Various Topics on BMW

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Temp gauge on my '87 316 E30 BMW was jiggling. I spent a lot of time
on removing it, cleaning and soldering contacts (soldering contacts
helped but when fully warmed up needle on gauge was not vertical), so
I decided to change complete instrument cluster.

This "new" one (from the wrecks) has fuel consumption gauge, and 318 was
written on it. How does that work? What sort of sending unit does it
use? Is it only for fuel injected engines? I have carburetor so can I
add sensor somewhere (I guess it is some vacuum measuring sensor) and
make some use of that gauge?

When I start engine now needle just goes from left to right.

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On Sun, 14 May 2006 15:15:43 +0200, Yvan wrote:

> Temp gauge on my '87 316 E30 BMW was jiggling. I spent a lot of time
> on removing it, cleaning and soldering contacts (soldering contacts
> helped but when fully warmed up needle on gauge was not vertical), so
> I decided to change complete instrument cluster.
>
> This "new" one (from the wrecks) has fuel consumption gauge, and 318 was
> written on it. How does that work? What sort of sending unit does it
> use? Is it only for fuel injected engines? I have carburetor so can I
> add sensor somewhere (I guess it is some vacuum measuring sensor) and
> make some use of that gauge?
>
> When I start engine now needle just goes from left to right.

***uming it worked to begin with(why did you buy used?), do this:

http://home.comcast.net/~fongman1/re...terrepair.html

If it doesn't work after this, bmaparts.com.

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Nedavno Enoch Root pise:

| ***uming it worked to begin with(why did you buy used?)

Because used costs only ~GBP 7.50.


| do this:
|
| http://home.comcast.net/~fongman1/re...terrepair.html

I will check that on my old one.

But I only wanted to knew if I can use this fuel consumption gauge.
Originally my BMW did not have it, and I can easily pull RPM/Fuel
Consumption gauge out, and put my RPM only gauge.

Reading more this NG archives it looks to me that this is only for fuel
injected models (and, as I wrote, I have carburetor). But no harm in
asking.

| If it doesn't work after this, bmaparts.com.


No, I will exchange RPM gauges.




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On Sun, 14 May 2006 22:17:55 +0200, Yvan wrote:

> Nedavno Enoch Root pise:
>
> | ***uming it worked to begin with(why did you buy used?)
>
> Because used costs only ~GBP 7.50.
>
>
> | do this:
> |
> | http://home.comcast.net/~fongman1/re...terrepair.html
>
> I will check that on my old one.
>
> But I only wanted to knew if I can use this fuel consumption gauge.
> Originally my BMW did not have it, and I can easily pull RPM/Fuel
> Consumption gauge out, and put my RPM only gauge.
>
> Reading more this NG archives it looks to me that this is only for fuel
> injected models (and, as I wrote, I have carburetor). But no harm in
> asking.
>
> | If it doesn't work after this, bmaparts.com.
>
>
> No, I will exchange RPM gauges.

I see. You want to modify it. It's not fun. Here is an example:

http://www.bmwe34.net/e34main/upgrade/Gauges.htm

Good luck.

ER

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Nedavno Enoch Root pise:

| I see. You want to modify it. It's not fun. Here is an example:
|
| http://www.bmwe34.net/e34main/upgrade/Gauges.htm
|
| Good luck.


Thank you for your time, but id did not help. My instrument cluster
(E30) does not look at all like the one in E34. Second link is for
adding more gauges (E34 again). I wanted to knew if there was a sensor
for fuel consumption gauge, so I can add one. Unfortunately, there is
no sensor, fuel consumption is calculated from amount of fuel injected,
and speed of the car. I have carburetor, so I can not use this gauge.




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On Mon, 15 May 2006 18:43:57 +0200, Yvan wrote:

> Nedavno Enoch Root pise:
>
> | I see. You want to modify it. It's not fun. Here is an example:
> |
> | http://www.bmwe34.net/e34main/upgrade/Gauges.htm
> |
> | Good luck.
>
>
> Thank you for your time, but id did not help. My instrument cluster
> (E30) does not look at all like the one in E34. Second link is for
> adding more gauges (E34 again). I wanted to knew if there was a sensor
> for fuel consumption gauge, so I can add one. Unfortunately, there is
> no sensor, fuel consumption is calculated from amount of fuel injected,
> and speed of the car. I have carburetor, so I can not use this gauge.

If it's not physically possible with a carburetor then ... Anyhow, I'm
sorry I can't help. I wish I could since you're a linux guy and all.
Till next time. Peace bro.

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In article <20060515184357.5cc4a32e@localhost>,
Yvan <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> Unfortunately, there is no sensor, fuel consumption is calculated from
> amount of fuel injected, and speed of the car. I have carburetor, so I
> can not use this gauge.

I'm not sure if BMW fitted this gauge to carb cars, but one the way fuel
use is measured on others with carbs is by a small turbine fitted in the
fuel line.

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Nedavno Dave Plowman (News) pise:

| I'm not sure if BMW fitted this gauge to carb cars, but one the way
| fuel use is measured on others with carbs is by a small turbine
| fitted in the fuel line.


I knew that, that's why I asked how does it work. But after some
research on the Internet i found that it can not work on carb BMW-s.




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> | I'm not sure if BMW fitted this gauge to carb cars, but one the way
> | fuel use is measured on others with carbs is by a small turbine
> | fitted in the fuel line.
>
> I knew that, that's why I asked how does it work. But after some
> research on the Internet i found that it can not work on carb BMW-s.

Worked just fine on my '88 E30 316 (1.8 M10 carb).

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