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(29-07-2015, 01:49 PM)Dum-Dum Wrote: Why was it so cheap, how much MOT is on it?
Oh and damn you making me want another BMW!!!!
(edit; you and the 330d that absolutely f*cked off from us the other night)
It's all in the first post bud:
Quote:£300 and £10 fuel later I had this bad boy.
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Absolutely spot on after a clean, tiny bit of rust on corner of drivers side front wing and ABS light on - can hardly complain!
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Get one mate, so cheap and cheerful.
£300 wouldn't even get you a turbo for the S14!
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(29-07-2015, 02:06 PM)silverzx Wrote: Get one mate, so cheap and cheerful.
£300 wouldn't even get you a turbo for the S14!
£300 wouldn't cover the cab fares when I loose my licence from being constantly sideways if I get one LOL
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(29-07-2015, 04:25 PM)Dum-Dum Wrote: (29-07-2015, 02:06 PM)silverzx Wrote: Get one mate, so cheap and cheerful.
£300 wouldn't even get you a turbo for the S14!
£300 wouldn't cover the cab fares when I loose my licence from being constantly sideways if I get one LOL
Hahaha! Valid!
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What are you like :p?
AS for the cat. £40? If it's a genuine BMW one you ought to see if you can get a better price by the sounds of it.
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I'd be surprised if it didn't have more than 1 cat, they have 4 on some of them haha. Got 2 on my 330
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Love this such a bargain
Haha take it,it goes sideways well 
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(30-07-2015, 09:42 AM)Paul Baldwin Wrote: What are you like :p?
AS for the cat. £40? If it's a genuine BMW one you ought to see if you can get a better price by the sounds of it.
Theres two, no idea where to take them for good money, maybe eBay?
(30-07-2015, 09:44 AM)Midnightclub Wrote: I'd be surprised if it didn't have more than 1 cat, they have 4 on some of them haha. Got 2 on my 330
Yeah, it's got two mate and two mid boxes, then the back box.
(30-07-2015, 10:12 AM)7057sam Wrote: Love this such a bargain
Haha take it,it goes sideways well
Errrrr.... She needs slamming, it's horrible to drift ATM (hence the impact). 
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Changed the air filter, decided on a panel for the minute but will probably swap out for a large cone at some point.
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Fitted my End Tuning chip.
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Changed the spark plugs, 5/6 were covered in oil, never seen this before but isn't apparently uncommon. Obviously a lot of oil dropped into cylinders when I removed the old plugs.
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Also cleaned the sunroof glue/gunk that remained after taking the lining off.
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Was the oil actually around the top of the plugs, then dripped down onto the threads? More than likely just the rocker cover gasket if that's the case, there's 6 'O' rings that seal the spark plug chambers
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(06-08-2015, 09:27 AM)Midnightclub Wrote: Was the oil actually around the top of the plugs, then dripped down onto the threads? More than likely just the rocker cover gasket if that's the case, there's 6 'O' rings that seal the spark plug chambers
The oil was covering most of the spark plugs completely lol...
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I see.. maybe worth doing a compression test? Or is it just a thing that happens on m50's?
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(06-08-2015, 09:51 AM)Midnightclub Wrote: I see.. maybe worth doing a compression test? Or is it just a thing that happens on m50's?
Meh, not bothered to be honest, it's hardly worth investigating providing it runs/drives/drifts.
According to a BMW forum it's not uncommon so I'm not really bothered.
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How did it get the love tap!!!???
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(06-08-2015, 11:22 AM)Piggy Wrote: How did it get the love tap!!!???
Drove into a bank.
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(06-08-2015, 01:08 PM)silverzx Wrote: Drove into cheddar gorge.
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Changed the oil last night, the old stuff was pretty bad and the oil filter was disgusting, well needed/deserved oil change I think!
Went for Castrol GTX 10W-40 Part Synthetic which was £13 for 4L at Asda.
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Shame the magnetic sump plug wouldn't thread in.
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Also fitted a boss.
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Quick release.
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Fake OMP steering wheel (which isn't round at the top, never had problem with fakes before but this is bad).
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Also found an old radio for it, just need a harness/adapter.
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Got around to fitting my generic £140 eBay coilovers last night.
Feels sooooooo much better to drift now! Might go a tiny bit lower yet.
Front tyres scrubbed the helper spring but luckily had some 5mm spacers lying around so put them on the front!
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How she sits this morning!
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