preventative maintenance

[roguetoaster]

yeah thats what i figured. however i didnt know Febi was second rate, i just got a coolant sensor from them. i feel like febi was respectable back in 2010 when i had my old e30, maybe i was wrong, im not stressing it though.

Febi is okay, although they do seem to be a cheaper brand now, mainly they wouldn't be my preference compared to the others. Worth remembering that there may only be one manufacturer at this point, and every brand is basically selling the same part with different standards given to the actual manufacturer.

[MrBurgundy]

Febi is okay, although they do seem to be a cheaper brand now, mainly they wouldn't be my preference compared to the others. Worth remembering that there may only be one manufacturer at this point, and every brand is basically selling the same part with different standards given to the actual manufacturer.

I'm seeing made in china notes more and more when it comes to Febi

[roguetoaster]

I'm seeing made in china notes more and more when it comes to Febi

Yeah, pretty sure they're headed down the Meyle path.

[Aleman]

If you don't have one already, you definitely need to get a Bentley manual.

[dnguyen1963]

Add a couple of things to your list...rebuild the injectors, replace the suspensions (front and back), and check and replace all the fuses.

[AWDBOB]

Febi is okay, although they do seem to be a cheaper brand now, mainly they wouldn't be my preference compared to the others. Worth remembering that there may only be one manufacturer at this point, and every brand is basically selling the same part with different standards given to the actual manufacturer.

On this subject-

I just found a set of Febi rockers from 5 years ago, and compared them to some new Febi rockers I bought for a different head. TOTALLY different, the new castings were terrible.

Also, because the new Febi's sucked, I ordered the new INA rocker arms that just hit the market, and they're the same exact pieces as the Febis with Febi's stamp ground out. All but one was ground out in the set I ordered. It was sad pulling a Febi rocker out of an INA box. I returned them as well.

[e30strokr]

don't forget the tranny and diff fluid change... $100
cap and rotor (check at least)
I went with Ebay 3 ply coolant hoses (do not use the brackets provided with them they leak!!)

[MrBurgundy]

On this subject-

I just found a set of Febi rockers from 5 years ago, and compared them to some new Febi rockers I bought for a different head. TOTALLY different, the new castings were terrible.

Also, because the new Febi's sucked, I ordered the new INA rocker arms that just hit the market, and they're the same exact pieces as the Febis with Febi's stamp ground out. All but one was ground out in the set I ordered. It was sad pulling a Febi rocker out of an INA box. I returned them as well.

It's pretty funny how obvious the ground out name is...

Sucks, INA is usually a go to when it comes to solid cast or metal pulleys