Steveg3por

Sadly my BMW is going to be sold on Ebay shortly, Due to ill health I can no longer drive, Having restored her to her former glory and given me much satisfaction and with help from club members to complete all the work. I thank those who have given such good advice,I hope some of the advice I have given has helped also helped some. Old age comes to us all so time to hang the keys up. Thank you again for all the support. Steve

Several upgrades on amazon if you want to save money,Some are legal some are not, your choice! Hope this helps

First thing would be to go to any garage and have it put a diagnostic computer and go from there....I wonder why the last owner sold it......

Both came from a local factor, Pretty easy to fix yourself if you can get loan of a ramp, I note you are in Cheshire, Loads of factors in your county, better if you buy the bits as garages add at least 10% or more.Good luck

I have just replaced rear springs and shocks with mtec, no more bounce but ride very firm £156 quid with labour!! from my local garage

Whoops, forgot that one Ian, May have hit the bracket hard.

Have the exhaust checked, Remove and refit, ninety times out of a hundred its an exhaust mounting.

Or the Vanos

Sounds like a mounting IE exhaust,gearbox ,engine. I had similar and it was the rear exhaust mounting and we took the whole thing off but never discovered what was amiss, when we put it back the noise went. Let us know when you find it for future reference.

Have you tried the scrappy, I managed to get one in really good condition

Hey, Get someone to follow you to see if steam is coming out of the exhuast pipe, a sure sign. There can be a minor hole in a gasket that gradually develops into some thing major. If you are sure its water in the oil there is a problem. I have had this happen twice and yes I agree it is very expensive because the head will have to be skimmed. Please let us know how you get on. Steve

440 litres approx

See how to with lots of photos I recently posted

This is a strange one that lots of older BME's suffer, There are lots of reasons but the most common is the splines from the gearbox rusting up along with the clutch release bearing, clutch plates last a long time before they wear out. Try pumping the clutch pedal a dozen or so times before going out, it may make all the difference and may cure the problem. The actual clutch housing condensates causing the rust to form. Lastly the flywheel can distort on higher milage cars but rarely, a garage inspection is costly so hopefully pumping the pedal will work.

Have you checked the engine management system i.e. the main chip?