Extactically happy......

After the dissapointment of having my 850csi calipers sold under my nose, I have finally managed to acquire my brake calipers. It has taken me four weeks and 100 phonecalls to get hold of some brembo four pot calipers off a 1994/5 840csi. I soon will have a six that will have e39 braking characteristics. I can't wait.

On a second note, I already had purchased some 750 calipers and will now no longer need these so if any 6 series, e28 5 series or e30 m3 owners want a pair to significantly improve there braking. Please let me know.

I assume the price new is prohibitive?

The problem with buying 2nd hand is you don't know what you've got until you pull the pistons out.

Good luck!

A good start to the day!

After much dissapointment The hard work has paid off and i have sourced some 840 (96N) 4 pot brembo calipers which have new discs and pads. This made my morning and they will arive on Monday.  

However my day got worse.

I picked up my car after having a new airflow meter fitted to cure the poor running problem. And I have been doing lots of little jobs to get the car prepared for Donington where it is going to be displayed. The car has been off the road for about two weeks so that we can diagnose what has been goin wrong. Having thought the solution had been found it broke down on the way home. I had to call out the AA and get towed back to my parents house.  

I still don't know why the car is running so badly, but i don't think i can get a fuel pump, crank sensors and ecu which are the other possible causes ordered and fitted before Sunday which means i can't go. Feck it .

If i want to get my car there i need a tow truck as at present you can drive it about 10 miles before it conks out.

Anyone wants to give me a lift in there tow truck....

Didn't think so.....

A highly deflated Sohlman can be found walking around Donington lost holding a picture of his car that should be on display.

Thanks for the advice and support, been on the phone and there are about four relays/cables that could be causing the problem. The thing is no one has any stock of them that they can get to me by tomorow and it's about £150 in parts.

Thanks for the detailed summary Andyboy. The car ran really rough before it died, backfired and flammed out of the exhaust. Then basically any throttle caused the car to cough and splutter. Then you can  start it up and it all seems fine. Think it will be fixed, but the costs are adding up with no real guarantee's. I hate having to be towed by the AA from 3 feet. Makes me feel sick and it's always miles away when it goes wrong.

Have had my friend on the car all day trying to get it ready, and have been in conversation with my Local BMW dealer, Munich Legends and Bexley Motorworks, all of whome have diagnosed the same possibilities for the poor running. Either Fuel pump relays or pulse generators.

Coundn't get any new parts in time, but had an old six round my house and so ripped some parts off in an attempt to get everything going from advice from Munich Legends. Swapped the fuel relays both four and 5 pin units and took the pulse generators of the old car no problems. Removed one pulse generator off my car, but the other sheared off on removal and wedged itself in the gearbox bell housing. My friend tried for one hour to get it out, but coundn't get enough purchase due to the location right by the bulkhead.

So to cut a long story short all avenues used to get the car ready for Donington have been tried and the car is still not running so it will not be going. I however will although a little bit P***ed off that my car can't be displayed and enjoyed by others.

Well at least it mean i won't have to get up so early and i might be able to meet the Heckfield guys later in the day.  have to look at the positive don't i.

The car will be fixed next week and atleast i will be able to enjoy it.

Thanks for all the advice, It really does help. Just wasn't meant to be this time!