I have a 95 325i that has over heated. The top radiator hose gets
hot but not the bottom hose. I was going to try to fix it myself
because I thoght it could either be one of two things, the thermostate,
or the water pump. then I noticed that there was oil leaking that had

I get a lot of punctures with the Conti Contact Sport 235-45/17 tires on
my 530i sport. The real problem is the stiff ride makes it hard to
notice when they've gone flat and the tire is ruined quickly. Does
anyone have experience with add-on remote pressure monitors such as the

You have two exes and there's only one free monkey on
craigslist. Which kid gets the monkey?

My clutch does not return from the floor on my 1990 535i. It seems to
happen less when the car is cool, but has been progressively getting
worse over the past three days.  Once the clutch is stuck I cannot get
the transmission into gear, and I have to use my toe to pull the clutch

I recently purchased  a 2003 model BMW330 convertible, and it has a
satellite navigation system.
How can I determine what model upgrade disk I need to get the latest maps?
The disk in the sat nav system in the back is labelled "2003-2 BMW Digital

Never been here before.
I got my first ever BMW about 4 weeks ago.
Its a E34? 1991 520i.
I have already done 1400 miles in it.

Hartge did a 295mm front brake kit for their E30 H35, it's a four bolt
setup. I have the chance to buy one, but the vendor THINKS it'll need
16" wheels. I'd prefer to run my 15" cross spokes.
BMW E34 525i's run a 302mm disc and can take 15" alloys. So I think I

I have a 2003 model 330ci convertible (in the UK) and I have noticed a high
pitched screeching sound when turning right at slow speeds. It only happens
if the car is moving, i.e. if I just turn the steering wheel to the right
whilst stationary, no noise occurs. At higher speeds, ...

I thought people would like to see this update on this topic that was
furiously duiscussed in March on this newsgroup.
Vijay Kumar
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/06/20/nspeed20.xml&sSh
eet=/news/2006/06/20/ixuknews.html

Thank you both for your helpful
and educational answers.
H.
In article <cQVjg.25453$8T4.22484@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com>,

BMW M3 EVO 1996.
The blower fan (heating and cooling) has lost speed. It still blows but
at best at less than half speed. It happened a couple of weeks ago and
since then has only once operated at normal speed. That happened out of

Just wanted to relate that I recently attended the 2-Day school at the
Performance Center in Spartanburg and learned a LOT.
After I hit my second deer in a year with the 328 I convinced myself
that I needed to become a bit more comfortable with the vehicle at and

My 95 525i is approaching 100,000 miles and the shimmy
is here. Ebay carries ads for thrust arms, bushings, etc.
by a company called FCP Groton. The prices are unusually
low compared to dealer and OEM numbers. Anybody tried any

so I see the runaway driver has been arrested............he obviously could
not keep quiet.

i've owned a '99 323i for roughly 4 months now. i've had no trouble,
really. last week, i got the 'headlamp' warning sign and immediately
after that, i got the 'check engine' sign. i took care of the lamp
(just had to fit it in to the groove properly) and the check engine