Pablo M

Funny, there’s a hose attached to the valve cover at the valve cover. Must be broken under intake or something. That’s where I thought it should have gone lol. thanks!

As I’m getting to know my new ‘72 2002tii I'mi starting to see things. my airbox has two nipples where hoses should go, but are missing. One large, about same size as PVC line, the other much smaller. From looking at a bunch of photos it looks like the smaller one goes to somewhere behind the engine. Also found two nipples coming through the firewall almost directly behind the engine, one missing a hose. I assume the smaller of the airbox hoses goes here. Can someone confirm, and if so, what does it do? The larger missing hose, where might that connect to? couple photos to help. I can take more. airbox: pointing to smaller nipple, larger near my finger but barely in sight. firewall nipples: overall view from drivers side.

Thinking more about the CSB. When it went bad in my e39 it made a louder noise and not a whine type noise. Would a high pitched whine be caused by a bad CSB also?

I think checking grounds and adding a ground are definitely in my future. I meant the temp gauge is reading normally. Also no obvious signs of overheating-and upper/lower hoses felt compliant and warm after the drive so it seems thermostat is opening. The hoses feel much newer than 10 years. No records of recent replacement though. Center support bearing, yes of course. That would make sense. Records show it was replaced in '96 and again in '13, with only 1,000 miles since. Could be deteriorated from age though. Guibo also replaced in '99. --- Thanks everyone for the help.

A local friend (who is also here, and referred me here) mentioned the additional ground as well. I'll be sure to do that. Thanks! Well, funny thing happened. Drove the car around the neighborhood a bit more and learned quite a few things: -Temp gauge appears to be operating normally. At normal operating temps it was below 3oclock and didnt waver. Will probably still do the thermostat and check grounds on sender. No records of when it was changed recently. Also: -Speedo works! Seller said it hadn't been working. -Tach works too (also told it wasn't working), although it only works intermittently and when it does it is super jumpy. I will assume that's a bad ground but will research here and see what I find. -Turn signals don't work. Seller said you had to hold down/up the lever, kind of forcing the contacts, for them to work but I couldn't get them to work. Probably ground lol. More research. -Headlights are VERY DIM. Similar to my 1969 Ford F100. Will need to address this quickly. Need to sort if there's a problem before I upgrade to H4s. -At 30-40mph+ I start to hear a whine. At first thought it was a caliper dragging but pressing the brake did not affect sound. Sound is car speed related as far as I could tell and got better on the gas, worse when I released the gas and coasted or held steady pedal. First thought is the diff is dry? Dunno. Will do some fluid swaps this weekend. This noise is concerning though. There's also what sounds like the throwout bearing-more noise in neutral, less when I press the clutch. Any additional advice appreciated. Had fun driving the car! Although will need to add a pillow until I can redo the seat cushion as I sit too low for the steering wheel position (5ft 6) lol. Thanks all. Pablo- Lots to do!

Thanks! User error as I suspected. Not the reason I became a paying member by the way-just showing support. Thank you for clarifying the search function. Pablo-

I didnt change the options but I was in the 2002 forum so it should have pulled from there at least. I can try changing the search options. Below is screen grab. But I just went back and searched again, making sure to be in the 2002 and other 02 forum and got 73 results. I did just pay last night to be a member so I wonder if the search function is related to level of membership? Appreciate your help.

I'm just getting to know my new 72 2002tii. The previous owner and I are still talking regularly. He mentioned that recently the temp gauge in the cluster started to show high temps but when he measured the engine temp with a thermometer in the rad top tank it showed normal temps. is there a temp sensor or something that might be tripping out the temp gauge?

I try to search my questions/issues instead of posting a new thread. Here, literally every time I have searched I come up with "Found 0 results" For example, I just found (through Google) a thread on door cards and one post said there were many threads on removing the door panel safely and to search "door service". I tried searching that term, and similar, and "Found 0 results". The irony is that in many of my searches I start here, then enter the same search terms in Google and a bunch of bmw2002faq threads come up in Google. Why don't they come up when I search here? Its a little frustrating.

Thanks everyone. I have some more info. -brakes were recently rebuilt and new fluid very recently. -mechanical fuel pump has been recently rebuilt. there were a few other things and he has a list for me. -he has all receipts AND the original window sticker, manuals, etc. coming with car. I got a video of them driving it onto the trailer this afternoon as well. once I get the receipts I’ll create a binder and log all the repairs. Then I’ll have a better idea. But I’m with you on rubber bits, particularly fuel lines. We’re very sensitive in our house as my sons e30 caught fire last July (he rebuilt it). I’ll be doing all the work myself. solid info. Thanks everyone.

Car runs fine as is. I’ve seen videos of it running as of tonight and seems solid. I’ll assess more in depth when I have it in hand. I’m most worried about cooling system really.

Getting delivery of my new-to-me 1972 2002tii on Monday (from TN, to SoCal). Bought from second owner, but it’s sat for the last 10 years with only about 400 miles in that time. Getting full records of maintenance but nothings been done in 10 years. I figure most rubber needs replacing. Starting with tires and brake lines (stainless steel). Timing belt and WP probably good idea (are m10’s interference engine like m20’s?). what else should I do? Goal is a second daily that’s a fun canyon/track car.