I had been experiencing a lot of "Bounce" in the front end of my '90 525i and took it to the garage that does the repairs on the hospital vehicle, where I work. They graciously changed out the front strut cartridges and sent me on my way - only cost $250 for parts and labor. They mentioned that I would be needing brake pads soon and suggested that I had a week or so left on theby Rosie158 - Technical Forum
Thanks for the input(s). My first thoughts on the red stuff around the Guibo was trans fluid. But I checked the area around the output shaft and it was dry. The red stuff was coming out of the circumferential joint at the outside of the Guibo. The driveshaft had not been disturbed during the replacement of the muffler and as far as I can remember, the noise was not there before the muffler wasby Rosie158 - Technical Forum
Very interesting thread! I recently replaced the rear muffler on my '90 325i because it had rotted out. After fitting the new unit and checking for leakage, I was surprised when the car sounded very loud at highway speed.At first, I thought it was the exhaust system - what did a screw up now? But stepping on the clutch at 65 mph and reving the engine produced NO excessive exhaust noise. Alby Rosie158 - Technical Forum