Re: [MBZ] OT: Another Bimmer diesel

2005-08-07 Thread ernest breakfield
i inquired about service on that exact car at my local dealership and was told they couldn't accept it for service. although the E34 body style is common here and they're familiar with the M21 motor it shares with the 85'ish 524TDs, there are enough things different about it that they've had cars

Re: [MBZ] OT: Another Bimmer diesel

2005-07-16 Thread redghost
You show up at the Bimmer dealer in that and scare the snot out of the monkeys in the back if they had to work on it. On Thursday, July 14, 2005, at 10:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 43600 on the clock??? I believe BMW made these diesel engines to be installed in Lincoln Contentinals back

[MBZ] OT: Another Bimmer diesel

2005-07-15 Thread Zeitgeist
This is interesting: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1category=6008item=4562114425 -- Casey Biodiesel: '87 300TD intercooler (206k) '84 300D (202k) Gashuffer: '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (184k) Olympia, WA

Re: [MBZ] OT: Another Bimmer diesel

2005-07-15 Thread shustew
Subject 07/14/2005 10:18 [MBZ] OT: Another Bimmer diesel PM

Re: [MBZ] OT: Another Bimmer diesel

2005-07-15 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Thursday, July 14, 2005, at 10:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe BMW made these diesel engines to be installed in Lincoln Contentinals back in the late 1980's but the American public had just seen GM's 5.7 diesel fall apart thus Lincoln could not move their Lincoln's with

Re: [MBZ] OT: Another Bimmer diesel

2005-07-15 Thread Alex Chamberlain
This is interesting: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1category=6008item=4562114425 The E34 (third-generation 5-series) is IMHO the best car BMW ever made---their version of the 124. With a diesel it would be a dream come true. I'm a bit worried by the