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hi. i've got a few e31 parts for sale. got them on ebay at the moment. items include. m62 starter motor £10. Steering box with servotronic(840) needs some repair £50. New bowden cable (gearshift) fits 5HP24 gearbo,09/96 onwards. Heated windscreen washer jets ,got bids upto £10.50 at the mo. LHD general module(GM2) £100.Transmission ecu (1996) £40. Brake pressure regulator £30. Bonnet cable (new) £15. Passenger door lock £15. Door lock actuator £15. Boot lock actuator (new) £15. Headlight washer jets,only got 2 ,plus some pipes £10. M62 aux belt pulley, water pump side not aircon £5.Also got an airbag ecu, don't know what car it's for part number 65778374821 ££50. call me on 07931318789 if you're interested.

Hi everyone. Hope you don't mind but I've got a few spare parts for sale on eBay.Mostly 8 series parts including a genuine sports front spoiler. Does need some repair though.  If you're interested have a look and make me an offer. 

Hi fellow be beemers. My failsafe programme returned. After a few attempts of trying to figure out the problem including changing the batteries I discovered the fault. As I moved the right side battery the fault cleared. Moved it again and it returned. So I checked the four red wires for a  break. The thin red wire has a metal link in it. One of the rivets was loose. When I wiggled it the failsafe returned. Hay presto. So I compressed the rivet. Taped it up with electric tape. Then taped it to one of the thick red wires to secure it further. Problem solved. Not had a problem since. The tiny movement must of been detected by the computer maybe. Or the thin red wire might be the live wire for the transmission ecu. Not sure but it's fixed. 

well what do you know. it worked. don't know how long it will last. at least car is running ok for now. thanks. :)

hi. thanks for the reply. my mate has got a code reader,but he's on holiday till 12th august. :( . gonna try the old disconnect the batteries wait 30 seconds and reconnect job.

hi there fellow 8ters and fellow beemers.my car is a bmw 840ci,1996 with tiptronic box.got a problem with my gear box. recently noticed that my gear indicator on the dash had a small delay in showing 'P'. didn't think much of it.car still started and drove fine. yesterday morning got in the car turned the ignition on and nothing came up at all. gear display showed nothing. turn the key to start the car,engine turned over but wouldn't fire up and hay presto i got 'trans failsafe prog' come up on my computer display.i,ve checked all the connections to the gearbox and for any leaks. all is fine. if i was to guess at a possible fault i think it may be the transmission control module. can anyone confirm this or suggest any other possible fault. thanks. hope to here from you.

hi, yipee i found it. close to where you suggested. under the centre armrest. removed the centre tray and there it was. thanks for your help. ps. if you want to put this up on the helpful tips or 8 series page page you can.

think i'd go for the PowerPlant 860i. check it out on you tube. dyno 3.

hi, still not found the ecu. if anyone else can help, it would be welcome. don't fancy taking all the interior out unless i have to.i've attached an image of the ecu. has a single orange connecter which you can just see in the image. thanks

hi.took the glovebox out,removed the control modules. still no sign of an airbag ecu.i've put everthing back now.starting to get dark. will check in the engine bay tomorrow.thanks.will keep you up to date tomorrow.

hi there fellow beemers. not been on the site for a while,must say looking good since i last looked. great looking site. i'm hoping someone can help. i've bought a new airbag ecu. problem is i can't find where the ecu is situated. i've got a workshop manual on disk. it says the ecu is under the passenger side dashboard. looked under there and all i can see is the body control modules,no sign of the ecu.if anyone can help it would be very helpful. look forward to any help.thanks.