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RealOEM brings mine up as follows
Z3 E36 Roadster z3 1.9 Europe 12/1999 M43 engine
The boot badge is 1.8

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Sorry to hear how you feel about the car, I would probably feel just the same if it happened to me. Looking at eBay should give you some indication on prices, having just looked there are loads on there so its a buyers market and you can pick one up for anything between 1k and 2+k depending on milea...

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Will be traveling up on the Friday with the other half to make a weekend away, booked in a Travelodge in the area for two days.

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Count me in, will make a weekend of it by traveling up on the Friday and staying over, museum looks interesting.

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First socket on the plug looks crusty, try cleaning them all to ensure good contact same for the other end.

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http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh ... rogman-tip

Instructions on how to edit your INPA menu page.

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Are you plugged in to the diagnostic socket in the engine compartment?

If your car also has a 16 pin connection under the steering wheel and are plugged in to that you will only see the engine diagnostics, the round under bonnet socket will access more modules.

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Click on Older Models on the menu page then select E36

There is a way of editing the menu page so E36 will appear on the main menu page but that's another story

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Further to my last post have you checked if there are any codes being set by plugging in to the diagnostics?

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Check out the idle control valve fitted to the front of the throttle body, take it off and give it a clean with carb cleaner to wash it out, it could be sticking and causing erratic idle. http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=CM12&mospid=48078&btnr=13_0402&hg=13&fg=15 Item 9 ...

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Some previous posts on this subject try searching tank straps

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I bought the BMCables package via ebay, it comes with the round plug adaptor and 2 x CD's http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Diagnostic-USB-Cable-Code-Reader-Interface-Full-Adapter-Set-INPA-DIS-SSS/161180199913?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D333005%26algo%3DRIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D12%26meid%...

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Same thing happened to mine, you need to solder the wire back on to the mast base that has broken off I had to use a small new wire to splice it on to the broken wire so it was long enough to work on. Then try using some araldite glue to fix the broken bit back on, I had to build the glue up around ...

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Looking at upgrading my Diagnostics, I would have used BMTechnic but since they stopped trading have had to look elsewhere. Now looking at this on offer from ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Diagnostic-USB-Cable-Code-Reader-Interface-Full-Adapter-Set-INPA-SSS-DIS-/300991764334?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Too...

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Only item I can find on the web is here http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/techarticles/101-Projects-17-Head-Gasket/101-Projects-17-Head-Gasket_2.htm?utm_expid=607614-6.17E6I4Q3QeSoL8D3jzEOJg.1&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26source%3Dweb%26cd...

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Gummi pfledge from here
http://www.micksgarage.com/proddetails. ... 1&pk=795A2

£6.76

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Had problems with the sticky holding the strips on to the plastic trim in the footwells, passenger side keeps detaching itself, solved this today by drilling small holes in the trim and using nylon tie wraps to hold the length of leds onto the plastic trim. Drivers side is holding with the sticky bu...

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Got back from holiday to find my set amongst the post. Fitted late this afternoon took about 45 mins, I used the splice method of connecting behind the A pillar, the red scotch lock connectors were too big to fit behind the trim. Wired like this they come on when a door is opened together with the n...

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What Brian said already Replace the busted air intake hose and check for any others then clean the diagnostic plug with some electronic dpray cleaner with the car switched off and battery disconnected, when clean dry it before connecting battery again. I note you are showing a Welsh flag, \i am in N...

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Just Waxoyled my daycar a|Kia Sorento had to thin it out with some white spirit to go throiugh the shultz gun on my compressor but it went on fine and it self seals if it gets scraped. Used black on the underside and clear in all the cavaties, sills and doors. Bought the 5lt can and decanted into an...

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Please add me in for a set.

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Fashion victim perhaps, were they pointy type shoes and just bending when you thought you were putting the pedal down?

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Best get yourself some diagnostic software to plug in its going to be the best money you will spend and in the long run likely to save you cash in identifying sensor problems. If you get software that reads live info from the sensors you would be able to see if the TPS was working.

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Blade Runner is correct badged 1.8 with the M43 8valve engine

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Robert

Build date 12/99

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Robert
Intake Temp Sensor on my 1999 1.9 is not on the airbox its incorporated in the MAF sensor
it shows the airbox sensor in the OEM diagram but is not listed in the parts list when displaying for my car so not fitted.

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BonBon

PM me with your email address and I will send you the last OBDii recording of the sensors on my car when all my problems were solved, its an Excel File.

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BonBon If you have access to software that will show you live sensor readings you would be able to watch the MAF performing whilst using the throttle pedal, mine reports litres of air per second at least you would know its working at different throttle positions. I think the MAF sensor in our 1.9's ...

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BonBon I reckon main culprit was the MAF, tried a cheap aftermarket one which improved it a little but sent it back and replaced it with a Bosch OEM unit, difference was amazing. Once I had it running smoothly I watched the Exhaust sensors on my Engine Check software pre cat wasn't performing very f...

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My 1.9 seemed to be slow off the mark, codes read, camshaft sensor showed up, changed that but still slow, eventually changed the MAF for a new Bosch unit and also changed the Disa Valve as it was clacking. Improved no end, had to put in a new Lambda pre cat and she runs like a top and pulls like a ...

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Just had a look at OEM parts site, no bung in the diagrams of the auto box and no part listed, seems like its for drainage and ventilation?

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To adjust the idle look at the engine cover you will see there is a small cover held on by two screws, remove this cover and you will see the throttle cable beneath it. Use the cable adjuster and unscrew it outwards to adjust the cable setting, do this with the engine running and up to temp. Doing t...

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Some info here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/992 ... -cars.html

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Agree get the tracking checked it wouldn't hurt to get the wheels balanced as well then you will have a clear signpost to the discs being the cause.

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Update on my equipment here in Newport South Wales
Add a B800 Airbag code and reset scanner

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I would agree that the most likely cause under braking will be warped discs, you could check this out by holding a fixed rod like a screwdriver against the disc edge and spinning the disc around to see if there is run out detectable that would cause the vibration, you might also experience pulsating...

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If it's not the idle control valve and its the Camshaft position sensor get an OEM replacement, don't go for a pattern part been there and done it, pattern part failed in short time. Replaced with pukker BMW sensor and all is well. Have you read the codes it may have set using a diagnostic device, i...

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Try cleaning the idle control valve mounted on the throttle body, it may be sticking.

No 9 in diagram.
Disconnect and remove it spray it out with carb cleaner.

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Sounds like you are losing ignition power intermittently especially if the rev counter drops to zero, check out your ignition switch it may be the ignition contact in the switch that has a dodgy contact.

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Been where you are with rough running with my M43 1.8 (1999) and yes tracing the fault can drive you mad, I have Engine Check software which allows real time monitoring of sensors, it was ok to identify the codes set but another matter to identify what the sensors were doing with the engine running ...

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quick check on oem brought this back using Part 61311374220 (HAZARD WARNING SWITCH) was found on the following vehicles: search based on my 1999 1.9 z3 E31: Details on E31 E31 840Ci Coupe E31 840i Coupe E31 850Ci Coupe E31 850CSi Coupe E32: Details on E32 E32 735i Sedan E32 735iL Sedan E32 740i Seda...

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Well he has made a right pigs ear out of that, what was he thinking?

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Take a holiday to Turkey, picked up some nice polo shirts with BMW logo on and the logo SLAM on the opposite side, considering they were knock offs the quality was quite good, Bodrum Market last year, this year in Fethiye further South saw nothing in the market with BMW logo only keyrings in all the...

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Lambda pre Cat cheap ebay replacement failed so bought a Bosch replacement from Europarts and fitted that so far no codes or Mil since fitted.

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OEM Diagram of Inlet manifold & Disa here
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=11&fg=40

Mine started clacking, replaced it for silent operation.

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Decided to add an oil pressure gauge to my 1.9, option were to swap the centre console clock for an oil gauge or find somewhere else to mount the gauge. Not wanting to ditch the clock I decided to use an A Pillar instrument pod. I bought a universal single A pillar pod from an Ebay seller for £9.99 ...

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A new MOT Certificate and it came without any advisories, ready for a new tax disc on the 1st May, yes she is a winter garage Queen.

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Have had another think about your problem and compared it to a Maf fault I had on my 1.9 that had similar symptoms to yours particularly at idle. I would discount the white smoke you have at the moment as you can't see any oil in the water or vice versa. Just check your coolant level in the Rad to s...

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Its on the air intake side of the engine, follow the pipe from the air filter housing to the throttle body the Maf is in the large circular plastic tube. Have you tried disconnecting the Maf lead to see if it starts and runs any better with the lead removed car should go to default settings. If its ...

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You will find a Diagnostic Socket under the bonnet (Big Black round one with a cap on it) which will connect to your code reader if it is equipped with a BMW plug, depending on year you may also have a standard 16pin OBD II diagnostic socket under the steering wheel on the panel in the footwell. The...

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