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I came across this website, but since I already have the Bentley's Manual I haven't downloaded it as offered at this link. It provides a clear and easy to reference index for the Bentley's Manual. http://www.scribd.com/doc/29657719/BMW-Z3-Repair-Manual-1996-2002-Complete-Index#scribd Maybe others w...

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I love my 2.0 Auto Z3 that much I occasionally let it listen to my favourite Bob Dylan and Van Morrison albums and during reflective periods I will put some Reba McEntire and Eva Cassidy into the player.
Best listened to at either totally illegal speeds or just bumbling along at circa 40 to 56mph.

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The cars a 2.8 it has 87k on it with service book stamped every 10k .i looked at lots of 1.9's but having owned a 2.8 before the 1.9's where ok but i don't think i would ever have been truely happy as my heart was set on a nice 2.8. This car came up locally and was a steal at 2.5k alot cheaper than...

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Hi Antm72. Nice motor. Is it a 1.9 ? What sort of mileage has it covered ? Atlanta Blue was my original choice but after looking at and driving several 2.8 Auto variants I settled for a 2.0 Auto in Topaz Blue Metallic. Indeed,I am currently thinking of moving my Volvo V70 D5 SE Geartronic along in f...

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Posted this some where else but i saw on flebay Soft Tops in Surrey are doing mohair z3 tops for about £365 in black and blue peter2b Hi Peter. Yes but that will be supply only. There is another company,again on E'bay, they will supply for £333.00 There is also an E'bay listing under Monsoon as E'b...

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Hi Tim. I have spoken with Paul and almost certainly the work will be carried out end May/early June - he is very busy at present. I will be going over to him for an afternoon booking. Interestingly,I asked him about the appearance of a larger screen and he has said that it is the same size as the B...

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Hi TitanTim. The top on your car looks absolutely stunning and it has the Pockets/relief vents as per the original - as is mine. At present I cannot check as my Z3 is in Warrington having failed an MoT this morning with a broken NS rear spring. I am actually having two fitted,not just the one. Is yo...

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Duplicated post has been edited out I must get a new tin of Raid and attack those blasted gremlins again.

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Hi to you all again. Well thank you for your inputs on this subject and whilst the chap in Croydon is a very tempting proposition, the 500+ miles round trip is just a little bit of a no brainer and especially at 28mpg and a total trip time of some 14hrs provided there are no hiccups/hold-ups. It app...

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Hi to you all out there. Well it appears that my original 2000 (W) BMW Z3 black Mohair Hood has seen better days !!!! The top edge along the rear screen and two of the corner radii have come out from under the trim strip and are reusing to tuck back in - even with my trimmers prying tool. It is unti...

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Mine was quite green, so I just used Renovo, but left if on for an hour (making sure it didn't dry), then hosed it off. All the green has gone. Hi BladeRunner. I also have the full Renovo Kit but the Mohair is otherwise all OK and just needed the Algae dealing with. Milton is for nothing,Renovo is ...

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Hi This post is really useful, and I have now got myself a bottle of the Milton Sterilizer (from a baby shop!!) and am ready to go. So when applying is it just a case of dipping the toothbrush into the diluted solution and working small areas? This will take an age I can imagine to do the whole roo...

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Hi Robert. Well that is reassuring and I don't think.
What I cannot understand is why it is only at the back and between the Buffer Blocks on the radius and not on the full length of the contact area.

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Hi Inferno. Have you tried using G3 compound BUT it must be put on by hand and with a damp cloth. I have experienced a similar issue with the headlight units on my 2005 Volvo V70. It has made an improvement in the short time that I was applying it. The surface has a feel of having been shot-blasted ...

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Hi to you all again. Further to my earlier post of 21st March. reference :- Hooked wrench for Z3 hard-top adjustment. I have no discovered that the knocking noise is not mechanical and or related to the top bushes on the rear struts as was recently suggested by a guy in a garage. It was clearly rela...

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Hi offyourmarks. What is your budget ? There is currently a rather nice looking 2000 (W) reg 2.0ltr Auto Z3 in Topaz Blue Metallic on E'bay with 35,750 miles on it at £6,000.00 This is the listing :- BMW Z3 2.0 Roadster Automatic (Only 35,750 miles). The car is in South Croydon,Surrey and at a used ...

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Hi to you all out there. I am looking at fitting my Z3 with the staggered wheels and tyre combination that are actually genuine BMW fitments/options - according to the user manual. I have the wheels,recently secured after a successful offer to an E'bay seller. They were originally advertised with a ...

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I have a set of spacers and a hook spanner which I can loan to you, but they must come back for the benefit of other members. PM me your address and I will post them to you when I get a chance. Cheers R. Hi Robert. That is very nice of you to offer,I will keep it in mind. The hardtop is coming off ...

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Hi again Boysie. I have a set (4),again original and mint 16" wheels but with Goodyear Eagle F1's all around. The tread pattern is as the Maxxis MA-Z1's and like the Maxxis they are directional. It has been suggested that perhaps going to a slightly wider pair of boots on the rear but sticking ...

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Make sure you have the spacer gauge before adjusting it Sent from Boysie via tapatalk Hi Boysie. The top was originally fitted for me but it appeared to be slightly tilted at the rear line and not running parallel to the rear top panel ahead of the boot lid. I, as such do not have a spacer gauge bu...

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It's easy to adjust the hard top fixings once it is off the car, you don't really need this to undo the locking nut. Well I didn't. Hi The Surveyor. I do not wish to adjust the hood whilst it is off of the car. I wish to make small adjustments whilst it is one - as it currently is,albeit I am going...

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Hi to you all out there. Can anyone help me with acquiring a BMW Hooked Wrench. I was thinking perhaps a past owner that had one that has ended up just being put-away with other redundant tools. I nearly had a Thrombi when I rang my local BMW dealership and was told - Yes we can still supply you wit...

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hi gizzE & Rafolian. Now that we have got that cleared up and we all do agree that the OBC's work very much in favour of the manufacturer, then PLEASE don't forget the various Tax Collecting Governments around the world that also benefit from the motorists that drive around with their heads in C...

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Hi again gizzE. I am a little confused here with your bit about :-- I was just replying to your comment saying that you need to calculate mpg properly. Do you mean you -as in me or you you mean you as in you in that I had stated that point. I cannot recall actually using that expression - please en...

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Hi again gizzE. My BMW Z3 2.0ltr Auto is a 2000 (W) one that does not have a kidology OBC and therefore all of my figures are factual and actual. Hey? Yeah I know. I was just replying to your comment saying that you need to calculate mpg properly, I just said yeah obviously. I then explained how ou...

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Hi again gizzE. My BMW Z3 2.0ltr Auto is a 2000 (W) one that does not have a kidology OBC and therefore all of my figures are factual and actual.

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Hi again to you all out there. Whilst this is of my own doing and strictly speaking is off Z3 topic - it is nevertheless an interesting subject and point of debate. Now a profound statement :-- unless all of you professors of motoring fuel economy are only doing physical fuel checks and brimming eve...

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diesel in a convertible will be like being parked next to an old bread van every time you pull up. get a gas conversion if you want to save fuel. Hi gookah. I am not angling to save fuel. My 2.0ltr Auto Z3 is an old man's toy. My other wheels are a Volvo V70 D5 SE Geartronic. It is only a snip behi...

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So again, why would you want to do it? :D Hi gizzE. Who said that I wanted to do it ? I certainly didn't - I only asked if it had been done. If owners of Z3's or people that might desire one can buy or have an insurance uneconomical repair and put a new glass fibre jacket onto a Z3 skeleton - then ...

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It is turbo. But why would you want to do it? I had an E46 320d touring, which is the engine you are talking about, and it was auto. I used to average 33mpg in that, and round town it was down to around 26mpg, on a very steady run it would get 38 maybe 39mpg, only once saw 40 while in Scotland for ...

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Would have to be from the 3 series because as far as I am aware the Rover is front wheel drive? Hi Rafolian. Yes,you are absolutely correct - the Rover 75 is indeed front wheel drive. I had overlooked that small detail. Not being familiar with the 3series - does the 2.0ltr auto come as a turbo inje...

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Hi to you all out there.
Please do not shout and scream at me BUT has anyone carried out or does anyone know of a conversion that has been carried out on a Z3 using the 2ltr Auto Diesel unit from the 3series or from a crashed Rover 75 2.0ltr with the BMW unit that was used ?

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Hi to you all out there albeit this is not confined to just Zeds it is applicable to any vehicle with a Mohair Hood. After trawling the internet for a proven resolve to removing Algae and especially as come Spring I will be doing a full hood Renovo job. The Algae has got to be regularly attacked to ...

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Hi g8jka. Absolute apologies for my unforgivable error - yes I can see that now. I had actually picked up on an earlier post that seemingly had your forum ID attached to it but I cannot recall where the link/connection with Liverpool came from. It is not an excess of wines or booze,it must be linked...

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You are better saving your photos in something like Photobucket, then just copying the IMG code and pasting it into your post. Hi TR4man. I was of the understanding that when an image is uploaded from my PC onto this or any other forum that it is published and then forgotten about and does not actu...

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Hi to you all. I am trying to upload an image but I am getting this ;-- Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached.

What is it all about and how do I correct the issue or does it mean that I delete all of my saved images

and throw away my camera?

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2 new tyres for the front wheels and 6 months tax http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr64/g8jka/CF642D8B-804C-4314-9E44-37DEA0D7B8B7-351-0000000682A51AE7.jpg Hi g8jka. I am running those all around on my Z3 2.0ltr Auto. I got mine from Pemberton Tyres,Pemberton,Wigan. I have been buying from them s...

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If the Z3 was a Transformer it would kick Optimus Prime off of the throne! I have always loved the look of the Z3. The front end looks like giant lions' paws reaching, clawing its way forward through the bitumen - taking the rider for the ride of his/her life. The roar from the back end reminds you...

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[quote="Thaliman"]Update on rattle. Before I bought the car last year, it had been fitted with non BMW rear break pads. These were replaced and problem solved. Work done by Blackpool Motor Works (BMW - geddit?) in Lytham - BMW and Mini specialists.[/quote Hi Thaliman. Now that is an easy o...

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littlefeller wrote:i will have a butchers, but will start another thread as i dont want to clog this one up, i will name it dash cam

Hi littlefella. OK but why dash cam? Is that because the power feed can be taken from the same point?

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a dash cam, for £13 :shock: everyone should buy one of these, could save you a furtune. it doesnt have to be exelent video, just enough to show whats going on, or rather what happend :lol: i will wire mine into the heated rear screen switch/loom as i no longer need it but its still all there. Hi li...

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a dash cam, for £13 :shock: everyone should buy one of these, could save you a furtune. it doesnt have to be exelent video, just enough to show whats going on, or rather what happend :lol: i will wire mine into the heated rear screen switch/loom as i no longer need it but its still all there. Hi li...

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Robert T wrote:GSF = German Swedish French Car Parts.

Cheers R.

Hi Robert. Thank you for the info. I will check with my 'Man that Does' but I am sure that he will know of them and has probably used them when I had my 1997 Volvo V70 T5 CD Auto.

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The rear squat sounds as if only one handbrake drum is working properly, so if adjustment does not improve matters,removing the caliper and disc would be worthwhile. It is possible that the internal linkages need to be replaced - they are cheap enough from GSF. Hi Mike. Thank you for the heads-up o...

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Apart from having no stamp in your service record I can`t see any other issues. If you are doing your own servicing it might be wise to keep all the receipts for parts so you have some proof to show a future buyer that the work has been done. A full service book can make a car easier to sell if you...

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Cooper1 - I am somewhat curious by your comment "When the green lights go down I use a coat hanger [reset] to make sure they all appear again so the car stays 'in tune' and runs like a new one". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zdzsE3Wpz0 Watch this video which explains how to reset the s...

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Hi to all that have replied. I am intrigued!!!!!!!!!!! My anticipated annual mileage with all year round use will be circa 6,000 BUT I do have a Volvo V70 for general duties - including towing a large twin axle caravan. Mike - I am experiencing a little bit of a 'squat' on the nearside rear when I a...

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Hi to you all out there. I am beginning to realise that the 'Inspections' are seemingly quite simply the equivalent of a major/full service and an intermediate service but which is which? Also based upon mileage between the 'Inspections' what is the normal with the Z3's? My Volvo is a full service e...

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Hi to you all out there. As desirable as the car might be we all probably need to look at it with pragmatic eyes. Cars do need to be used and not just stored even if up on blocks or axle stands. The oil and fluids need circulating and not just by firing them up and listening to the burble of the exh...

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Rafolian wrote:Mustang poss '67-'68? Didn't start making them until 1964.

Hi Rafolian Yes they were first made in March of 64 and rolled of the production line in April of 64.

It was a typo error and a need to visit SpecSavers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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