What did you do to your E9 today?

[Arde]

I am partially ashamed I have not done much to or for my E9 today, or lately.
But borrowing a fashionable expression, my E9 has been "top of mind" nonetheless, and hopefully that counts.
I will take it for a ride in 5'. Motion is good for humans and cars.
Great thread with so many owners really doing good work!

 

[OCCoupe]

Replaced the new water pump with another new water pump. By new, I mean the water pump had under 500 miles and was a month old.

 

[Bmachine]

Replaced the new water pump with another new water pump. By new, I mean the water pump had under 500 miles and was a month old.

I had to do the same, albeit with a little over 1000 miles on it…. WTF???

 

[eriknetherlands]

@OCCoupe , @Bmachine ; which water pumps did you get that failed soo quickly? I probably need a new waterpump as well, and we may learn something here about the good and not-so-good brands.
Or is the failure due to another factor perhaps?

 

[OCCoupe]

I actually had 2 pumps fail. The first pump was 2 years old and had a little over 1,000 miles. That pump was a Graf. The second pump was a Hepu. The one I installed yesterday is a BMW pump; so we will see how that goes…

 

[eriknetherlands]

Hepu and Graf are (here in NL) around 45 euro/USD; the BMW Dealer quoted 135 euro for a new one so that made me doubt it.
But anyway, good info. And, looking at it: 3*45 euro/usd+ all the wrenching work quickly makes 135 from the dealer sound like a sensible route.

 

[OCCoupe]

Hepu and Graf are (here in NL) around 45 euro/USD; the BMW Dealer quoted 135 euro for a new one so that made me doubt it.
But anyway, good info. And, looking at it: 3*45 euro/usd+ all the wrenching work quickly makes 135 from the dealer sound like a sensible route.

I would definitely say that it’s worth it if it is a better pump.

 

[DWMBMW]

Attended a neighborhood car show last weekend.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CjLtgRXJGIR/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

 

[Stevehose]

Attended a neighborhood car show last weekend.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CjLtgRXJGIR/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

Wait, new custom license plate??

 

[DWMBMW]

Wait, new custom license plate??

Yes, so I only have to point at it when people ask what year and/or color it is.

 

[Bmachine]

I actually had 2 pumps fail. The first pump was 2 years old and had a little over 1,000 miles. That pump was a Graf. The second pump was a Hepu. The one I installed yesterday is a BMW pump; so we will see how that goes…

Here is mine. Failed after 1500 miles. No name that I can see. Only some numbers…. Replaced with a real BMW one. Knock on wood.

 

[Wobdog]

Your car is just beautiful. I have come back to this picture a few times

 

[wkohler]

Here is mine. Failed after 1500 miles. No name that I can see. Only some numbers…. Replaced with a real BMW one. Knock on wood.



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That is a Graf. I used Grafs for years, then Saleris, but then had a bunch of Saleri failures within a year to 18 months, so switched back to Graf. Hepu was only recently available then I wasn't able to get one in time so I used a Graf. I'd like to know who makes the BMW pump, but it probably doesn't matter and is Uro Parts just like everything else they offer these days.

 

[Stevehose]

I installed the LED white bulbs in the glove compartment, trunk, and engine bay for better lighting in a dark environment. The rest of the bulbs are like yours--OG incandescent.

I put in the led’s for the license plate bulbs. Quite bright! I haven’t decided if they will be permanent, but I am thinking the more light back there the better for people to see me. I’m definitely keeping the interior all incandescent.

 

[Stan]

I put in the led’s for the license plate bulbs. Quite bright! I haven’t decided if they will be permanent, but I am thinking the more light back there the better for people to see me. I’m definitely keeping the interior all incandescent.

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those are bright!

 

[Antar]

Bought my 73 CS a Brain - as part of my long overdue conversion to a 3.5. Going with the M6 Motronic Motorsport 1.3
ECU/DME 0 261 200 079 from ProRama.

 

[Drew Gregg]

With 13K miles on my Korman engine installed in Hawaii by the previous owner,it was time for a valve adjustment/check. The exhaust valves are now .012" and the intake valves are .010". Getting ready for the LOTA East 1000-mile round trip.

 

[Drew Gregg]

Bought my 73 CS a Brain - as part of my long overdue conversion to a 3.5. Going with the M6 Motronic Motorsport 1.3
ECU/DME 0 261 200 079 from ProRama. View attachment 149855

The engine management system on my '73 CS is the...... Notronic.

 

[OCCoupe]

This happened…

followed by this.

 

[boonies]

This happened…followed by this.

What a difference! Please share the color you used for the sub-frame. I am planning to do the rear end on mine this winter once the snow hits.