Beiträge von Alex McDonald

Heartbroken but she's now sold, her replacement is very nice and from the BMW family, a 635d Sport !

!997 840ci Sport - #CC66550 - Orient Blue with Silver interior - 182140miles - regularly serviced by independent Garage - Daily driver since purchase in Dec2008 until Aug2011 (Insurance company being dickheads) daily driving resumed May2015 to date.
Sadly my back injury from rallying is making getting in and out painful and it's time to sell. I've had lots of work done on her as I never dreamt of selling, my wife noticed how uncomfortable I was after coming home one night and I was forced to see sense.

Here is a list of what I can remember having been done

Bilstein shocks + Eibach Springs Feb2017
Phoenix rear trailing arms Nov2016
Phoenix door pins Feb2009
Phoenix thrust arm bushes Feb2009
powder coated wheels May2015
Centre arm rest (E36) May2015
M3 Evo Steering Wheel May2015
Front LED Sidelights Feb2009
Interior LED lights Feb2009
Phoenix rear upper wishbones May2017
Phoenix rear shock reinforcement plates May2010
Phoenix colour coded, blue, braided brake hoses Jan2011
New rear tyres, jan2017 - Fronts May2015 (lots of tread)
lower front nosecone Aug2010
Full respray Sep2009
Mot till 20/5/18
reg number will be R60 NAG
New discs and calipers refurbed in May 2015
new exhaust pipes from cat to backboxes May 2016
Parrot CK3100 handsfree phone kit
Sony face off radio/Cd May2009
New Alternator May2015
New batteries May2015
propshaft centre bearing & mount june 2017
anti roll bar bushes F&R Dec2016
drop links & track rod ends May 2017
Aeroflat wiper blades
Only Mobil 1 & slick50 used since dec2008
Osram night breaker bulbs Jan2016
Wheel bearings F&R May 2017
Spare First Aid kit & Holder (Donor leather for front seat repair)
KDS alignment June2017

Needing Attention

front 1mm of bonnet needs repainted
passenger rear arch (lower) needs filled/repainted
small rust spot under rear number plate
2 small rust areas on bottom corners of drivers door
sunroof not used since respray in 2009 - it will open & close but not tilt
Drivers seat/bolster damaged (Donor leather from first aid box holder for front seat repair)

Spare Parts Included

original steering wheel & airbag
new replacement handbrake cables
new driver side rear outer upper wishbone bush

Eventually got round to fitting new steering wheel, many thanks to Timm for his guide on how to do this

Also fitted my design on a centre armrest,

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After 3 years 9 months sitting idle, I'm glad to be back

For a multitude of reasons including, getting remarried, renovating our house etc ...... but the main one being my insurance company deciding after taking 3 yrs premiums they would not insure me due to an illness I had now 7 years ago. Thankfully all resolved now

Driving the Mini has been lots of fun and economical, but it's not an 8 !

After replacing the batteries, discs, all the fluids, tyres, filters, calipers refurbished etc etc, CC66550 fired up first time and sounded probably as good as the day she left the factory.
An MOT with NO advisories, after sitting idle for such a length of time is truly a testament to how well these cars were put together.
I've done about 800 miles so far and the feeling of driving my 8 again is sometimes overwhelming....

I've planned a few mods, which I really should have done before now, starting with a steering wheel closely followed by centre arm rest.

Spotted another 8 on the M77 whilst in the mini again !!!!
avus blue i think

Sadly I've had to make the decision to sell my beloved 8

I would like to thank everyone on here for your pearls of wisdom & knowledge, especially Gerry 8tech.

You never know once the new house is renovated I may return, in the meantime, best wishes and safe driving to all

Cheers
Alex

Thirded

Happy New Year everyone

Merry Xmas

Cheers Arnie, will pass your advice to my mechanic

Ordered an abs pump/unit from ebay today ....hopefully back in business soon.....meanwhile in snowy Argyll.....borrowed my mate's Merc ML270 CDI....copes with the snow & ice admirably

Since the 8 was unleashed in 1989 I've always wanted one !
on 16th dec 2008 I realised my ambition/dream and got an 840ci sport.....to be fair she wasn't in the worst of nick but the potential of an awesome supercar was there......so....after a respray and wheel refurb and some tlc and a few goodies from 8tech.......she's an awesome daily driver with such satisfaction in every journey !
Thank you BMW for the 'ultimate driving machine'

The mechanic took the pump motor off, 2 or 3 bolts, the inside of the motor was full of rusty debris plus it had floating magnets !!!!
Mine is a '97 ci sport so it may be different to that on your '93 850 !

Hi All, I've had a few health issues recently, hopefully all in the past and I can continue enjoying my 8 for many moons to come !

While having a winter service, my mechanic found the cause of my intermittent abs/asc lights problem. It seems that the magnets inside the abs pump motor have corroded and become dislodged !

My questions are - are there any repair kits for these pump motors........ or are they available as a surcharged replacement unit similar to that offered with alternators, calipers etc......or is there a cross reference with another Bosch unit, as the dealers apparently don't supply the motor only ?


Cheers, Alex

Spotted a metallic green 840 on the M77 earlier today......I was in my fiancee's Mini Cooper

Thanks guys will give it a go tomorrow !
Cheers, Alex

The "check" button on my OBC seems to have stuck in !!!!
Any hints as to how to get it operational again ???
Cheers , Alex

Camber plates were my first modification from Gerry, and after 31k miles use they are a "must have" !!!!!! the first 2k miles were awesome but after fitting camber plates, superlatives fail me !!!!!!
I've since fitted braided hoses & rear shock plates !
Many thanks again to Gerry for his pioneering upgrades

My 8 has been my daily driver for 18months now and 29k miles later just a water pump, rear pads, window regulator and shocks all round have been replaced. Add to that tyres, filters & oils, respray & wheel refurb and it's been a pleasure to own & drive !
Both my previous 5 series were faultless......all in all a big thumbs up for reliability and driving pleasure !

Finally got round to refitting the throwing stars, very pleased with the result of refurb job pics to follow !

Anyone in Scotland looking for wheel refurb try Archie at smartalloyglasgow.co.uk top bloke & great job