What did you do to your 2002 today !

[BarneyT]

Helped my friend Mike Dube load up his touring for the trip to mid American 2002 fest…

[tzei]

A quick wash. Ready to go.

[mccusername]

Added a little splash of color to the Sahara.

['76mintgrün'02]

I tightened my oil filter.

 

My second replacement clutch master cylinder has a slow drip and I noticed recently that the drip was leaving a puddle, yet the fluid in the reservoir wasn't going down. 

 

It turns out the puddle was oil, not brake fluid and it was due to the filter coming loose.  I was shocked by how much I had to tighten it. 

 

At least it was an easy fix.  That could have been bad.

 

Tom

[ray_]

8 hours ago, '76mintgrün'02 said:

slow drip

 

At least it was an easy fix.  That could have been bad.

 

Tom

 

 

I think drips always fall at the same relative rate.

 

[0257]

8 hours ago, '76mintgrün'02 said:

I tightened my oil filter.

 

My second replacement clutch master cylinder has a slow drip and I noticed recently that the drip was leaving a puddle, yet the fluid in the reservoir wasn't going down. 

 

It turns out the puddle was oil, not brake fluid and it was due to the filter coming loose.  I was shocked by how much I had to tighten it. 

 

At least it was an easy fix.  That could have been bad.

 

Tom

I had what appears to be pretty much the same issue, manifested mostly as a shiny spot on the top lip of the block, a sheen of oil on the driver’s side of the pan, and wet hose clamps on the dip stick mount.  But the filter was on tight enough that I had to tap the top edge counterclockwise with a screwdriver to get it loose, and the space in a tii is so tight I am not ruling out the Purolater/block interface — you just can’t see back there.  So today I changed the oil and filter, cinched the filter down as tight as my feeble hands permit (is there a tool that you can actually get into that space to tighten it more?), and cleaned all oil off the surfaces.  Tomorrow I’ll run it and see if it stays clean.

[ray_]

8 minutes ago, 0257 said:

I had what appears to be pretty much the same issue, manifested mostly as a shiny spot on the top lip of the block, a sheen of oil on the driver’s side of the pan, and wet hose clamps on the dip stick mount.  But the filter was on tight enough that I had to tap the top edge counterclockwise with a screwdriver to get it loose, and the space in a tii is so tight I am not ruling out the Purolater/block interface — you just can’t see back there.  So today I changed the oil and filter, cinched the filter down as tight as my feeble hands permit (is there a tool that you can actually get into that space to tighten it more?), and cleaned all oil off the surfaces.  Tomorrow I’ll run it and see if it stays clean.

I used to use one like this on my tii

 

 

 

 

But, is there room for a ....?

 

[OriginalOwner]

I always hand-tighten the filter .... never had one come loose.

 

I've been using one of these for a long time to get the filter loose when changing oil.  Back before this tool was invented, I used a set of ChannelLocks to loosen the filter.   This new tool is a wonderful invention ....... and these days I use it to add a small extra bit of "tighten" when installing a new filter.  No reason not to.

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

 

Edited April 29, 2022 by OriginalOwner

[7502]

On 4/26/2022 at 2:51 PM, tzei said:

A quick wash. Ready to go

I like the 1 windshield washer blade, cool.

 

[jp5Touring]

Washed and ready to go for mini road trip Saturday.  Not Mid America ? but going to some nearby Vintage Racing to help some friends race.  Out for first shake down.

 

 

 

[0257]

On 4/28/2022 at 9:49 PM, ray_ said:

I used to use one like this on my tii

 

 

 

 

But, is there room for a ....?

 

Tried a couple of the latter.  Must not be getting the right size as it always slips off.

[jp5Touring]

Got a chance to take the car out at Gingerman Raceway today.

My youngest and I had a great time.  

Made the pain of missing Mid America a little less. 

[RD02]

Just bought from WN and installed new front seatbelts, $153 including tax and shipping , I thought was decent. Came with new hardware. But, doesn’t have electrical connections,  which were disconnected anyway, and doesn’t except the bracket that holds retractor from moving. 
My old originals, you couldn’t pull out no matter how slow you pulled.

 

[xavier296]

While waiting on my driveshaft to complete the 5 speed sway, I have been finishing everything else. Wanted to show off how perfect the Koogleworks leather shift boot looks with the Z3 shifter. Like it was made for it really. BTW: The shifting is significantly tighter with the Blunttech setup.

 

Also gives the opportunity to show the Esty floor mats I've had in for about a month. They go very well with my brown exterior. 

[BarneyT]

We survived three days of intense BMW 2002 fellowship at the mid American fest in Eureka Springs Arkansas …halfway home to Austin spending the night in Texarkana.

 

 

a wonderful time was had by all, you now have one year to prepare to be there next year…