After blowing a coolant hose I had accidentally pulled off the ‘fuel tank breather valve’ off of its nipple on the throttle body plate. The symptoms where: -Check engine code 1222 but only at idle after 10 seconds and would disappear when throttle was given -Uneven idle This is what the breather valve looks...
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It may seem like a battery is a battery is a battery but  there are some critical differences between batteries. There are essentially two types of batteries you can choose from; AGM and Lead batteries. Many new BMW’s like E90 come with AGM batteries, these batteries use a technology called Absorbed glass mat. Without...
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Many people are not aware that there are different types of brake lines, different types of flares (with different unions), different materials that they can be made of, or how to cut, and flare them properly. The most common brake line size for most BMW’s and particularly true for E30′s is 4.75mm with a...
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On a 25 year old E30 it is hard to know what options were original to the car and what options...
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I recently acquired another E30 and am officially back in the E30 scene. Unfortunately the car had an overheating problem among other things, and...
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  My first car, an E30, being excited to get it safetied and to broke to buy OEM parts, I...
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