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Modifying a BMW Z3 by
Rick Hunter
Greetings all
Does anyone have any idea as to modifying Bimmers?
FWIW, I have '97 Z3 1.9 4cyl. It's prob worth about $15K (Australian),
and I'm not in the position to upgrade to a newer car anytime soon, as
I'll likely be going overseas in the next 2 years.
Also, sad as it sounds, I've had it...
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Engine knocks at low RPM by
[email protected]
My engine all of a sudden seems to have developed knocking on low RPM
yesterday. This is a 1999 Nissan Maxima at 110,000 miles and I did all
the required maintenance. While I was bring it to a local mechanic,
the "service engine soon" light came on. The mechanics read the code
and it is something...
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March 29th 07 12:45 PM
by Tegger
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My Introductory Post by
gbowne1
Hello all,
I'm thinking about designing and building this car, which I think
would be very cool. Here are some basics on it. I have some plans in
mind for what I would like to build. Here's a kind of list of the
things I would like to include. Can someone reply with comments on
what would work...
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Burtyoung's official website by
ruby
The awaited launch of Burt Young's official website is now available
on the Internet for the public. The website has become a literal
library describing his milestones. His most recent endeavors include a
marvelous display of contemporary artwork and paintings. He can be
browsed at...
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March 28th 07 08:45 AM
by ruby
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Taking over car lease (history shows accident) by
wrxguy
Hi everyone,
Sometime this week I'm about to assume car lease (4 years, 12 months
remaining). All paperwork is done, we just need to go and official
sign the transfer. But, I just found that the car has accident in its
history.
Now, the current owner told me that the car had small accident,...
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March 26th 07 05:39 AM
by wrxguy
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leaky A/C compressor shaft seal by
Nathan Bates
Refrigerant oil is visible on the threads outside the center shaft.
Can just the seal/gasket be replaced?
Or does the whole compressor need replacing?
1995 Chevy S-10 pickup.
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1997 ford f-150xl 4.2l risky buy? by
[email protected]
I'm thinking about buying but am hesitant because of what I've read on
these engines. Appears that they are notorius for gasket failure
resulting in coolant leaking into engine potentialy resulting in
engine failure. Are my fears well-founded? Or am I being too paranoid?
Or are these engines known...
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PLEASE HELP by
[email protected]
i just bought a car yesturday 2000 maxima GLE...its got 121K...oil
changes done regulary, drives fine, this morning when i went to start
it up after a minute or 2 the RPM's dropped and went back up and
stalled, i restarted it and it did it again...i restrted it and it
stayed on this time but still...
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Advertising on your car or car wrapping? by
aceshopper
Does anyone here use their vehicle to advertise for others? I have
googled car wrapping and other advertising options, but i have only
found one company and i have yet to receive a call from them. If you
use or know of a company i could contract with, please let me know, as
i am interested in doing...
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NH to Ma title by
[email protected]
I am purchasing a car from New Hampshire and I live in Massachusetts I
was wondering if the year of the car is a 1985 do i need a title or
dont i becuase when you look it up it the sites all say after 1990 yes
bfore 1980 no? If seems to me as though the forgot about 10 years.
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Disable seat rollback in Town Car by
Earl Kiosterud
Hi all,
2000 Town Car. When I take the key out, the seats go all the way back. When I put the key
in, they go back to where they were. Can I disable this? It's wearing out the mechanism,
and I don't need it anyway. I've tried the procedure in the owner's manual to disable the
seat memory...
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temperature sensor 1996 MPV by
DB[_3_]
The temperature guage on my wife's 1996 Mazda MPV stays on zero. I think it
might be an issue with the coolant temperature sensor, but I don't know
where the sensor is located on the engine, or what it looks like. The
Chilton manual is no help at all.
Is there anyone out there who can give me...
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Autos Trucks for Sale - Dothan AL Swap Meet by
[email protected]
Hey There,
I vended some old parts at the Dothan AL swap meet and was really
impressed with the folks who are putting on this show... super nice
and very helpful. Watch for big things to come from this swapmeet in
the future as they also have a super facitily with lots of land to
expand. I took...
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Do you want to buy cheap cars?! Well then, check this out! by
amos
If you are looking for bargains in used cars, just please log on to
http://cars.ozfreeonline.com all the best bargains of used cars in
Australia and New Zealand are in OzFreeOnline. You can even get your
own used cars listed for free! It is all for free! Visit out site now
and see what we are...
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March 10th 07 08:23 AM
by amos
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should I get my brakes repaired? by
[email protected]
Hey,
I have a 1999 Toyota Corolla with 58,000 miles. My brakes are a bit
soft, but I haven't had any scraping or other noises. But something a
bit worrisome has happened the last 3 weeks.
Maybe 1 out of every 2 times, I will pull out of my driveway, which
slopes down steeply, and while my foot...
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March 6th 07 07:15 PM
by *
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Paint question by
dzmotor
I am going to paint my car with Dupont centari.Can this be clear
coated?Thanks
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Got a Traffic Ticket...HElp! by
lizzy
I just got court for doing 84 in a 65, and "not wearing a seatbelt",
however that dumbass was an asshole, because for once i WAS wearing my
seat belt... I'm not overly sure what I'm supposed to do, I just gotta
figure out a way to get those points off my insurance asap (i've
thought of a driving...
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Car with a circle symbol by
Gary[_5_]
I'm trying to remember what car has an icon symbol that looks like a
circle (or oval) with a smaller circle circle inside it. The smaller
circle is "hanging" from the top of the bigger circle like a
teardrop. It might be an old mazda symbol but I'm not sure.
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March 2nd 07 03:57 AM
by zonie
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Can a Mazda 3 pull a light utility trailer? by
engwar
I'm tired of renting a truck to occasionally move furniture or lumber
and other items that are too big to fit in my car.
I don't want to buy a truck that I'd only use once every month or so.
I'd like to buy a small utility trailer and get a hidden hitch for my
Mazda 3. But would this shorten the...
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