Bit of update so while on the dyno we discovered a few drops of oil under the car. A bit of investigation reveals the most likely culprit is a cam seal…. Annoying! So at some point I’ll have to pull the front of the engine off and install a new seal. I’ve also been speaking to Brett at BDE and will be purchasing his now PS pulley for ATi crank pulley, which will resolve the issue of it spitting off its PS belt. I’ve also been going through the datalogs of some of the drives I’ve had to identify the cause of the imbalance of fuelling between banks. While I’m not sure it’s totally the cause, I have found that the alternator is not keeping up with demand. While the pic shows voltage drop during a pull down to 13.06v, wider analysis identifies a direct correlation between the fuelling of the engine and the electrical systems being above or below 13.5v. So I’m going to have my alternator inspected, and if it’s performing as expected I’ll either look at having it uprated to 120amp (to offset the 24amp draw of the 525lph pump) or if that’s not possible I’ll look to upgrade to a 200amp unit from WPS or WOSP.
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nickz32 · Sunday at 16:03 2 days
as per heading
BMW 323i SE manual
1997 R-reg
108k miles
BMW service history
just had inspection II service
Warranty still on it 18 months
British racing green, spoiler on boot
immaculate condition
new MOT, tax til april '03
climate control, electric everything etc
asking 7400 ono
phone steve 07789 412 290 or email.
this car is absolutely mint and i paid 8800 only in april for it. reason for sale is the misses cant afford the 60 mile a day journey and has now bought a 306 Turbo desiel.
steve