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Welcome to BMW 2002 FAQ
BMW 2002 FAQ has been the go-to resource for all your BMW 2002 and Neue Klasse car needs for over 20 years. Founded in 2002, this site quickly became the primary resource for vintage BMW owners. Today, it boasts over one million forum posts, 300 blogs, and 200 articles covering everything from news and events to technical instructions. The site has a gallery with over 6,000 images, a wheel database, a growing video collection, and 17 location-specific clubs. With a full calendar of BMW 2002 and Neue Klass events and an ever-increasing registry, the BMW 2002 FAQ is the place for any BMW enthusiast.
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Upcoming Events
17th Annual SoCal Vintage BMW Meet
11/02/2024, 03:00 PM 11:00 PM
Welcome to the 17th Annual SoCal Vintage BMW Meet which will take place on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024! The Meet will run from 8AM - 4PM. As always the Meet is at Woodley Park in Van Nuys, which is the premier outdoor venue for car events in the LA area. Those of you that participated with us in past years already know how great a location this is! MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT! The SoCal Vintage BMW Meet is the first Saturday in November, aligning with the Best of France and I
Los Gatos Neue Klasse and Kaffee
12/21/2024, 04:00 PM 07:00 PM
Neue Klasse and Kaffee is a monthly gathering of BMW Neue Klasse andother Vintage Cars in the GreaterSan Francisco Bay Area. Los Gatosevents are on the third Saturday of every month. All fun cars and people are welcome! We will gatherdowntown Los Gatos in Parking Lot3 behind Loma Coffee Bar. We believe the Coffee Bar will be open. If it is not, 2002FAQ will provide coffee and Doughnuts. 2002 FAQ will be on-site from 8am to 11:00am http://neueklasseundkaffee.com https://www.facebook.c
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Latest Discussions
What did you do to your 2002 today !
We had a very useful article deleted by someone Let's collect what you do your 2002 daily again im restarting
Is this a tii?
The seller is listing this as a tii, but to my untrained eye the only tii part is the badge. Am I missing something? Snorkle? No EFI? No clock?
Another spark plug diagnisis...what's going on with #4?
In the process of tuning my Weber 38 DGES (described here), yesterday I pulled the plugs to inspect for lean vs rich running. Should've done this before I started, but this is what I have now, after getting it close to dialed in and running it for ~ 10 miles. #1 through #4, left to right. I suspected one cylinder was misfiring because as I was testing the car under load conditions (a hill with +200' elevation over 3/4 mile) I could hear one cylinder misfiring slightly,
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Technical Articles
Brake Pressure Differential Valves
The pressure differential valve is the device that alerts you if you have a leak in one of your brake circuits. The valve contains a specially shaped piston in the middle of a cylinder. Each side of the piston is exposed to the pressure in one of the two brake circuits. As long as the pressure in both circuits is the same, the piston will stay centered in its cylinder. But if one side develops a leak, the pressure will drop in that circuit, forcing the piston off-center. This closes a switch, wh
Golde/BMW Sunroof Hinge Repair Using the 2002 FAQ kit
Golde Sunroof Cable Hinge From 1965 until about 1985, Golde sunroofs were a factory option on various European cars. They were a factory-installed standard sunroof option for the BMW 2002 series, BMW Neue Klasse, BMW E3, and BMW E9 cars. The sunroof cable (No1 in the above diagram) pushes&pulls the sliding roof panel, in the BMW application the hinge/ends of these cables are a plastic moulding which takes the full force of all movement actions. These ends slide along t
Control Arm Bushing Installation
I came cross this thread (originally was posted by @jerry in Dec. 2006) while was planning to rehab control arm bushings in my car. I read folks talk about replacing entire control arm because is difficult to press new bushings in. So I decided to give it a try on only one arm and see what happens. Well, it worked and procedure is SPOT-ON. Thanks to Author (Jerry). Following is the link to original post. The procedure is also copy and pasted here just in case the link not working properly or is
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Latest From The Hack Mechanic
Freeing Stuck Rear Brake Adjusters
One of my least favorite jobs on a 2002 is adjusting the rear brake shoes in order to lessen the brake pedal travel. In principle, it's easy—you just pull off the rear wheels, take a 17mm open-end wrench, put it on each of the two adjusting nuts on the backing plate behind each brake drum, rotate the drum, turn the adjuster until you can hear and feel the shoe rubbing against the drum, back the adjuster off a tiny bit, do the other adjuster, then move to the other side and do the same on the oth
Front Strut Replacement The Hack Mechanic Way
Front Strut Replacement Overview Okay. It's time to replace your front struts. Maybe you're doing it as part of a shocks-and-struts job. Maybe you're updating the entire suspension—shocks and struts, springs, and sway bars. Maybe you're doing a full front end refresh including ball joints, tie rods, center track link, and idler bushings. Maybe you're doing an undercarriage refresh and are sandblasting and repainting the subframe and strut housings at the same time. W
Chillin' Louie: To Coldly Blow (Part IX: Firing it up, buttoning it up)
Okay, with the compressor and bracket, condenser and fan, evaporator assembly, receiver-drier, hoses, and wiring installed, it was time to fire it up, then button it up. Similarly, with the project itself complete, it's time to button up this series of articles. As such, this is a long piece that touches on a number of topics. Leak detection There's a whole chapter in my a/c book devoted to leak detection, and specifically to the use of nitrogen or other dry inert gas to
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Latest Blogs
‘67 1600-2 Build
I last updated this blog in August 2023 and hadn’t done much since then—until a couple of weeks ago. What got me motivated was attending Katie’s Cars and Coffee in Great Falls, VA, where I got to rip around in my uncle’s 911e. I joked with my wife that I really wanted a vintage Porsche, but really I just want to get behind the wheel of my 1600. Oh! And seeing pictures of the SCR pig cheek in photos from the Vintage also gave a need kick in the ass. The 911E with original p
And back to disassembly..
Unfortunately my oil burning issue seems to be deeper than valve guides & seals, as after reinstalling the fresh head its still blowing lots of blue smoke. Logically the next place to look would be piston rings, right? ... here we go again 🙃 5pm 8pm Hopefully tonight I'll open her up and see what the rings look like.
Chocolate for brakes. The odyssey
Ok, folks, so for those who didn't witness my crying in the forums about my brakes, I will bring you up to speed........ Okay, now that you are up to speed, I blasted everything apart and was finally able to install my performance brake pivot from I.E. The existing pivot was a bit rusty but ultimately functional. The new one feels better, but I haven't tried putting any fluid in the system. I was convinced that shims were required behind the push r
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