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BMW E31 Buyers Guide Part 2 - The Engine Bay

BMW E31
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This is the second part of Timm's BMW E31 Buyers Guide series. Today we look at the engine bay and the extraordinary technology that is standard on the 8-Series, even more extraordinary that it was designed in the 1980's. Part 1: https://youtu.be/voDdfiqh7oo Part 2: https://youtu.be/W_bbKxFBKqA Part 3: https://youtu.be/EmPXRHeqmHs Part 4: https://youtu.be/TIywlsAEvRs Part 5: https://youtu.be/VRVbXfghugA For instance, the wipers have an intermittent wipe that is infinitely variable - but has no separate knob or switch to control it. And why is the intensive wash flying out of that breather hole in the main wash tank? What is the EML system and what does it control? Hopefully this video will answer some of these questions. This episode does not cover the engine in any detail - that will come in later episodes. Parts and Tools: https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/timmsbmwrepairsandinformation?ref=cm_sw_em_r_inf_own_timmsbmwrepairsandinformation_dp_jUTdai29udb1W

About BMW E31

The BMW E31 is the first generation of the BMW 8 Series. It is a grand tourer built by BMW from 1990 to 1999 as a 2-door coupé, powered by either a V8 or V12 engine. Whilst it did supplant the original E24 based 6 Series in 1990, it was not a direct successor, but a new model class with a substantially higher price and performance than the 6 Series.

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