New ride! 89 e30 vert
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I guess the Royal Purple cleans a little too well, I developed a steady oil drip from the oil cooler thermostat end cap, around a drop every 3-5 seconds. I planned to replace all of the gaskets and o rings on the oil cooler but I called the local BMW dealer and the only part that they had in stock was the cap and o ring. Good deal because that was the only thing actually leaking. The parts guy said it was odd because it had been on the shelf since 2008 and they normally don't have stuff more than a year. I replaced it without removing the whole housing. Just use a C clamp to hold it in place while installing the retaining ring.
New on the bottom, old on top, the new retaining ring would have been easier to use if it was off of the car, I just reused the old one. The old o-ring pretty much crumbled when I took it out.
And good to go, no more leak.
And it is time, for sale ad photoshoot.
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The only bad points are this little bit of cracking body filler on the fender, and a paint line on the same fender, the carfax shows an accident in '99. It must not have been too serious because the vin tags all match, it appears the fender was repaired and the ES valance was put on at that time.
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Dang! Those lights really completed the front end!
1984 BMW 528e - SETA and manual swapped! M50 to come!!!
1988 BMW 528e - Need parts?
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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Glad you sold it. Verts seem to be becoming increasingly more unpopular. Hope you got what you wanted, and that the new owner enjoys his new ride.
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Dang! Those lights really completed the front end!
Yes they did, I should have done that sooner.
Finally sold it eh? Nice! Whats in store now?
I need to do a few house projects and then back to my e36 over the winter. http://www.wibimmers.com/board/index.php?/topic/2092-savin-big-money-project-thread/
Glad you sold it. Verts seem to be becoming increasingly more unpopular. Hope you got what you wanted, and that the new owner enjoys his new ride.
I think they are still pretty popular, it was really fun but I can't have/don't need two summer cars. I wish I could have kept it. I actually got a lot of contacts from farther away than I thought I would, Chicago, Minneapolis etc. And it was only listed on the Madison craigslist.
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