Beiträge von steve

I was looking trough the ETM. At the end the section 7000 lists all connectors including the amount of pins and color.
There are not many 6 pin black connectors in the interior. (I counted 13)
The ETM is a scan so there is not possible to search in it or have a X-reference as with the newer WDS.
I was looking for the obvious ones (seat, mirror, steering) but none of them had the same wire colors as on your image. (I was looking in the 1995 ETM tough.)
Unfortunately I have no time to look trough the whole ETM to find the connectors on the diagrams and check for the wire colors, but this is what you could do Dick if you have time.
Check the ETM for your model year, go trough section 7000 and find 6 pin black connectors and then look for the X numbers (denoting the connectors) in the diagrams. Then compare the wire colors.

Cheers
Steve

Zitat von Micha;121130

Das war der Test Armin. Du bist der Einzige der das Video in Gänze gesehen hat.

Stimmt nicht!

Grüße,
Steve

(Ich hab das doppelte Insert als Director's Cut betrachtet )

I had issues with my pump as well. I knocked on it a couple of times with a screw driver and ever since it works again. (Knock on wood...)
It seats in an area where it gets a lot of water and dirt.
Here is a tutorial how to overhaul the ABS Block.
I actually bought one used ABS Block from an E39 for cheap (check the part number) and put it aside for the time my one gives up.
(In E38 and E39 the ABS block is located in a dry, "safe" place.)
With some hassle (bumper needs to be removed) you can change only the pump or the whole ABS Block, but then you have to get the air out of it which is a lot of hassle and needs DIS or GT1.

Cheers,
Steve

For that price is the MAPCO definitely worth a test. It says 3.5 bar which is exactly what the fuel line should have.
Good luck!

On the V8 the pump is running for a short time (1-2 Seconds) when you switch the ignition to position 2.
It can be clearly heard when the passenger side rear seat is removed.
The pump is a combination of a pump and a fuel level sensor in a plastic frame.
The pump is kept in place by some rubber mountings. I have not dared to test how to remove them as I don't know how brittle the frame is after 17 years but it looks doable.
Unfortunately BMW doesn't sell the pump alone but there is a Bosch fuel pump which according to Bosch fits.
It has the Bosch number 0580314069 and costs around 200 Euros.

Cheers,
Steve

Correction: I found the pump for as low as 166 Euros in Germany. LINK

I think even if the color is not really yours you will change your mind as soon as it got professionaly repaired.
If it looks like new you will love it...

Here is a link from Christop's Shop (one of our forum member here). LINK
Take a look at the before-after mages and see what miracles can be done...

Cheers,
Steve

Klasse Videos! Vielen Dank!
(Was für ein Zufall: meine ist als Standbild zu sehen... )

Grüße
Steve

Ich würde mich auch gern bei der Organisatoren und Teilnehmer für die schöne Tage bedanken.
Das war ein unvergessliches Treffen.
Super Organisation und absolut reibungslose Ablauf. Einfach Spitze!

Besten Dank und viele Grüße
Lilly & Steve

Sorry for the accident. It's good that you are not hurt and that the damage is fairly local.

If you keep your bonnet (it's not just a dent, it is bent upwards) and let it fixed, take care that the underside where the rubber lip sits gets a proper paint job.
There is always dirt and water between the lip and the bonnet. The lip also moves a lot (when you open the bonnet or when the car runs on uneven pavement) and so the paint is scratched up in no time and rust does the rest.
That's how I had on both of my 840s even on the one which is only driven in the summer.

Good luck with the insurance and the repair.

I'm driving the Falken 452 on both of my 840s for years now and I'm very satisfied with them.
They become a bit louder as they worn down but otherwise they are still very nice to drive.
Maybe you got a pair where the tyre compound was defective. (Which would be still a shame).
Many of us here in Germany drive that tyre on the rear wheels (because there is not much to choose from) and as I know most of us are happy with it.

Cheers
Steve

Hallo Heiko,

bei uns leider genau das selbe. Allerdings hat das eher mit der Dachrenovierung und mit dem Rostbeseitigung des grünen 8ers zu tun... Die Kröten(ab)wanderung dieses Jahr nimmt ungeahnte maßen...

Grüße
Steve

Number 4 stands currently by Alex and Andy in Groß Gerau. What a massive back end!
(It's for repair there... not for salvaging.)

Cheers,
Steve

I'm doing the same. Charge them once or twice in the winter and they smile at me with their green eyes when I instal them at spring.
Is the place where you keep your car safe?
I leave the driver's door window lowered a bit and put a rag in the boot locking and lower the boot lid carefully. (Car needs to be covered though, so no dust enters the cabin through the window.)
It spares the hassle of opening the boot manually with the key. (Which is a pain if you have a license plate mounted camera which covers the keyhole slightly...) You also have access to the interior or the Engine bay without torturing the window seal.

Cheers
Steve

Zitat von wokke;118678

...Part of the maintenance procedure of an old car.

Well said Wolf. That's how it is.
Most of our cars are around 20 years old and for that age most of them are in quite a good shape.
(Especially if you compare them to some newer BMWs or Mercs.)
Fortunately the neuralgic areas are well documented here.

Cheers
Steve

Ja! Absolut klasse! Danke Heiko.

Grüße
Steve

Zitat von revtor;118017

...Maybe we should start using starboard and port side on cars too :).

Yeah, it's easier...
The fuel filler is always on the right/starboard side. Maybe we should orient our universe around that...

Cheers
Steve

Wir machen dieses Jahr eine Pause.
Euch viel Spaß und vor allem gutes Wetter (wenn es soweit ist...)

Grüße,
Steve

Zitat von Wolf

...Außerdem gefällt mir nicht das zu hohe Blechkleid und die vordere Verspoilerung. Aber so werden ja fast alle Autos aller Baureihen inzwischen gebaut...

Ja, dank die Gesetzgebung bezüglich Fußgängerschutz.
Es ist zwar sehr lobenswert dass es in diese Richtung sehr viel getan wird aber die Anforderungen sind immer aberwitziger und funktionieren eigentlich nur in bestimmten Konstellationen.
Die Zeiten von schönen und aufregenden Frontpartien wie beim E9 oder E24 sind für immer vorbei.

Grüße,
Steve

Zitat

1) Are we quite sure the car remains safe and functional even without the cable linkage from shifter to ignition?

You must be aware, that without the interlock cable, you can remove the key without putting the car in P.
That means the car could start to roll if you park on a hill and forgot to put it in P.
The Link I found in the 7 series forum states that after removing the shift interlock the car remained safe (except the above exception).

Zitat

2)...

The solenoid has in my opinion no connection to the shift interlock, so it remains completely intact.
After starting the engine you should not be able to move the gear selector out of P unless you press the break pedal.

Cheers,
Steve

I think I'm completely wrong!
The cable seems to be only there to prevent you to remove the key without putting the car first in P.
So I't only locks the key in the ignition and not the shifter. For that, only the solenoid seems to be responsible.
I found a thread in the 7 series forum where one wanted to be able to move the shifter from P in N without the key.
They simply disconnected the cable and they had no problems after.
Sorry for my previous assumptions, I think you can disconnect the cable on the shifter side an the car would still operate.

Cheers,
Steve