Finally, a straight answer! Thank you so much! I already order the new part so I should be 100% early next week. I'm really excited to see the difference in power. Everyone claims that its a significant increase.
Here are some pics of the beast I took at the 2016 E30 Picnic. I've never had the pleasure of taking pictures of my own car parked on grass.
Album here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskDiok9E
E30Picnic2016-37 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
E30Picnic2016-38 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
E30Picnic2016-39 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
E30Picnic2016-40 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
What a difference from when you picked it up, man. I'm impressed. Nice job!
Night and day difference! You're definitely motivating me to tackle a thorough detailing of my E34.
'97 318i (Sold) - '96 M3/5 Lux (Sold) - '03 X5 3.0i Sport (Sold) - '03 SV650 (Sold) - '92 535i/5
This is the best kind of restoration that I love, starting with a neglected and abandoned prestige/unique/desirable car and bringing it back to its former glory bit by bit, while still driving it.
Great documentary and excellent photos of everything too, makes the build thread perfect
Well! After waiting for a whole freaking week I got my new intake book and intake actuator. I promptly installed them both!
Intake-1 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
The results? Intake actuator start test approved!
The real results were AMAZING. The car pulls much harder and is far more responsive. Word on the street is that a working actuator is worth a lot of horse powers, they were right!
I hope some of you guys can make it out to 5erWest! I'll be there. You can see the faded paint and torn seats in person.
Last edited by Butler; 07-15-2016 at 02:28 AM.
The previous owner got in touch with me to see if I wanted two extra keys, brand new dealership keychains, more maintenance documents, the original paper license plate and some other random tid-bits.
I of course said, yes!
M5paperwork-1 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
M5paperwork-2 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
M5paperwork-3 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
Last edited by Butler; 07-17-2016 at 12:05 AM.
Excellent man, just excellent.
Saving this cars life!
Was the original owner the same owner you got the car from? Did you show him the car?
Ohh Yea! I forgot to mention that I showed him the car! Of course he went nuts looking it over in disbelief. He wanted to know everything I've been doing to it and all my future plans. He made sure to say how happy he was to see the car in the hands of another enthusiast. He also wants me to text him pictures of new parts and the my progress along the way, which I will now that I know will be welcomed.
Amazing progress.
95 540i6 M Sport - 95 525it S52/OBD2 - 433k E36 328i5 - X5D that hit a pothole - IG: @justinmurray95
I love the fact you've left the paint as it is. Like I said before, it's only original once. As far as the seat goes when you get it redone you'll fall in love with it all over again. The Alcantara headliner and new seat leather were the two best non-mechanical things I've done so far.
Tommy L.
(oOO \ (IIII) (IIII) / OOo)
-o- (##########) -o-
2001 BMW M5 LMB LHD Euro
Bilstein PSS, Black Kidneys, Dinan Rear Anti-sway Bar, Matte Black Style 65, UUC SSK w/DSSR, Alpine iLX-007, Alpine MRV-F 340 Amp, Boston Acoustics Pro components, Alpine MRP-M450 Amp, Infinity Kappa 102.7W Sub x2
Current Garage:
1993 BMW M5
1994 BMW 525i Touring 5spd
2004 Ford SVT Lightning
Great that the actuator worked out for you. Regarding the keys, do you have a remote? if so, how many buttons?
Current Garage:
91 e34 M5 - spoiled & demanding 27 y/o -glanzshwarz
91 850i/6 -another spoiled & demanding 27 y/o- schwarz-gone but never forgotten
06 325i - undeserving, spoiled & demanding 27 y/o daughter's DD-hellrot
03 MINI Cooper S JCW -spoiled & demanding, yet deserving wife's DD - Chili/Panther
05 X3 3.0i -family workhorse - diamond schwarz
12 X5 3.5d - torque monster - space gray metallic
86 GMC Cabellero - Old Faithful 32 y/o DD BMW Support Vehicle
08 Cub Cadet 19HP 46" hydrostatic- yard vehicle
88 Schwinn Sierra - 1WD Off Road Vehicle
e31 & OHC BMW CCA #385540
No remote. I'd love so much to install an OEM keyless entry system!!!
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Here are some shots from 5erWest! It was a great event. I did not win best of show... crazy, I know!
My whole album here- https://flic.kr/s/aHskCUpm5Y
5erWest2106-1 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
5erWest2106-3 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
5erWest2106-4 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
5erWest2106-10 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
5erWest2106-12 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
5erWest2106-20 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
Last edited by Butler; 07-22-2016 at 12:35 AM.
Current Garage:
91 e34 M5 - spoiled & demanding 27 y/o -glanzshwarz
91 850i/6 -another spoiled & demanding 27 y/o- schwarz-gone but never forgotten
06 325i - undeserving, spoiled & demanding 27 y/o daughter's DD-hellrot
03 MINI Cooper S JCW -spoiled & demanding, yet deserving wife's DD - Chili/Panther
05 X3 3.0i -family workhorse - diamond schwarz
12 X5 3.5d - torque monster - space gray metallic
86 GMC Cabellero - Old Faithful 32 y/o DD BMW Support Vehicle
08 Cub Cadet 19HP 46" hydrostatic- yard vehicle
88 Schwinn Sierra - 1WD Off Road Vehicle
e31 & OHC BMW CCA #385540
That E28 is knuckle-biting. Wow. Whomever transformed that did an amazing job.
You've got a nice eye and skill with the camera, Nick! Your car looks great. Those are the best shots of Mike's touring I've seen in a long time
And yeah, the (S50?) E28 is awesome.
Great pics!
Mike
93 M5 3.8 Sterling Silver/Black (euro)
94 M5 Touring Madeiraschwarz/Black
80 745i (project)
83 735i / 5 speed (euro)
86 745i
You might want to share some of the "after" pictures with the previous owner. He sounds like a guy that would appreciate knowing that he's sold his baby to someone who is going to take care of it like he wishes he could have.
I'm gonna have to make it to 5er fest next year. Miss seeing that purple wagon every weekend at cars n coffee irvine
Tommy L.
(oOO \ (IIII) (IIII) / OOo)
-o- (##########) -o-
2001 BMW M5 LMB LHD Euro
Bilstein PSS, Black Kidneys, Dinan Rear Anti-sway Bar, Matte Black Style 65, UUC SSK w/DSSR, Alpine iLX-007, Alpine MRV-F 340 Amp, Boston Acoustics Pro components, Alpine MRP-M450 Amp, Infinity Kappa 102.7W Sub x2
Current Garage:
1993 BMW M5
1994 BMW 525i Touring 5spd
2004 Ford SVT Lightning
Even better - I showed up in person to pick up the extra keys.
Its out of this world! SO CLEAN. The owner and his brother have been building it by hand for years. Tons of tiny details that are easy to miss without him going over them all. Also, it started life as a bronzit 528e.
5erWest2106-8 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
Last edited by Butler; 07-25-2016 at 07:12 PM.
Two weekends worth of update here: fix power steering leak
Started out simple enough - stop the annoying leak. It was a few drips per night. Not crazy, but enough to stain my driveway and be obnoxious. I grabbed two different sizes of hose, fresh hydraulic fluid and felt courageous enough to start this messy project!
Pull off the intake
PowerSteering-1 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
Theres the soggy bastard
PowerSteering-2 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
Still building courage getting ready to start cutting the original lines. I did this job on my E36 M3 years ago and it wasn't that bad.. I must have had a premonition because both hose sections I bought didn't fit (1/2" and 3/4").
PowerSteering-3 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
I couldn't really find any straight info online and tried calling every auto parts place I could unlucky for me it was Saturday night and everyone was shutting down for the weekend. One last trip to Autozone produced another section of 1/2" hose that seemed at least more pliable than what I had on hand. I made it work. Ughh and that means I just fought/forced it on. Not my favorite thing ever but by Sunday night I was at day two and in the end it worked.
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Walked out Monday morning to this lovely slight.
Untitled by Nick Butler, on Flickr
Had a crazy work week and didnt get a spare minute to touch this mess. Turns out it started leaking from another, smaller hose directly off the reservoir. I must have jostled it so much during my wrestling match that I broke it. Not a huge surprise for a 25 year old hose.
I ended up googling auto parts stores and asking them for bulk power steering hose and got lucky on my first try! An Advanced Auto Parts across town happened to have 5/8" power steering hose! That was the magic size that I couldn't find the weekend prior! Stoked. I brought it home with another new bottle of fluid - bam. I was done in 15 minutes.
I scrubbed everything down for the last time and let it sit over night before completely reinstalling all of the intake. Didn't leak a drop!
Anyone looking to replace their power steering hose without buying OEM hoses, look for 5/8" or 16mm.
Detailed instruction on removing the crimped covers here - DIY- Crimped Hose repair/replacement (Power steering, Oil Cooler, auto trans) - R3VLimited Forums
PowerSteering-4 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
Feels great to be out on the road again.
PowerSteering-10 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
PowerSteering-6 by Nick Butler, on Flickr
It's looking very tidy now!
Did you get a chance to pop the rear seat bottom out in an attempt to locate the keyless entry module? I'd guess yours is prewired. The remotes can still be located on eBay though I just filed a return for one that was not working properly. That makes me 50/50 on purchasing ones in working order.
Tommy L.
(oOO \ (IIII) (IIII) / OOo)
-o- (##########) -o-
2001 BMW M5 LMB LHD Euro
Bilstein PSS, Black Kidneys, Dinan Rear Anti-sway Bar, Matte Black Style 65, UUC SSK w/DSSR, Alpine iLX-007, Alpine MRV-F 340 Amp, Boston Acoustics Pro components, Alpine MRP-M450 Amp, Infinity Kappa 102.7W Sub x2
Current Garage:
1993 BMW M5
1994 BMW 525i Touring 5spd
2004 Ford SVT Lightning
Thanks for the reminder! I'm going to check it out tonight.
From my research I'll need the remotes and module since all 91's were prewired. I highly doubt I'm just missing the remotes. Do you know what part # I need? I see a full system on ECS for $400 but it looks like it includes a wiring harness. Do you know if I buy it new with just the pieces I need?
If it's prewired the module is most likely under your rear seat on the driver side. My '93 M5 has it installed top side up so you'd need to take it loose and flip it to access the panel. In my '94 525i Touring it's installed flipped over so the access door is in view. These modules are quite common in '92-95 e34 in parts yards so they're pretty easy to find on the cheap. The ones from E32s should work also. Here's a link to a current eBay auction that seems reasonably priced, I'm not affiliated. I'd be surprised if you don't have one though.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-82111467...9XfDhs&vxp=mtr
When you decide to pick up your remote you need to make sure it comes with the chip otherwise it'll be useless. Here's a programming DIY link. http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Mainte...rog_remote.htm
Last edited by Kingpin025; 08-03-2016 at 06:35 AM.
Tommy L.
(oOO \ (IIII) (IIII) / OOo)
-o- (##########) -o-
2001 BMW M5 LMB LHD Euro
Bilstein PSS, Black Kidneys, Dinan Rear Anti-sway Bar, Matte Black Style 65, UUC SSK w/DSSR, Alpine iLX-007, Alpine MRV-F 340 Amp, Boston Acoustics Pro components, Alpine MRP-M450 Amp, Infinity Kappa 102.7W Sub x2
Current Garage:
1993 BMW M5
1994 BMW 525i Touring 5spd
2004 Ford SVT Lightning
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