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Re: few little problems with 318is?

Postby bmwe36318is on Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:11 am

excellent reply tony much appreciated, just one more thing lol were abouts would i find the thermostat?
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Re: few little problems with 318is?

Postby tonysticks on Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:47 am

To access the thermostat, you need to remove the cooling fan and then remove the bolts holding the thermostat housing. You should find a DIY for this on the web.
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Re: few little problems with 318is?

Postby big AL on Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:10 pm

you must replace your plastic sliders in the window mechanism.they are not very expensive.you will find that the are worn and the ball from the arm slips out either from the one or both,normally the one pops out.when you replace them with new ones there is a clip on the sliders ,don't pull back slide the plastic slider in line with the ball on the arm and just knock it in with your hand.put some graphite grease on.hope this helps you
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Re: few little problems with 318is?

Postby mattloveshis318is on Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:17 pm

there is a problem with the siders now as i have the same problem but it is on the drivers side window. i went to a garage and i would have to buy a regulator. but went to a local scrappy and got a plastic slider from a later 318is. worked fine until it broke again. just watch out. also if you look at a different coupe they apparently are not the same. all else fails find a milling machine
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