Beiträge von 900ss

Cant you just pop the bonnet and charge it from under there with your battery charger ?

Just had this years renewal - up from £461 to £587

Should it not go the other way the older they/I get

Zitat von reinhard;101650

Over here it was a 2k job a couple of years ago in a 100+/hr workshop.

Cheers
Reinhard

So cheaper to leave it be and just replace the lost oil

Anyone paid to have it done
How much does it cost to change a upper sump gasket ?

Zitat von Matt;101521

On my 20-30min trip to and fro from work, I am finding that if I have accelerated hard to overtake someone at any point, when I get home and park the car, I get smoke coming form underneath the car around the gearbox area!!!
am wondering if i may have over filled it and possibly blown a seal etc?

Any ideas?

Look at the colour of the oil on the floor
Might be easier to dab it with a finger or white cloth
New engine oil would be almost clear or black with use
Auto fluid would be red
Either or is dripping onto the exhaust and burning as the exhaust gets hotter from use of the right foot
Should point to the culprit if nothing else

Looks good

Always good to see another 8 in town

Zitat von 8Tech;95430

One to be cautious of for the E31 is the AHK warning light on rear steer cars as this fault will now write-off all but the cleanest cars due to repair cost.
8Tech

Could maybe rewire the AHK warning bulb to the charge light ?

Zitat von sandwich;95145

Slightly o/t..Has anyone tried any of the multicar policies being touted at present? Cheers

That's what i've just ended up with.
4 cars fully comp on 1 policy @ £1750
Expensive but its the only way I could get my 20yr old daughter to drive her own car for anything under 1.2k

Cheers for that. Think i'ts time to shop about

42 years young and this years 8 series insurance renewal comes in at £460 odd fully comp

Good - Bad ?

What are you paying for this years pleasure ?

8 series "looks" a cool tow car, esp with your track slag on tow

Its got the weight, power and size but Is it ?

Could the mpg get any worse ?

A link to the "said" archive for the answer always helps, if nothing else

recon unit would still look as new imo
Sounds more like its been kicking around for yrs or poss a try before you buy return

Sounds good

V8's always seem to sound better then the V12

Zitat von NickF;90951

I used cruise control

Think thats the answer for better fuel
Filled mine up today so will see how many miles I can get by just using the cc

Not sure I can just use the cc for over 300 mile, esp around town lol

Around town forget it

On a motorway run ...?
These cars are better on fuel the faster (sub 80mph) they go?
Sure mine returned better mpg at 70 then it did at 50 odd ?

Is there an optimun speed for mpg for an aged 8?

Both the stereo and trip computer are playing up in my 93 850ci
The stereo can be a pig to turn on and then randomly turns itself off
I assume its a problem with the main on/off button?
Also the "check" button on the trip computer has just stopped working
(I may have broke it by pressing it a little hard?)
Are these units serviceable or are they compatible with other BMW's ?
Good used might be easier to find?

Zitat von sparklesmcgraw;90695

Could there possibly be a faulty connection between the bulb holder and socket? Has anyone experienced something similar before?

Thanks

Mine does the same and has been like it for ages
Bulb works fine but it still shows random warnings

I put it down to the weather

Some serious kit there
Very nice

Cheers
Had time to give it a go today
I shoulda removed the heater duct 1st, as with that out the way the pipes was easy to get at
Easier job then expected to remove
All I need now is to find a good one and refit lol