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Topic: how-2-do section
Posted By: b8alk
Subject: how-2-do section
Date Posted: 26-June-2005 at 04:28
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I know admin are going to get sick of me, (sorry guys) But over a period of time i have been doing a lot of restoration/repair work on my e34, just this weekend i have fixed the problem of only gettin hot air through my vents IE/ how-2-do= water valve replacement hot/cold air fix. We would be able to build up a library of repair/fix solutions with a easy to find how-2-do section,so what do you all think?? Surley sections like this will make this already very good forum better and better. ------------- E34 M30 535i SPORT  
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which involved fitting and stripping down the water valves, which i have taken photos of so as to help others , i have been taken a lot of photos lately of repair work that i have been doing, which has got my thinking that if this site had a how-2-do section ,i and people like myself could post instructions along with photos for you all to have excess to Replies:
Posted By: D12TRE
Date Posted: 26-June-2005 at 04:46
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i agree mate im no mechanic but if its laid out in laymans terms i can do it darren ------------- 
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Posted By: Nigel
Date Posted: 26-June-2005 at 05:42
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Excellent idea, I commend it to the house, and blame others ( wee one in particular) for the extra work it will cause Killian lol ------------- Best Wishes Nigel |
Posted By: PaulS
Date Posted: 26-June-2005 at 06:38
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I think it would be a very good idea as it will help a lot of people out with jobs where the haynes manual is hopeless! (eg - getting the E34 door panels off which I still can't get off to try and fix central locking issue on passenger door!) Paul -------------  95 E34 530i V8 Auto Maldives Blue |
Posted By: b8alk
Date Posted: 26-June-2005 at 06:57
Pm sent hope it helps Andy ------------- E34 M30 535i SPORT
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e28silver528i wrote:Posted By: Rhys
Date Posted: 26-June-2005 at 09:25
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Sounds good to me. ------------- V reg Rustbucket Merc C220 Cdi estate J Reg Saab 900i 16v '63 Ford Anglia 105e deluxe R reg Honda PC50 moped.. No BMW as yet... |
Posted By: jamie (e39)528i
Date Posted: 26-June-2005 at 11:29
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Great idea as we all have knowledge of one thing or another through trial and error. I find most jobs difficult to do when reading a workshop manual as they generally cover more than one model and so the pictures they show are never that comprehensive!! A how to do section would make interesting reading for members new and old... It get's the thumbs up from me ------------- |
Posted By: Peter Fenwick
Date Posted: 27-June-2005 at 03:32
Good idea!  ------------- Entering an age of Austerity and now driving a Focus Diesel. |
Posted By: PaulS
Date Posted: 27-June-2005 at 04:56
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Thanks Andy! Will take a look. Paul ------------- 95 E34 530i V8 Auto Maldives Blue |
Posted By: George91
Date Posted: 27-June-2005 at 08:04
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good idea ------------- Catch me if you can ?? |
Posted By: BMWE34sport
Date Posted: 27-June-2005 at 09:18
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Sounds like a good idea to me ------------- 1991 525 Sport 
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Posted By: IamSpartacus
Date Posted: 27-June-2005 at 10:09
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Looks like a winner ------------- The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think. |
Posted By: pma1ums
Date Posted: 28-June-2005 at 04:10
what an excellent plan ------------- its a dogs world out there |
Posted By: owenw
Date Posted: 28-June-2005 at 08:01
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deffo a good idea. My only request is that it doesn't turn into the mayhem of e36coupe's Technical FAQ, where you can't find anything without trawling through page after page of sticky's, or use the 5th-rate built-in Search in the vain hope of finding what you need. Perhaps an easy-to-use, searchable webpage linked to from a forum sticky, rather than a sticky containing the info itself would be the way to go? Appologies to Killian if this proves to be a major undertaking! ------------- OwenW - E36 318is |
Posted By: IamSpartacus
Date Posted: 28-June-2005 at 09:04
He loves a challenge! ------------- The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think. |
Posted By: Peter Fenwick
Date Posted: 28-June-2005 at 09:09
As long as there was a decent directory structure this wouldn't be a problem. ------------- Entering an age of Austerity and now driving a Focus Diesel. |
Posted By: b8alk
Date Posted: 28-June-2005 at 16:29
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All i was hopeing for was a section marked up as how-2-do, and when a person clicked on this they would be greeted by a list of how-2-do`s ie e34:how-2-do e30:how-2-do e39:how-2-do and so on and when one of these was clicked on you would get a list in time of how-2-do`s for that car /so if i was looking to replace my heater valve on my e34 i would click on the how-2-do section followed by e34 how-2-do and then look for the one marked up as : ( how-2-do=ie heater valve replacement/hot-cold air fix.) followed by step by step instructions and acompanying small photos, no reply post available only by pm to the guy who posted the how-2-do ------------- E34 M30 535i SPORT
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Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 28-June-2005 at 16:37
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I can easily develop something for this. Give me a week or so!
------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: b8alk
Date Posted: 28-June-2005 at 17:01
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Thanks Kbannon, I think in time it will become very usefull,and hopfully the people who post up will use laymans terms so as most every body will be able to under stand, as most manuals do tend to get unnecessarily technical, plus people will be able to print off these how-2-do`s and make there own manual of the most common fix`s/problems related to there car. ------------- E34 M30 535i SPORT
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Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 06-July-2005 at 02:47
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I appear to be a bit late on this one.... I can add a few bits relating to the E39 - Front Fog lamp renewal, Rear anti roll bar link renewal and drive belt renewal.....how to spend lots of money on your automatic gearbox..... Sounds a great idea. Andrew ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: paulfinucane
Date Posted: 19-July-2005 at 06:39
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Hi all, you may want to check the site:www.bmwe34.net. it has some excellent guides under maintenance & upgrades. |
Posted By: b8alk
Date Posted: 19-August-2005 at 18:46
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Has this topic died?? ------------- E34 M30 535i SPORT
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Posted By: Robbie Bradford
Date Posted: 19-August-2005 at 19:41
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Great idea, most other BMW sites have tech tips so i don't see why we should'nt have one on here. I have some links to helpful "how to do's" if they needed ------------- http://www.BMW-driver.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=21 - http://www.BMW-driver.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=21 |
Posted By: G0ph3r
Date Posted: 20-August-2005 at 13:10
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Great Idea. Though I'm hopeless around the engine bay - If shown once
I'm capable of doing it again. (I'm better around
PC's/Networks/Wireless Access Points/Switches etc.)
------------- '94 E36 320i 
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Posted By: denishogan
Date Posted: 23-August-2005 at 07:22
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Great idea! Definitely give it a go... there are lots of how-to
articles on other sites, but most of them are either missing chunks of
important instructions! One suggestion if I may: All how-to articles should have a few illustrations and a list of any/all necessary part numbers! I dunno what other dealers are like, but my local dealer is much more cooperative in ordering parts (for older cars) if I have the part numbers ready for them; so part numbers would be dead handy! ------------- 
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