So the wife comes home last night with just the driver-side wiper working. I figure the rod has come loose beneath it. Sort of common enough. I go to look, and there's no panel to gain access beneath that wiper. There are two vent-like areas, one covering the driver's wiper, but the passenger...

Hey all, I need some help. My car is running fine, and idles great, but at seemingly random times the engine will just stop! There's no noises, no nothing. Everything else seems to be OK. The speed I'm going doesn't seem to matter either. Its happened when I was going 65MPH, and happened when...

Starter and solenoid work on bench test but won't turn the engine. Inspected flywheel, driveplate and it looks good(no teeth missing and no apparent excess wear). Any ideas as to what else could be wrong?

147k miles. Our roads are worse than ever this spring and I notice my beautiful red car makes a loud clunking sound, more from the right wheel than the left when I smash into a big pothole. If I jack the car up there's no play anywhere. Is there a rubber bushing somewhere that commonly wears out...

Having A/C troubles here. I turn the temp dial to the left, push the air vent slides to the middle and push the a/c button. The engine rpm comes up about 200 and the engine sounds like it's working way harder. Air that's not hot comes out of the console but there's no air conditioning going on here...

Anyone know why this might be? I can't pull the driver's seat belt out to put it on. There's absolutely no slack at all, it's just strapped tight against the door post. Is there an electrically operated cam inside that clamps the belt in case of collision or something? Access to this thing isn't...

Ok, the stalling problem is now over. The car just cranks and won't start, so at least it's not an intermittent fault and it's in the driveway. I have spark. Fuse 11 is good. I have battery voltage at term 30 and 86 on the main relay. I can light a test lamp at the main relay r/w wire by turning...

Touch wood. Last fall I asked for advice about my newly aquired BMW 325 which had a replaced fuel pump and tank clean out, but still ran out of fuel and stopped intermittently for months, making me the frequent object of pity and derision. This always happened on the way to a job interview or the...

Lots of these for 'mercan cars. Anyone selling the whole kit for an '88 325e, 2.7L engine? It seems like one site sells the seals, the next the cam, rockers etc. I just want the stock setup. If anyone remembers my knocking sound on startup that went away when the car came up to temp, I had a...

Sounds like the ni-cad battery problem. Search the newsgroups. You'll find lots of others who have been there before you. dave wrote: > hi, looking for any advice anyone might have to help with this...problem > started about 2 months or so ago, driving along something catches my eye > n...

My '88 325i refuses to start. Battery is good, it cranks but it just does not want to start. I have investigated the following: FUEL System: 1. Using 2 wires I connected the fuel pump directly to the battery - the pump ran and delivered fuel (I had a hose with one end connected to the fuel...

Just had the 235,000 mile service at the local Jiffy Lube. Problem is they don't have the proper resetting tool for the service light on the dash. Anyone outline the procedure for jumping the connector and making everything right in the world again? TIA, Health & Peace, Lance

what is this worth 123,000 miles red,5 speed, 2 door,sunroof,great original paint small surface rust at rear of front fenders. , new Rockford am/fm / CD new clutch,tires also set of snows on alloys BBB's runs and looks great no issues other than the blisters on the fenders thanks for the reply's

I had a situation this morning. I got gas and as I was leaving, the car stalled as I was pulling out of the station. I tried to crank it over, and it just spins. It wont turn over. I suspected maybe the started disengaged or maybe the coil wire got knocked out of place, but couldnt see anything...

Last summer I bought a '90 E34 on an internet auction. My plan is (was?) to keep the studded snow tires I got with it and then sell the car in the spring. However, it's been parked outside the whole time and it's taking in water somewhere. Today I opened the door to get a closer look, first...

Sometimes when I start the car it idles up to about 1200RPM, and then slowly comes dow to about 1k where it seems to run, but most of the time it struggles around 500-800 RPM until it has run for 15 or thirty seconds, occasionally stalling. If anyone could help me out with what to look at, i would...

Bought with dead battery. Does it need to be reset? The compressor is working, just blowing hot air.

The engine was rebuilt after 85,000k miles by Griffin Imports in Georgia ( www.griffinimport.com ). 2 Year or 200k mile warranty on the engine. The engine and tranny currently have 4,200k mi. In addition to the rebuilds, these upgrades were done recently. Completely rebuilt transmission by shop...

I'm auctioning off a pair of sheepskin seatcovers from my '91 M5. To see the auction visit : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7966634717&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT The auction ends in 6 days.

OK, how do you get at the bulbs for the license plate lights? There are no screws although it seems like you can get access from the outside. Also, I am trying to replace the bulb for my front fog light. There is a metal plate to the side of each fog light, are those supposed to come off and if...