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Goose
Groupie Joined: 12-July-2005 Location: essex Status: Offline Points: 86 |
Topic: Another One !! Posted: 12-July-2005 at 10:13 |
New BMW owner that is. Went from one German marque to another, and must say this one is a lot more refined. I'm in Waltham Abbey, Essex. And I hope you won't mind a few questions once I've introduced myself. Good to meet you all, and I noticed the Meet topic for the Halfway House on the 127. Just avoid the last Sunday of each month, it gets a bit crowded with my old club. |
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Glenn
Newbie Joined: 05-June-2005 Location: Kent Status: Offline Points: 26 |
Posted: 12-July-2005 at 14:22 |
Another new one! There must be more BMW's in the South East now than in Germany! Welcome, and at least I don't feel like the new boy any more!
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sleeper
Really Senior Member II Original and STILL best Joined: 26-March-2004 Location: East Sussex/Kent border Status: Offline Points: 2098 |
Posted: 12-July-2005 at 15:05 |
ello goose, welcome in!
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D12TRE
Really Senior Member II joshs beemer dad Joined: 19-March-2005 Location: Basildon Essex Status: Offline Points: 886 |
Posted: 12-July-2005 at 17:25 |
welcom to the club mate darren |
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Goose
Groupie Joined: 12-July-2005 Location: essex Status: Offline Points: 86 |
Posted: 13-July-2005 at 04:12 |
Ta for the welcome gents. Just a quick question now - Haynes don't appear to make a manual for my 96 Compact, does anyone know where I can source one? Ooh, and another.... Timing belt or chain on it?
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sleeper
Really Senior Member II Original and STILL best Joined: 26-March-2004 Location: East Sussex/Kent border Status: Offline Points: 2098 |
Posted: 13-July-2005 at 04:25 |
get a bentley manual through the club... what engine you got? |
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Goose
Groupie Joined: 12-July-2005 Location: essex Status: Offline Points: 86 |
Posted: 13-July-2005 at 04:28 |
316i - and I'm confused about all the E numbers, I thought that's what we had put in our food, but I'm thinking it's the E36?
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Rhys
Moderator Group Coffee addict... Joined: 02-February-2003 Location: from the Latin locātiō Status: Offline Points: 10053 |
Posted: 13-July-2005 at 08:03 |
E36, the propper one Yours will be the 8 valve, not sure on engine model (M40?) Welcome to the club, and nice choice in car - though I may be a bit biased . Have a look here, it's a usefull site for the compact - mainly ti's but could be of use to you. |
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sleeper
Really Senior Member II Original and STILL best Joined: 26-March-2004 Location: East Sussex/Kent border Status: Offline Points: 2098 |
Posted: 13-July-2005 at 08:19 |
'Proper' E36!?! lol! I think the compact is E36/6 and yep, a 316i should be M40. Some are chains, some are belts, having never had one I hope someone else can specify... |
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Goose
Groupie Joined: 12-July-2005 Location: essex Status: Offline Points: 86 |
Posted: 13-July-2005 at 08:31 |
Ta lads. Better check with a Main Dealer 'bout the timing chain / belt I suppose. It's done just under 53,000 so if it is a belt it needs a change. |
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sleeper
Really Senior Member II Original and STILL best Joined: 26-March-2004 Location: East Sussex/Kent border Status: Offline Points: 2098 |
Posted: 13-July-2005 at 08:36 |
Know your chassis no? check on here: www.realoem.com - very useful site! |
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Goose
Groupie Joined: 12-July-2005 Location: essex Status: Offline Points: 86 |
Posted: 13-July-2005 at 08:41 |
That's a good site Sleeper. Thanks. I'll dig my chassis number out. |
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jonesey
Newbie Joined: 08-July-2005 Location: east peckham(not london) Status: Offline Points: 10 |
Posted: 13-July-2005 at 19:31 |
hi goose your nearly as new as me, welcom to the forum, (if im qualified to comment after a whole 7 days of membership). have you looked at tre's post about meeting in essex?seeing as its on your doorstep |
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Goose
Groupie Joined: 12-July-2005 Location: essex Status: Offline Points: 86 |
Posted: 14-July-2005 at 04:37 |
I did Jonesy, as mentioned in my first post..............
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jonesey
Newbie Joined: 08-July-2005 Location: east peckham(not london) Status: Offline Points: 10 |
Posted: 14-July-2005 at 05:23 |
i always was amazingly sharp
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sleeper
Really Senior Member II Original and STILL best Joined: 26-March-2004 Location: East Sussex/Kent border Status: Offline Points: 2098 |
Posted: 15-July-2005 at 10:12 |
Jonesy - nice area you live in, never gone through slow enough to look properly.... if tre gets a meet going, would you be in on a convoy over? |
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Goose
Groupie Joined: 12-July-2005 Location: essex Status: Offline Points: 86 |
Posted: 15-July-2005 at 10:15 |
That's because you value your wheels I assume..................
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sleeper
Really Senior Member II Original and STILL best Joined: 26-March-2004 Location: East Sussex/Kent border Status: Offline Points: 2098 |
Posted: 15-July-2005 at 10:20 |
lol! peckham, mandela house of course! |
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Rhys
Moderator Group Coffee addict... Joined: 02-February-2003 Location: from the Latin locātiō Status: Offline Points: 10053 |
Posted: 15-July-2005 at 14:27 |
The compact is an E36/5 (I think the E36/6 is the Z3) I may be wrong but I think it uses a chain. How about some pics? |
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Goose
Groupie Joined: 12-July-2005 Location: essex Status: Offline Points: 86 |
Posted: 18-July-2005 at 04:23 |
Yup, it's definitely a chain, confirmed it with the Main dealer. Will post some pics asap..............after I've cleaned and polished her !!!
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