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The official WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO YOUR BMW thread.

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  • EarlE
    EarlE
    Earl
    wrote on last edited by
    #106

    Where is your leak coming from? There has to be a gasket that didnt seal properly or something that was damaged during the refresh?

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    • I love my E39I
      I love my E39I
      I love my E39
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      #107

      Well ill be vagye, its somewhere in the front and not upper or lower hose. And not headgasket. And not overheating just leaking out once reaches optimal temp

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      • EarlE
        EarlE
        Earl
        wrote on last edited by
        #108

        You should be able to pinpoint the leak while it is running and then go from there. I am sure it is just a gasket that didn't seat well or something small.

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        • I love my E39I
          I love my E39I
          I love my E39
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          #109

          Hope so but i ran it for almost 30 mins and could not see the leak anywhere..

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          • YoungCRY
            YoungCRY
            YoungCR
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            #110

            I love my E39 said:

            Hope so but i ran it for almost 30 mins and could not see the leak anywhere.. Sent from my LG-LS970 using Tapatalk

            Idle for 30 or drive for 30?

            Chris Young
            BMWCCA #458972
            1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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            • I love my E39I
              I love my E39I
              I love my E39
              wrote on last edited by
              #111

              Idle for 30. With revs. And thats enough for the coolant to come leaking out under car.like steady drip/stream.

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              -Because Racecar-

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              • RamRod E28R
                RamRod E28R
                RamRod E28
                wrote on last edited by
                #112

                Thermostat housing?

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                1991 Chevy C1500 (mighty 350 with TBI and Wisconsin weight reduction package)

                1996 Mazda Miata (SOLD!!!)

                1996 BMW 325i (Donor car)

                1998 Chevrolet Corvette (BEAST)

                2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (BROKEN)

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                • mkoeppM
                  mkoeppM
                  mkoepp
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #113

                  I had a leak on my 95 E36 M50 that I chased down to one of the water pump bolts. Removed and applied gasket sealer (or something like it) re-install and never had another problem. I have a telescoping inspection mirror that I bought to see things that I normally cannot and found it that way. It's a cheap buy at Harbor Freight. I hate chasing leaks, rattles and other things. It does feel good when you do find it though.

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                  • HipMFH
                    HipMFH
                    HipMF
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                    #114

                    Wired up the city lights.

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                    Thanks to Matt at the Appleton e30 meetup for pointing these out to me. I had never heard of them, or known that my car had them.

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                    • YoungCRY
                      YoungCRY
                      YoungCR
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #115

                      Do the Euro and US spec E21s use the same harness and just have the feature disabled with sealed beams?

                      Chris Young
                      BMWCCA #458972
                      1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                      • HipMFH
                        HipMFH
                        HipMF
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #116

                        I think they are at least a litte different. The low end cars with the singles are probably different from the duals as well. I don't think the euro cars have side-markers either.

                        I took the parking light wire from the directions to power he city lights. I must have euro directionals as well because the only take a single filament bulb, but there are 3 wires at the connector.

                        My grill and lights are an aftermarket setup made by Hella, which I think was intended as an upgrade for cars with singles, so nothing quiete plugs in the way it's supposed to.

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                        • I love my E39I
                          I love my E39I
                          I love my E39
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #117

                          Ramze46 said:

                          Thermostat housing? 

                          I thought so but Usually cracked thermostat housing caused overheating? Atleast it did when I changed it on the GFs focus. I will have to look into it when I get home tomorrow, worst case Ill just bring it in to work and have them fix it. But the riced out neon is already set up for last of its brake repairs first. 😕

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                          • HipMFH
                            HipMFH
                            HipMF
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #118

                            CYoung said:

                            Do the Euro and US spec E21s use the same harness and just have the feature disabled with sealed beams?

                            Not sure I correctly interpreted what you were asking the first time. The 7" euro lights are not sealed beam and do have city lights in them. The US lights are sealed beam with no city light. Not sure about the euro dual setup.

                            Also of interest is that I'm told many of the newer cars that use the same parts worldwide have a spot in the light for the city lights, but they are not installed.

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                            • YoungCRY
                              YoungCRY
                              YoungCR
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #119

                              I guess my question was if your car was pre-wired for city lights.

                              Chris Young
                              BMWCCA #458972
                              1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                              • patsbimmer1P
                                patsbimmer1P
                                patsbimmer1
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #120

                                I love city lights!  I made my own on my e36 and it's one of my favorite mods so far!

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                                • EarlE
                                  EarlE
                                  Earl
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #121

                                  ^I did the same when I had stock headlights=) I wired in the city light from my current set too. They look sooo good

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                                  • HipMFH
                                    HipMFH
                                    HipMF
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #122

                                    CYoung said:

                                    I guess my question was if your car was pre-wired for city lights.

                                    Nope. In the euro cars the parking lights at the front are wired to the city light instead of the directional. When adding them to a US car many people wire them so that both the city light and the directional come on.

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                                    • X
                                      X
                                      xgeetx
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #123

                                      Excuse the noobie question, what exactly are city lights and what is the point?

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                                      • EarlE
                                        EarlE
                                        Earl
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #124

                                        They are small bulbs that illuminate the light without having the headlights on.

                                        I have been told that it is for driving around in town in parts of Europe at night where there are street lights and using headlights in those towns is illegal at night. Don't quote me though

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                                        • patsbimmer1P
                                          patsbimmer1P
                                          patsbimmer1
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #125

                                          Earl said:

                                          They are small bulbs that illuminate the light without having the headlights on.

                                          I have been told that it is for driving around in town at night where there are street lights and using headlights in those towns is illegal at night. Don't quote me though

                                          That is what I had always thought as well.

                                          City lights:

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                                          2011 e90 M3 - DCT, Borla exhaust, BMW Performance Black Grille, ECS Painted Corners, Ziza Angel Eyes

                                          07 335i Stella - sport package, BMS DCI, zhp knob, TMS cf parking brake lever, VRSF downpipes, MHD tune, H&R race springs, other stuff *SOLD*

                                          97 328i Lola - sport package, m50 intake manifold, m50 manifold.com install kit, custom CAI, K&N filter, Borla exhaust, FK silverline coilovers, 25.5mm front sway bar, Powerflex front sway bushings, Turner Radiator, fan delete *sold*
                                          95 325is *sold*
                                          93 nissan 240sx KA-T *sold*

                                          BMWCCA #473306

                                          Instagram @patsbimmer1

                                          AKA- HALLWAY PAT

                                          "burnouts bring babes and babes dont have time for bushings" - Kaiser Rolls

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