Hard to get Parts

[tasman]

I just bought a 1990 525i and last night I was changing the valve cover gasket and found the cam luber pipe broken. I have the BMW part number (11421265376) but no one stocks it. I wanted to know of a good place to get these hard to get parts, that will ship to my house.

Thanks in Advanced
TasMan

[genphreak]

I just bought a 1990 525i and last night I was changing the valve cover gasket and found the cam luber pipe broken. I have the BMW part number (11421265376) but no one stocks it. I wanted to know of a good place to get these hard to get parts, that will ship to my house. Thanks in Advanced TasMan

Buy a second hand one, soak it in degreaser overnight and clean carefully not damaging the sprayer holes. Crimp in the middle as per the link Shogun placed this or last week on camshaft stuff at an e21 website (I can't find it, sorry, you;ll need to search the threads he has posted). Get a set of Gale's great banjo bolts to make sure they do not back out at some point and do it all again, torque exactly- no more no less.

Check all your cam lobes for wear as they might have dried up at some point which means you will need to replace the cam and the followers/arm assemblies that worked the worn surfaces too. Nick

[yaofeng]

http://www.bmw-auto-parts-dealer.com/

[tasman]

http://www.bmw-auto-parts-dealer.com/

18 bucks !! I ended up paying $28 plus $7 shipping. Should be here next Wednesday, wonder has fast I would have gotten it through them??

Thanks
TasMan

[yaofeng]

18 bucks !! I ended up paying $28 plus $7 shipping. Should be here next Wednesday, wonder has fast I would have gotten it through them??

Thanks
TasMan

When dealing with parts purchase, there is no loyalty. The cheapest goes. So far my favorite (cheapest) non-dealer parts source is AutoHauz

http://www.autohausaz.com/

They are in AZ. Take at least a week with free UPS ground over $50. But I usually plan my purchase so it is tolerable.

My favorite dealer source, again cheapest, is Bell BMW

http://www.bmw-auto-parts-dealer.com/

They have a complete online system. I get parts from the ETK to enter it on their site online. Sometimes their prices are better than regular mail order houses. Unfortunately they are in my State so I pay shipping and taxes.

If I find a cheaper alternative, I'll switch in a heart beat.

I also found BMW parts prices to be cheaper than my SAAB's in general. The market share has to do with it I think.

[tasman]

Buy a second hand one, soak it in degreaser overnight and clean carefully not damaging the sprayer holes. Crimp in the middle as per the link Shogun placed this or last week on camshaft stuff at an e21 website (I can't find it, sorry, you;ll need to search the threads he has posted). Get a set of Gale's great banjo bolts to make sure they do not back out at some point and do it all again, torque exactly- no more no less.

Check all your cam lobes for wear as they might have dried up at some point which means you will need to replace the cam and the followers/arm assemblies that worked the worn surfaces too. Nick

Thanks
I called a dealer in Jacksonville that is pretty good and he said he has not sold one of these in over 10 years (computer show time since last ordered). When I removed the valve cover, a piece of the pipe was laying in an oil galley but everything looks O.K. Hopefully I was lucky and the oil was still coming out, where the pipe was broken, as the cam looks undamaged.

TasMan

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

huh?

I think this car has an M20 in it, the oil spray bar is a tube with flare nuts on each end.


Usally gets broken when gorillas adjust the valves

[tasman]

huh?

I think this car has an M20 in it, the oil spray bar is a tube with flare nuts on each end.


Usally gets broken when gorillas adjust the valves

I would think you are correct. Is a looks like a very easy line to break. Maybe the valves have been adjusted recently and that would be a good thing .

Thanks
TasMan

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

while it's open.

If gorillas broke the spray bar, they may have monkied up the adjustment too.

[tasman]

while it's open.

If gorillas broke the spray bar, they may have monkied up the adjustment too.

Bob
I hear what you are saying. The spray bar will not be here until next week, so I plan on checking the adjustment to make sure it is correct this weekend. Also, can someone tell me if the Powersteering fluid is supposed to be green. I was not sure if it was a special fluid or it was contaminated??

Thanks
TasMan