URGENT
E34 and E32 M30 engine (535i,
735i, 735il), there is a flaw in the design of the oil canister.
A few of us are having problems with our oil filter canisters.
The symptom is that the oil pressure warning light takes
unduly long to go off after the car sits overnight. This
is due to the check valve in the canister failing. In one
case, even a new canister failed in seven months. If you
are having this problem, please
call BMWNA at 1-800-831-1117 to report it.
Few owners have spoken with them and they would like to
build a database by having all owners call in.
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| February
10, 2002 |
NEW PAGES: RDSport
Rebates updated, exhaust for M5 and 525i - Sway
bars installation (pictures soon) - Rear
headrest install - OBC
retrofit - Stereo page
updated - The Recipe for
power. |
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| January
24, 2002 |
NEW PAGES: Touring
Roof Rack installation and Gauge
cluster - M30
oil canister troubleshooting - Steering
wheel refinish - K&N response on the air
filters... - Strut
bar addition to the suspension page. |
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| January
14, 2002 |
NEW PAGE: Location/reprogramming
of the remote and Sunroof.
The new design of the website is working fine, the new menu
(after working more than 30 hours on different menus) works
fine too. Now you don't have to browse the whole website to
find the info you need.
The mailing list is working, but I need to improve a couple
of things before releasing it.
26 people are interested on the sway bar group purchase, I
am still waiting for RD answer.
2002 is definitively a new year for BMWE34.net as it will
become THE E34 Website. The registry is the next step.
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| December
18, 2001 |
New Group purchase for spring:
SWAY BARS: either RD or Eibach.
I am also working on an affordable Mass Air Flow Meter for the
E34.
I will be working on the new design of the website during the
Christmas break. I will also work on the registry and the classified.
You will have a lot of new stuff for 2002... |
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| December
06, 2001 |
New addition to sway
bar upgrade Thanks to Phaedrus
Modification
of the LKM procedure
thanks to Matt.
Addition in the quick fix
page: unable to open the glove box. Thanks to Dhanraj Rajender.
New addition to the sword
page. Thanks to Henno de Bruin
New addition to the front
clunck page thanks to Jeff. |
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| December
03, 2001 |
Ok, I didn't give up on the E34 website and I still have
to prepare my E34 for the winter, I think I will take a day
off for that.
As you can see there is something new on the website... the
navigation menu, this is taking a lot of time because there
is a lot of links, so please be patient.
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| November
23, 2001 |
The E28 passed emission after changing the O2 sensor (with
a Ford Mustang 5.0 one) and a new catalytic converter. The
cat was empty and was the reason of the high Co%.
New pictures on the subwoofer
page. (Thanks to Derek)
New pictures on the brake
page and the front
shock replacement page.
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| November
04, 2001 |
New page: steering
play in the troubleshooting section.
Winter is coming, get your Bmw
E34/E32 ready. |
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| October
26, 2001 |
Addition in the pages: Photoshop
BMW - Body upgrade |
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| October
24, 2001 |
I created a page for the E28, check
out the E28 Project
page. |
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| October
16, 2001 |
I bought myself another Bmw, a '86
535i E28. I will be working on it to get her road worthy so
I won't work much on the website. I am changing the brake bomb,
sway bar links, idler arm, thrust and control arms. |
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| October
14, 2001 |
New procedure: Panel
lights. |
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| October
3, 2001 |
New pictures for the slave
cylinder procedure.
New procedure: Subwoofer
installation |
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| September
15, 2001 |
Some more maintenance
deals thanks to BMA
New pages: Best E34 II - Turbo
/ Superchargers |
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| September
15, 2001 |
New page: Tires |
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| September
14, 2001 |
Some more maintenance
deals thanks to BMA
New page Procedure and photos courtesy
of Jeff Bosonetto: Differential
swap |
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| September
13, 2001 |
New maintenance
deals thanks to BMA |
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| September
11, 2001 |
September 11 was a terrible day
for the United States and many people. The thoughts of everyone
go out to the victims of Tuesday's tragedy and their families. |
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| September
02, 2001 |
- New procedure: RD
headers installation. Big thanks to Racing Dynamics
for the headers deal.
- New procedure AFM
Adjustment.
- New procedure: Electrical
fan installation.My perma cool fan works fine, but the
perma cool thermostat died... I installed a fixed thermostat
with a relay.
- BMA
is working on maintenance kits for us... Sweeeeet, more savings.
Modification of the wheel
upgrade page thanks to ... Please email me as I didn't have
your name on your email. |
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| August
21, 2001 |
New Events.
I am working on the installation of the Racing Dynamics headers
page and the panel lights procedure. New page, engine
diagnostic. |
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| August
07, 2001 |
New Events. |
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| August
02, 2001 |
New page: events.
Email me to place your E34 events. |
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| July
31, 2001 |
The red worm didn't hit or eat, but
who cares.
New page: Headgasket troubleshooting.
Just in case...
The new Toyos are great ($$$), the A/C dead cold and the fan
working great.
New page: Racing
Dynamic muffler, what model does it fit? 525i yes, but M20
or M50, who will be able to help me??? I will try it on the
535i also.
I am working on the engine troubleshooting
with simple tools. |
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| July
22, 2001 |
I installed my electrical fan, the
fan clutch is gone. The procedure and pictures will be on the
website soon.
New Toyos proxes T1S on the car, and ready for another track
event.
I am working on a page with YOUR movies.
I already have Tim movies. If you have E34 related movies, email
them to me and I will put them on the website along with your
name. |
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| July
16, 2001 |
Pictures of the resistor
pack thanks to Drew Zacharda.
I ordered a perma-cool
fan to replace my fan clutch.
New page: E34 Versions, it took
me a long time to gather all the information. I would not thank
BMW that were not any help. |
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| July
05, 2001 |
New page: Overheating
I am working on the "Is my headgasket gone" page.
Pictures
and movies of the track event. |
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| June
25, 2001 |
I am working on the A/C
upgrade procedure to make it more user friendly with pictures.
I will be working soon on the heater panel and OBC bulbs change.
At the end of the week another track event and I have to help
Rodney to rebuild his headgakset. |
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| June
17 , 2001 |
New procedure: Wheel
bearings Big thanks to BMA for the parts. |
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| June
13 , 2001 |
New procedure: Engine
mounts.
Waiting on the wheel bearing to finish the car. |
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| June
10 , 2001 |
I just changed the engine mounts,
the procedure will follow. Still looking for a 46mm socket to
change the wheel bearings. New: Exhaust
upgrade |
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| June
8 , 2001 |
The headgasket repair worked because
the car went trough two days at Mosport. My instructor was pretty
scared and says "I cannot believe you are driving this
car that fast".
Future procedure: wheel bearings - engine mounts. |
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| May
29, 2001 |
New page: LKM
& Mustard relay
I still have to finish preparing the E34 for the track... |
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| May
27, 2001 |
New pages: Racing/Track
preparation - Catalytic
converter failure |
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| May
24, 2001 |
HOT
DEALS
Racing Dynamics exhaust have a blow out sale, do not miss that!!! |
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| May
20, 2001 |
New procedures thanks to Micah O'C: Subframe
bushings - Touring
suspensions
New picture with the seats
finished - valve
adjustments - Sword
- Chip installation.
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| May
11, 2001 |
The car drove 600 miles without any
problem. The gas mileage is up to 25.6 Mpg or down to 9.3 l/100km.
This is a good thing because the gas is really expensive now.
New pictures: Headgasket
- 850i brakes - Calliper
paint
Next step, adjustment of spark plugs, the valves and the AFM
to smooth out the idle. |
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| May
09, 2001 |
The car is back on the road. The
engine is very strong now and the car wants to fly. Only little
problem is the idle, but I am investigating it. Pictures soon. |
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| May
04, 2001 |
I am quite made because the shop
has to work on 2 racing Porsches instead of my cylinder head...
New pages: Interior
- Calliper paint. |
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| May
03, 2001 |
My cylinder head is still at the performance shop. I cleaned
every single part of the engine.
The front brake calipers had been painted red and tonight
the rear ones will be. (Procedure soon)
I have started the leatherique
treatment of my seats and I am working on the procedure.
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| April
24, 2001 |
After my week end at Mosport, the headgasket killed itself.
So I decided to remove the cylinder head myself and sending
it to a shop to have the head rebuilt and the port polished
and enlarged.
I guess I won't have time to work on the website for a couple
of weeks. (Yes, I like to take my time to do things right.)
Off course a full procedure will follow....
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| April
18, 2001 |
I am working on the Stereo
page and the racing page.
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| April
16, 2001 |
I am working on a page about the 850i
brakes (finally installed) upgrade and another page about
racing and the BMW E34.
I couldn't use the schroth harness because the Ontario BMW
club doesn't allow it if you don't have at least half a cage...
Grrrrr
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| April
09, 2001 |
I purchased a set of schroth harness for the driving school,
I will install them in the 535i this week end taking a lot
of picture. I will prepare a page for the website.
I will also prepare a page about the use of the leatherique
products for our leather seats.
Still waiting on my 850i caliper... Grrrrrr
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| April
07, 2001 |
My first BMW racing school, after
that I will have more time working on the website. |
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| March
24, 2001 |
Pictures of my E34 lowered with RD
rims: Pic1 -
Pic2. Next week
540i rotors / pad / calipers for the rear. I am waiting on my
850i calipers to install them at the front. Then I will paint
my calipers in red. |
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| March
21, 2001 |
Back from vacation, I am really busy
at work.
I have to prepare my 535i for the April driving school so I
won't work on the website until mid-April. I will work with
BMA to prepare spring tune up deals. |
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| March
1, 2001 |
I am going to France for vacation,
I will be back in 15 days. When I will be back I will lower
my E34 and upgrade my brakes with 850i ones... Then the 7th
of April I go to the track with my 535i. |
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| February
21, 2001 |
After the lowering group purchase,
it is time to work on the brakes... If you want or wish your
brakes were bigger, email
me, If enough people are interested, I will do a group
purchase.
New picture thanks to Riaan
van Wyk.
New deals from
Zygmunt motors. |
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| February
20, 2001 |
Rob L. gave me the information
that was missing in the brake
upgrade page. I will soon upgrade my brakes if the 324mm
rotors fits under the 15" wheels. |
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