The One That Didn't Get Away [100K Mile E30 325is]
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I see there is a STA-BIL product labeled "storage". Is this the one I should I go with or is there just a standard one I should use?
I believe that's just the standard STA-BIL and that's the one I use.
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I see there is a STA-BIL product labeled "storage". Is this the one I should I go with or is there just a standard one I should use?
I didn't know there were different ones, the normal one has been fine for me
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Something I've never done for winter storage is remove the wheels and tires. I do make sure the tires are properly inflated but other than that it sit's as is. I've never had an issue with flat spotting after storage over winter.
Trick for this is park your car on cardboard!
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Am I the only one that just removes the battery all together??
I just toss them on a shelf and then slap them back in when the salts gone.
unless your radio station presets are that important
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Am I the only one that just removes the battery all together??
I just toss them on a shelf and then slap them back in when the salts gone.
unless your radio station presets are that important
Yeah I was going to remove it and leave it on a tender. No electrical outlets at the storage unit.
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Am I the only one that just removes the battery all together??
I just toss them on a shelf and then slap them back in when the salts gone.
unless your radio station presets are that important
Same here, always place on a shelf with a tender running.
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I don't know if you usually use E10 fuel but if you can run it low and fill up with non ethanol fuel it is much better. It doesn't deteriorate rapidly like ethanol fuel does.
I've only put 91 in this car. I think that's ethanol free or is that 93?
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Am I the only one that just removes the battery all together??
I just toss them on a shelf and then slap them back in when the salts gone.
unless your radio station presets are that important
My radio stations stay saved when the battery is removed so for me it's more about convenience.
I've only put 91 in this car. I think that's ethanol free or is that 93?
Depends on the brand of gas. You can buy both ethanol free.
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I've only put 91 in this car. I think that's ethanol free or is that 93?
Octane doesn't mean anything. At the little station in town by me I can get 87 with no ethanol. Kwik Trip around this area has 91 without ethanol and the pump handle is red.
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Octane doesn't mean anything. At the little station in town by me I can get 87 with no ethanol. Kwik Trip around this area has 91 without ethanol and the pump handle is red.
The red handle is the one that I use.
Good to know.
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I had the center waffles repainted as well to match the wheels. Purchased some eBay red BBS center badges for them as the BMW logos were pretty beat. Really liking the combination.
I also wanted to check on the car and make sure it was still there. Good news is that there wasn’t a lake of fluids underneath, just one small spot that I’m assuming is oil.
Going to charge the battery up and maybe let it run for a little bit next week when it’s warm.
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It lives.
Charged the battery up and dropped it last night after work, started right up.
Drove it up and down the street just to stretch it out a little bit. In dire need of a wash and probably a little air in the tires.
Probably need to have a valve adjustment done this spring, sounded a little ticky. Or the oil just hadn't circulated entirely from starting for the first time in 6 months.
Back into the storage until it's nice out full time.
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I dont know why but lucas fuel additive seemed like it helped with the ticking but it probably just lubricated the injectors so they werent as loud when they closed. Get a louder stereo.
Unfortunately, I am using a bluetooth speaker for the time being as I get Daft Punk/R2D2 noises when I turn the car stereo on. Something I would like to figure out this summer. Don't think it's the speakers themselves as they get deafeningly loud when it's making noises. More than likely the AMP or deck. Would like to convert to the Continental deck that most people switch to.
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F30 update. New wheels and tires.
VMR V801
19x9.5 ET35 square
255/35R19 Falken FK510
Really love how these look and how much it improved the cars overall appearance. Enough show that they look good, but also subdued enough that look OEM+ ish. Think they are very reminiscent of the F80 MX snowflake wheels.
Could be a little lower, but I think got daily purposes, this is pretty good. I think the fitment is about as good as you can get it, fills out the wheel well and is just at the fender.
This has made me look at this car as more than just A to B transportation again. Some other big updates coming soon that I’ve been wanting to do for a long time.
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