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  • R
    R
    REKIII
    wrote on last edited by
    #3735

    patsbimmer1 said:

    I don't win much in my relationship with my wife but the garage has always been mine.  My argument was that I actually cared about my cars and the condition they were in.  She didn't have a garage spot until we bought our own house.

    I decided that would never happen again, so we bought a house with a 4.5 car attached garage and a 2400sqft shed.

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    • EarlE
      EarlE
      Earl
      wrote on last edited by
      #3736

      Plus she won't let you get any other toys so that means you can't fill the spots=P

      museum sig 2earl.jpg

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      • R
        R
        REKIII
        wrote on last edited by
        #3737

        Earl said:

        Plus she won't let you get any other toys so that means you can't fill the spots=P

        Sadly, very true.

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        • jc43089J
          jc43089J
          jc43089
          wrote on last edited by
          #3738

          I've learned be careful setting expectations. My wife has said you should have just gotten me a minivan after we bought the Volvo wagon, then she actually drove a minivan, a Toyota Sienna, and said "why is it so slow?". I'm not sure she realizes that most of the Volvo wagons have 2/3 or less power than hers...

          Sent from my 831C using Tapatalk

          2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
          3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
          '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

          '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

          '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
          '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
          '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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          • HipMFH
            HipMFH
            HipMF
            wrote on last edited by
            #3739

            fuel pump changed in the parking lot. car works again. yay me.

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            • B
              B
              B C
              wrote on last edited by
              #3740

              Do you keep a spare fuel pump with you at all times?

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              • KaiserRollsK
                KaiserRollsK
                KaiserRolls
                wrote on last edited by
                #3741

                You don't have a glove box fuel pump?

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                • straight6pwrS
                  straight6pwrS
                  straight6pwr
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #3742

                  "dude it smells like your car is leaking gas"

                  "no thats just the permanent smell of my glovebox from storing fuel pumps in it"

                  Dan
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                  • GunMetalGreyG
                    GunMetalGreyG
                    GunMetalGrey
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #3743

                    straight6pwr said:

                    "dude it smells like your car is leaking gas"

                    "no thats just the permanent smell of my glovebox from storing fuel pumps in it" He yells over the whine of the soon to fail pump

                    Fixed?

                    ...

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                    • HipMFH
                      HipMFH
                      HipMF
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #3744

                      actually the pump failed right as the snow started to fly, so i missed out on all the fun waiting for a pump to be shipped. Only spare part I carry are oil pans and bailing wire.

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                      • straight6pwrS
                        straight6pwrS
                        straight6pwr
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #3745

                        i don't carry spares, that would be 'willing' the universe to break something.

                        Dan
                        yajsYRL.jpg.e5f350b4dfe961d76ac8b32efce2e1a6.jpg

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                        • jc43089J
                          jc43089J
                          jc43089
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #3746

                          I carry a pliers, a bent screwdriver, and a fuel filter in my truck.  Nothing ever breaks.  Stuff breaks if you carry zero spares.  As long as you have something with you, no matter how useless, nothing will go wrong.

                          2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                          3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                          '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                          '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                          '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
                          '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                          '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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                          • HipMFH
                            HipMFH
                            HipMF
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #3747

                            Tools are different. I carry a pretty good set: sockets, wrenches, pliers, vise grips, screw drivers, tow strap, jumper cables, etc. Plus carhart bibs and jacket in the winter, rain jacket most of the year... Like JC said, as long as you have it, you'll never need it.

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                            • HipMFH
                              HipMFH
                              HipMF
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #3748

                              GunMetalGrey said:

                              Fixed?

                              Never heard the pump whining, but I had a weird intermittent thing where the engine would loose power for a couple seconds, and the continue running normally. Has been happening maybe once a month or so since I bought the car. During the summer I had some hard starts that seemed to be caused by overly rich mixture(?). Also had a CEL the entire time, which went away after replacing the O2 sensor near the end of summer. A week before the pump failed I had a few random hard starts where it took maybe 30 seconds of cranking before the engine finally started normally and ran perfectly normally like nothing was wrong...  I probably have some other issue (maybe coolant sensor?) besides just the fuel pump, but such is the high-mileage life...

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                              • EarlE
                                EarlE
                                Earl
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #3749

                                I had always thought that was just leaky injectors when I had it. That lasted a long time if it was a dying pump=)

                                museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                                • GunMetalGreyG
                                  GunMetalGreyG
                                  GunMetalGrey
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #3750

                                  HipMF said:

                                  Never heard the pump whining, but I had a weird intermittent thing where the engine would loose power for a couple seconds, and the continue running normally. Has been happening maybe once a month or so since I bought the car. During the summer I had some hard starts that seemed to be caused by overly rich mixture(?). Also had a CEL the entire time, which went away after replacing the O2 sensor near the end of summer. A week before the pump failed I had a few random hard starts where it took maybe 30 seconds of cranking before the engine finally started normally and ran perfectly normally like nothing was wrong...  I probably have some other issue (maybe coolant sensor?) besides just the fuel pump, but such is the high-mileage life...

                                  I also had that happen a couple of times

                                  ...

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                                  • EarlE
                                    EarlE
                                    Earl
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #3751

                                    I honestly don't recall it ever happening to me lol

                                    museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                                    • HipMFH
                                      HipMFH
                                      HipMF
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #3752

                                      leaky injector would make sense...

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                                      • HipMFH
                                        HipMFH
                                        HipMF
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #3753

                                        facts of potential interest:

                                        m54b30    HP: 228 hp @ 5900    TQ: 221 lb·ft @ 3500
                                        S52B32    HP: 240 hp @ 6000    TQ: 240 lb·ft @ 3800

                                        s52 makes 5.3% more horsepowers and 8.6% more torques

                                        cost 100-200% or more dollars? 😕

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                                        • patsbimmer1P
                                          patsbimmer1P
                                          patsbimmer1
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #3754

                                          If all you're doing is looking at those figures then you're missing the point of the s52.  That'd be the same as comparing an s54 and n54 and declaring the n54 a better engine.

                                          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*

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