e34 confession

[kyleN20]

i gotta confess, i was starting to get down on my e34. it just seemed like problem after problem. if it wasent a sticking break caliper it was bad thrust arms, if it wasent bad thrust arms it was a bad lkm, if it wasent a bad lkm it was developing rust, it it wasent rust it was a leaking rear window, i mean it was really getting me down in the dumps. so i caved, i ordered parts from bma, not everthing, just parts that will fix my driveabality issues. i got lemfoder arms and caliper rebuild kits and rotors and went to town. one week later (due to a busy schedual) and im driving like a uber machine, mummmm i love it, i lover driving at night with the radio off and use the exhaust as my soundtrack, it reminds me why i bought an e34, now i love it again, just thought id share, anyone got an lkm by the way?

kyle

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

You can fix it man!

just do the LKM re soilder on the internal relay joints.

[Jehu]

What'd you do about the rust? I have one of the drain plugs under the rocker panels missing and badly rusted and the tip corner of the driver side rear wheel well fender is rusty.I keep forgetting to do something. I found rust dissolver and thought I'd try that and see what was left . If there's enough fender I'll sand and use touch up/clear coat, on the underside i thought wire brush, rust dissolver then rubber spray on seal and just cover it up after i put a piece of metal over the hole.

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

then seal it POR 15. Fill it, seal it and re paint.

Oh, by the way...Just drove my touring and the LKM needs a re soilder job....speak of the devil.

[kyleN20]

i did resolder, hasent helped
furthermore my pass. blinker is intermitin, bit with a slight tap turns right on WTF, i love my e34

[Flamin'Cow]

err what is an lkm?

[BillionPa]

light kontrol module!

[F4Phantom]

I went through a similar thing this week. I was speaking to a mate about his 735iL of the same year as my 5, and we were going to do a swap, I was all set but several things went wrong, 1 insurance was $200 more so nearly 1k per year. Also I just got my transmission rebuilt for 2.5k and his could be due. So in the end I passed and have now decided to get my car spick and span.

[Gayle]

err what is an lkm?

It is one of the things that malfunctions on every e34 at some point. Makes your lights go wacko. Resoldering fixes it.

[Qube]

Well the good news is it sounds like the 'going-to-break-items' are gradually being replaced. That means it can only be sunshine ahead!

[skr]

it whouldn't be any fun if u didn't have to fix anything...

[31Hertz]

Ach, zees Churmin mascheens izt zee besst. Loveable beasts who loved to be loved; OR ELSE!!!

[ILoveMPower]

Yeah, I was feeling the same way before I did my thrust arms... it just feels like its not the car it should be. But once you go without it for a couple days and get it back, it is ONE blissful drive! :D

[31Hertz]

I drove my wife's '97 Honda 2.2L automatic Accord for two weeks because she is at home keeping the little one. This was to save on gas money. When I finally drove the 540 again it was like virginal sex; except that the orgasm lasts and lasts and lasts...

[Anthony (M5 in Calgary)]

I drove my wife's '97 Honda 2.2L automatic Accord for two weeks because she is at home keeping the little one. This was to save on gas money. When I finally drove the 540 again it was like virginal sex; except that the orgasm lasts and lasts and lasts...

I had the same reaction to getting back in my car after having to drive an '03 330i M-Sport with Steptronic a total of 2500kms for my summer vacation. Nice enough car, but not a patch on what I'm used to.

[tdgard]

Same boat here. An E39 M5 is in my very near future but every time I start looking at them, I realize I have not spent squat on this car. Sure a water pump here a set of shocks there--what car does not require that? The no car payment factor has a lot do do with this.

[Michael999]

ive pulled out my instrument cluster to do capacitors but im just waiting to go back to work to see a guy there whos good with a soldering iron, so for the last 2 weeks ive been driving my 242GT volvo on LPG, its so noisy and rough and underpowered.
Ive gotten used to it again now, and barely notice these things, when i get back in the bmw now its going to feel amazing :)