Update: 11-08-10
I ordered some parts from ebay and ECP at the weekend and they turned up today at lunch time, so I cracked out the tools and set to work giving the car a nice service and some replacement parts.
I was doing the following work:
- Engine Oil
- Engine Coolant
- Spark Plugs
- Water pump/Alternator belt
- AC belt
- Thermostatic fan switch
- Exhaust
- Fog lamp
Haynes says to do the belts from below, so being the initative person I am, I did them from above, very easy, loads of space then. Removed the fan and airbox, so much space to move about in and work with, plus no need to jack the car up till I got to the stage of changing the oil and coolant.
I also replace the water pump pulley as it had seen better days...
Nice shiney new part from BMW!
Did all the belts..
Very easy with the space I had, although getting the AC tensioner set up right was a pain, but I did it and it's working fine.
The old spark plugs don't look too bad considering I don't know how long they have been in the car.
Drain and flushed the cooling system as well as drained the oil, whilst flushing the system I also then did the fan switch. Filled these up to the correct levels and it seems to be happier for it. I changed all the filters too, air, pollen and oil.
Onto the exhaust! Removing the old one was a pain, the bolts were rusty and two of the nuts rounded so had to use a gripping socket to remove them and replaced them with some fresh new ones.
New vs Old
Another easy install, I could have done this completely by myself but I got my brother to help by holding up the exhaust whilst I fiddled under the car with the brackets, just made it easier for me.
I also replace the foglight which I assumed was a right task due to what a friend had said, but again, simple and easy. Push screwdriver into hole, out pops lamp.
And the old one...
That's it for today, tomorrow is brake fluid change as well as an MOT (if I can book one).
