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I've got a knocking from the front at low speed over bumps.

My mechanic was 100% it was the anti roll bar drop links.

Changed them this morning, still got the knocking!!!

A little fustrated now, anyone else got any ideas?

PeterM Apprentice

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Could be snapped spring, worn bushes, although a sneaky problem could be a bust damper thats leaked all its lube out and the muck off the road is hiding it

G4VHD Grand Master

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Wish bone bushes...not to bad then.

Not going to attempt them my self though.

Plus rear shockers are rusting and will need doing soon!

Shes worth it though...

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yeah not to bad, funny , because if that was our megs we would be fuming calling it all sorts (yes i no its a car :P )

were as the bimmers were like, rrr its on 120k its about time it needed it doing anyway, another 120k easily left in her lol

PeterM Apprentice

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Glad its nothing major i wish i could say the same for mine, noticed oil on the floor opened the bonnet and oil everywhere! oil cooler is hanging on by the hoses but hoses are still attached? going to get it up on the ramps tomorrow and find out where its from and its engine oil ooeeerrr, if its serious i can see this being broke with the alloys and leather going on fleabay

G4VHD Grand Master

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Glad its nothing major i wish i could say the same for mine, noticed oil on the floor opened the bonnet and oil everywhere! oil cooler is hanging on by the hoses but hoses are still attached? going to get it up on the ramps tomorrow and find out where its from and its engine oil ooeeerrr, if its serious i can see this being broke with the alloys and leather going on fleabay

Ouch...sorry dude

PeterM Apprentice

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from what i can see it looks like a clip has just given up and oil has went everywhere, temps were fine and everything else seems ok but wont know for definite until tomorrow, maybe its the excuse i need to get myself another e30 :D every cloud and all that jazz

G4VHD Grand Master

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I know what you meen, been advised to change rear shocks sometime this year, which means to me I need coilovers :D:D:D

G4VHD Grand Master

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you havnt driven it with the oil missing have you!!??

gav you get coilies il be proper jelous and will have to buy some myself :P

Wont be getting them till just before the show though.

PeterM Apprentice

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no no as soon as seen it i left the car on the drive its not getting driven until after i`ve had it up on the ramps to find out where its coming from i dont want a cracked engine aswell

G4VHD Grand Master

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Cant have wheels this year I dont think..depends how the Shop and my work go,

plus I want to get everything else mint before I start spendingg big money.

andy-mcq Veteran

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theres a few bits on the beemer that could do with getting sorted but nothing major.

ive got the wedding to this year so be hard to save for some 19s when ive already got 18s! when the tyres need changing il use that excuse :P

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theres a few bits on the beemer that could do with getting sorted but nothing major.

ive got the wedding to this year so be hard to save for some 19s when ive already got 18s! when the tyres need changing il use that excuse :P

PeterM Apprentice

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Well it looks like my oil cooler has come away and cracked hence all the oil shooting up into the engine so nothing at all serious thank god, although now the idea has been put in my head I am very tempted to either sell the car or break it for the leather interior and alloys and fund a e30 going to see what interest i have in it first

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been thinking about my alloys, as i cant afford some nice 19s til prob another year :(

going to prob still lower her, then some spacers to push my 18s out slightly .

seen a similiar car and it looks proper nice!

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