Before you pull your head you should remove and inspect the plugs. If a plug looks like it has been steamed cleaned, it probably was. For years Land Rovers were/are notorious for coolant leaks from poorly installed head gaskets from the factory. Land Rovers techs troubleshoot this by pressurizing the coolant system, make sure it holds pressure, if not find the leaks and finally pull the plugsby onager - Technical Forum
Just want to say I reread all the posts and I wanted to edit a few things, especially the 8 years with a bad cap thing but I guess I'm such a noob on this forum I don't have that privilage. Sorry.by onager - Technical Forum
You have two problems from what I've read. You mention you used to have a "small" leak at your water pump but that went away. Second you say your cap doesn't keep pressure in your recovery bottle. Your small leak at the water pump suggests a eminent failure awaits. You are probably aware of this, but just in case some readers are not, the bearings on the pump wear unevenlby onager - Technical Forum
There are a couple of videos on Youtube showing people putting on a fresh clear-coat over original paint.by onager - Technical Forum
Lighter fluid, naptha, is a great solvent for tape adhesive. It does not attack paint or plastic. It is also the main solvent in sap, tar and bug remover. I've used it on a variety of things on the car and in the house with good results.by onager - Technical Forum
Can't explain why but the URL did not show up in my post Here is the hotlink http://shark.armchair.mb.ca/~dave/BMW/e30/by onager - Technical Forum
Just so happens I've been perusing the forums for answers with a similar starting problem, Except my problem started all of a sudden and not gradually which I think dirty fuel injectors would do. The day it happened was about 10C (50F) and the engine tempurature does not make the hard starting better of worse. Once it starts it purrs and runs like a tiger. While trying to trouble shoot thby onager - Technical Forum
I believe there is a drain hole with a rubber boot (to keep water from under the car from getting splashed in) in the jack well. If there is, run some lawn trimmer string through it to clear the debris.by onager - Technical Forum