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Not a lot left of them, and looking to get a new set for this season, once I take car out of winter storage.

From memory the Michelin's have been on car for about 7 years. The production date is 2008 from memory, as I know they were 'a few years' when I got them at a good price. Think you can find Pirelli P Zero Rosso as well in 245/45-16.

I have Michelin's (245/45-16) at the back, which have been on car some years now. Believe you can still occasionally get them, but at a price.

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I believe that it is viable to swap injector #5 (rear right hand) using dremel method, but would be good to know if anyone have done it successfully. Have changed #3 and #4 before, which worked well, but seem to be a good bit to machine out for injector #5. Need to get a replacement into car, as it is acting up frequently (cylinder will not fire when hot under bonnet- and ohm meter show that it is gone bad as well). Hope to avoid lifting plenum.

To see if you have O2-sensor problems, you can just disconnect them and see if it run better.

I replaced both upstream O2 sensors last year, and got Bosch sensors. I would avoid getting non-branded sensor's that may not last well. I bought the Bosch sensor's from RockAuto.com and they where not expensive. Paid around €30 each + shipping (and I managed to avoid import charges when brought into Ireland .....)

Measure the resistance on the injector. Should be between 10 - 14 ohm (from memory), and if they are not within this or close to, then they will need replacing. When I had injectors going bad in the past, they have been way out on the ohm reading.

Went to garage and had a look at a bottle of MT90 I have and sticker on bottle says: "Red Line MT-90 is a fully synthetic ester-based lubricant ......."

You most likely have the original calipers. My 93NA (early Series 2) had 26mm discs, which I years ago swapped for 30mm set-up. I say MJP (trader here) would have 26mm discs available, and you can also get them from US (e.g from czp.us - but shipping could get quite steep - heavy items).

Does not sound exactly the same as an issue I had a while back, but maybe related, so here you go. What I had was a break pedal that got 'soft' when pressing for a while (when e.g. standing at a traffic light). This would however only happen if I had been in slow traffic / traffic jam and temperature increased under bonnet. Changed fluid several times, but this did not help. Had no visible leak or loss of fluid (that was noticeable at least), but in the end I decided to replaced all BMC seals, which sorted the problem.

My early Series 2 NA (produced Q4 1992 - registered in 1993) also had 26mm discs. Changed about 10 years ago for TT set-up.

Sachs usually makes 'good stuff' from my own experience. Believe that they are OEM for some BMW models (incl M3), and I would see their quality as being very good. How good their Z32 damper is, I would not know, but I would consider .... and my order from Rockauto (two O2 sensors) a few weeks ago got through customs nicely ..... :biggrin:

As mentioned the R12 and R134a connectors are different. I got mine changed over years ago (10+), and also got adapters via eBay at the time. It is push fit for R134a.

OEM seem to have gone up in price, but you can get Sachs from Rockauto.com for €55 - €60 (about £50 each) - shipping will however cost you a bit, and then you may have import charges (which in Ireland I usually do not get hit by :biggrin:). Was checking prices as I recently fitted a pair of KYB's that I bought years ago (needed fronts then - but bought a set of 4 - only recently changed rears).