I love fuel injection.

"Longtime Lurker" (longtimelurker26)
04/13/2019 at 18:35 • Filed to: BMW, 325ES

Went to get my BMW out for the summer. The car cover blew off the car again over the winter. Check to make sure all the fluids are still in the car, throw in a hot battery, and this wi ll fire up every time.

I don’t know how I managed to screw up this picture without noticing my finger in the preview.

How it looked in the fall when I put it away

I put the clutch in and shift to first, but as I let the clutch out I’m greeted with a scraping noise, wheel spin, and no forward movement, try reverse; wheel spin, forward again; wheel spin. Thinking that my front calipers have seized up, I get out of the car and try pushing and it rocks forward easily and after a bit of back and forth it rolls enough to see patches of ice preserved underneath the rear tires.

This is my trick stereo the iPod hides inside so thieves can’t see it.

Houndstooth FTW

It drove home beautifully. While there was a little bit of pad dragging on the rusty rotors none of the calipers were sticking, so maybe it wont be so bad to get it ready for BC Oppo cruise next month.

Things to do:

Mechanical

Inspect then c lean or r eplace the brakes

Replace the fuel filter

Adjust the valve clearances

Have the new tires installed and get an alignment

Replace the diff fluid

Comfort

Replace the factory speakers as the front are blown out

Get the passenger side window working

Fix the hacked up antenna wiring

Aesthetics

Polish, and wax?

DISCUSSION (4)

TheRealBicycleBuck > Longtime Lurker
04/13/2019 at 19:59

A couple of tarp clips and a bit of rope will fix the car cover problem.

8Pc Heavy-Duty Tarp Clips with Carabiner - Sliding-Lock Grip - Quilt Hangers https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KTULL80/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_6ENSCbBVB55M6

diplodicus forgot his password > Longtime Lurker
04/13/2019 at 20:14

So jealous of the hounds tooth. Nifty radio too. My first e30 had no stereo just a nice hole in the dash. My second has one like yours but I took the faceplate off and tossed it in the glove box cause I got so used to no radio it felt weird driving one with music. My e28 also has no radio.

Longtime Lurker > TheRealBicycleBuck
04/13/2019 at 20:26

The cover had eyelets for rope in the middle going side to side, but it wasn’t enough. Might have to give the tarp clips a go.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Longtime Lurker
04/13/2019 at 21:05

I’ve used similar ones for a variety of covering needs and that design works well. The harder the wind pulls on the tarp, the tighter the clamping force. Just don’t let the clip lie against the paint where it can rub.