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Thread: blasphemy, i installed a gm part on my 535

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    Default blasphemy, i installed a gm part on my 535

    I went to my dads shop in order to put the car on the lift, with his help do the front brakes and find what the scraping noise from the back was ... and we find the guibo completely torn up. my dad says "i got a tranny from a cadillac catera i took off last week and it has a new guibo ... and i think its the same" ... take that off, we take off the one off the 535 ... and yup, exactly the same apart from one saying gm and one saying bmw ... same bolt pattern, same thickness, same middle, driveshaft hole.

    saved 40 dollars. great stuff.

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    i'd have done it twice

    nice job

    Dave

    10/90 Build 525im, 630,000+km, Eibach/Sachs, Engine Rebuild
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    GM learned to copy from the best.

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    the catera isn't exactly GM I think it's really an opel or something
    -Mike

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    Heh don't feel bad, I have:

    GM Boost control solenoid
    GM intake temp sensor
    GM coolant temp sensor
    GM MAP senser...
    GM pigtail connectors...

    yeah....

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    i have a couple mercedes parts on my dodge, the digital outside air temp gauge, and the guts of a overflow valve are doing duty in my injection pump (OF valve = fuel pressure regulator)
    all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it

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    well opels are german in origin so It isn't really non teutonic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by attack eagle
    well opels are german in origin so It isn't really non teutonic.
    not really infact most of the ones for the last 5 years are belgian built and yes
    they suck

    Germans: Why can't they make everything?

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    Don't sweat it man. Those of us with GM automatics have this issue and there's only one way to deal with it..

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    Rebadged Opel
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