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Forum: Electrical 07-11-2005, 05:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,164
Posted By Guy Massey
Locks and lights

Can you help with two problems?

1)

the remote locking is not working properly. I can lock all three doors by turning the key in the driver’s door lock but when I press the button on the remote...
Forum: Maintenance 12-28-2004, 10:30 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,090
Posted By Guy Massey
Spark Plugs

So, what is the correct spark plug (gap) setting?

Also, what is the largest (tallest) tyre (tire), as in height not width, I can fit to a standard wheel on a stantard 318ti?

(I had to ask the...
Forum: Track, Auto-X & Drag Racing 11-18-2004, 04:32 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,223
Posted By Guy Massey
Raima, That spoiler looks like a crock of...

Raima,

That spoiler looks like a crock of s**t. Don't ruin your ti with it.
Forum: Lounge 11-18-2004, 09:59 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,136
Posted By Guy Massey
I agree. A six cylinder, probably 2.5 litre, in a...

I agree. A six cylinder, probably 2.5 litre, in a TI would be fantastic.
Forum: Maintenance 11-17-2004, 06:40 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,600
Posted By Guy Massey
I can't comment on the 318ti but I had a similar...

I can't comment on the 318ti but I had a similar problem on my 525i whereby the service lights kept coming on.

I took the dash out and cut the wire to the service lights. They didn't come on after...
Forum: Lounge 11-17-2004, 05:41 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 28,244
Posted By Guy Massey
Absolutely no problem Sydeshow. It's good to...

Absolutely no problem Sydeshow. It's good to know, once and for all, what it (or should it be ti) stands for and glad you did share it with us. Rachel (BMW318tiChic) can sleep soundly tonight.
...
Forum: Lounge 11-17-2004, 03:46 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 28,244
Posted By Guy Massey
Well, what can I say? I am sorry. You were right...

Well, what can I say? I am sorry. You were right and I was wrong.

However, TI on a 2002 does make a certain amount of sense as in the '60s a 2002 could, just, have been considered a touring car....
Forum: Transmission 11-17-2004, 11:40 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 69,717
Posted By Guy Massey
Mine is a manual also. I like autos, and...

Mine is a manual also.

I like autos, and they are great for our traffic congestion, but I think the M44 is too small an engine to be really successful with an auto box.
Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 11-17-2004, 10:45 AM
Replies: 331
Sticky: Poll: Age Demographics
Views: 162,093
Posted By Guy Massey
Most of us are most or less free to do what we...

Most of us are most or less free to do what we want but it's down to the individual to set his or her own moral standards; standards that he or she are comfortable to live with.

My own personal...
Forum: General Chit Chat 11-16-2004, 07:01 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,597
Posted By Guy Massey
"wheat beer" ????? We generally make beer...

"wheat beer" ?????

We generally make beer from barley.
Forum: General Chit Chat 11-16-2004, 05:40 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 10,557
Posted By Guy Massey
"Back in 1989, I owned a Triumph TR7 convertible....

"Back in 1989, I owned a Triumph TR7 convertible. That car needed to tow a spare car behind it just incase I needed a part."

That's how I felt when I had XJ6 Jaguars. Always had to have a spare in...
Forum: General Chit Chat 11-16-2004, 04:16 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 10,557
Posted By Guy Massey
I have a 1998 318ti and an ageing 525i. Both...

I have a 1998 318ti and an ageing 525i. Both cracking cars but quite beyond my GF who constantly asks why we can't have a Merc. As if!

Eventually she said she wanted her own car so I suggested a...
Forum: Lounge 11-16-2004, 11:10 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 28,244
Posted By Guy Massey
I was going to suggest that but didn't want to...

I was going to suggest that but didn't want to upset the Germans.

Of course, if you are considering the German language TI could stand for almost anything but we must remember that, although most...
Forum: Lounge 11-15-2004, 07:24 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 28,244
Posted By Guy Massey
I can't answer that. I am not exactly sure...

I can't answer that.

I am not exactly sure of this, and I feel I am getting out of my depth, but I think the M44 was developed from another engine which was only single cam. So when the M44 was...
Forum: Lounge 11-15-2004, 07:06 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 28,244
Posted By Guy Massey
It makes more sense that Touring International. ...

It makes more sense that Touring International.

No one would ever consider the 318ti a touring car whether national or international. A fantastic city or local runaround, no question, but not a...
Forum: Electrical 11-15-2004, 03:01 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,528
Posted By Guy Massey
Thanks Maurolin. You got me on the right...

Thanks Maurolin.

You got me on the right lines.

It appears, for whatever reason, that the fuse had blown causing the clock and the brake lights to fail. The brake lights have been dead for...
Forum: Misc 11-15-2004, 02:57 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,452
Posted By Guy Massey
Thanks.

Thanks.
Forum: Misc 11-15-2004, 01:56 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,452
Posted By Guy Massey
Service Manuals # 2

Which Bentley service manual should I purchase for a 1998, E36, 318ti, with the M44 engine?
Forum: Lounge 11-15-2004, 11:36 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 28,244
Posted By Guy Massey
I disagree. I think ti stands for: ...

I disagree.

I think ti stands for:

'T'win cam, 'I'njection

E stands for 'E'comony,

and M stands for 'M'otorsport
Forum: Brakes 11-11-2004, 04:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,107
Posted By Guy Massey
I am surprised you can find nothing wrong with...

I am surprised you can find nothing wrong with the pads. A grinding sound is a sure sign that the back of the pads are touching the disc.

If you are absolutely sure the pads are OK then something...
Forum: Interior and ICE 11-11-2004, 11:40 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,711
Posted By Guy Massey
"if i'm ever letting someone in the passenger...

"if i'm ever letting someone in the passenger seat behind me, i'll do the lever for them then stand back holding the door open."

That is exactly what I do and I don't have any trouble.

I get...
Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 11-10-2004, 05:35 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 11,170
Posted By Guy Massey
I live in Suffolk, England, and I bought my 1989...

I live in Suffolk, England, and I bought my 1989 ti from my sister in August 2003. She had been given it by her then boyfriend who had bought from the original owner for her.

It's pretty standard...
Forum: I'm thinking about buying a ti. 11-10-2004, 01:45 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,221
Posted By Guy Massey
I don't find the 318ti too expensive to maintain....

I don't find the 318ti too expensive to maintain. Mostly it is still a reasonably simple car to work on. Oil changes are easy and brakes pad changes are not difficult. Most routine maintenance can be...
Forum: Electrical 11-10-2004, 12:35 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,528
Posted By Guy Massey
Interesting reply. Are you saying here that...

Interesting reply.

Are you saying here that the brake lights and the clock share the same fuse?

That would imply that if the brake lights work then the clock should work. If the brake lights...
Forum: Electrical 11-09-2004, 03:19 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,528
Posted By Guy Massey
digital clock

I have a problem with the digital clock on my 1998 318ti.

At first the clock would sometimes not light up. Sometimes it would, sometimes it wouldn’t; there was no rhyme or reason either way. I...
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