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Old 17th September 2009, 12:07   #391
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Could someone remind me what it's about?

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Old 17th September 2009, 15:58   #392
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It's only the 11th most viewed thread on the whole forum TC with 15555 viewings
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Old 17th September 2009, 16:04   #393
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This time its a new engine for Dragrad as the crankshaft went, Clean shear and con-rods bent.
Not such a reliable Diesel Lump in the end for him.
He was told it was due to over fuelling when accelerating which I find very, very hard to believe with the way I drive!

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Old 17th September 2009, 17:05   #394
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Can I just point out to any new members reading this, that Dagrad's bad luck really is an isolated case. (Sorry Andrew I know this doesn't help you much)

I still stand by the reputation that the M47R engine is "bulletproof" more reliable in fact than it ever was in the BMW 3 series range.
(they were tuned to 150 BHP with a Variable vane turbo which has a poor track record of turbo fins breaking off & getting ingested into the engine !!)

Not the case with the 116 & 131 versions in the 75 ZT's
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Old 17th September 2009, 22:56   #395
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Can I just point out to any new members reading this, that Dagrad's bad luck really is an isolated case. (Sorry Andrew I know this doesn't help you much)

I still stand by the reputation that the M47R engine is "bulletproof" more reliable in fact than it ever was in the BMW 3 series range.
(they were tuned to 150 BHP with a Variable vane turbo which has a poor track record of turbo fins breaking off & getting ingested into the engine !!)

Not the case with the 116 & 131 versions in the 75 ZT's
I must agree with the above. It is just unfortunate that I must have got the the Friday evening shift engine

As nobody else seems to have had the same problems as I have had, it would appear that the bad luck could only be put down to the one chance in a million that always happens to me!!!

Probably why I, for some illogical reason, still have "faith" in the car doing it's Phoenix bit
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Old 17th September 2009, 23:01   #396
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It's only the 11th most viewed thread on the whole forum TC with 15555 viewings
Not a bad count
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Old 22nd September 2009, 00:35   #397
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Now 16165 viewings.... In only a few days!!! My claim to infamy!!!
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Old 22nd September 2009, 01:06   #398
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Hi Andrew, I am really glad you have your car running again, lets hope the bad luck stops now, as you have certainly had far more than your share of it..
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Not sure if he has,
this is the original Problem first time around thread.
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Old 22nd September 2009, 19:28   #400
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Not sure if he has,
this is the original Problem first time around thread.
Indeed and no, not yet. Could be any day now......

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