather blunt guillotine - hence `crunchy' feel. Our remote central locking was still working but very erratic on passenger door - when I opened up the sheath in ...

Jonco

Easily fixed with silicone sealant - I used Glanville Silicone Sealant from Halfords. Did passenger side over 2.5 years ago and no problem since - drivers side just done. I didn't need to take plug out - just dried it out with hot air blower and squeezed silcone in all the way around the plug using ...

Jonco

Looks great. Did a trip this year to Sicily but sadly not in the Zed - fitting luggage, German Shepherd and wife in (she insisted on coming) would have been a problem. Will do a similar in the Zed another time. For route planning and accomodation I would recommend http://www.drive-alive.co.uk/route_...

Jonco

Hi - both of ours were a problem when we had the doors re-sprayed - supposedly a common fault. Body shop injected a sealant/cement to fix them back in position - needed ~24hrs to fully cure. Have been ok for 2 years now but obviously it's a rigid fix (cheap and quick). I have read a thread somwhere ...

Jonco

Have had same problem - Gary is probably right but if you use an extended bar use it with a socket and not standard wheel nut wrench. Problem is with the force required the wrench is likely to slip and round wheel nut edges - been there done it and only just got away with it!

Jonco

You were correct. Clip on boot cable had failed and hinge had badly squashed the cable, damaged the outer sheath and completely severed white and blue/grey cables which feed boot lock motor. Temporary repair made and working ok. Other cables seem Ok. Thanks again for advice.

Jonco

Thanks Aceman - guess what I'm doing tomorrow!

Jonco

When we bought our Z3 18 months ago the remote locking of the passenger door only operated intermittently but there was no problem with key locking. We were advised this was due to lack of use and after a month it settled down and has operated perfectly until this week. Initially the audible stopped...

Jonco

Yea, great day out and a good long bimble. Thanks Rob and Dave for organising. Thanks also to the kind folks who threw a cover over my open Zed when it started to rain and I was miles away! Mark Tried to close hood but unfortunately electrics will not allow it - cannot claim credit for blanket thou...

Jonco

Thanks for organising Rob - great day - echo the sentiments of others - shame about the rain.

Colin and Eunice

Jonco

Robert T wrote:More like 10.45 am, Mike. Booths is serving food a bit earlier on a Sunday now.

Jonco, your interest has been added in the other thread.

Cheers R.

Cheers guys - we will be at Booth's for BB then drive in.
Colin

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