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Hopefully someone has had this mechanism apart. Driving me nuts trying to get the hood to pop. If you look in in the Realoem diagram E12 530i Engine Hood Mechanism ....Part #9 "nipple"...does this part go inside #10 the Hood Lock with the narrow part sticking thru the cable hole

Yes, this holds ...

I've changed both and I know they don't interchange with late E24/E28. I don't know about others but I doubt it. But it appears to available and have a dealer list of about $20 or URO brand at Rockauto for a 5 spot.

Thank you for you input Mike. It is very appreciated. I wanted to avoid giving ...

I want to replace the bushing in the arm but WordPac doesn't have it for an E12. They do however have some bushing for the E24 and E32 (633,733).

I understand that they use a different style arm, but is the bushing different also?

Part numbers do not match the E12, but picture looks identical ...

Search youtube. There are symposiums and workshops for megasquirt. If you take the time to really learn it and understand it, you'll be in great demand in the vintage car community, because very few commit to learning it, they just pay someone else to do it. (hint)

I have some experience with re ...

MS requires learning about the system and tuning, which is more of a commitment unless you know someone or willing to pay someone for the install and tuning.

I have always wanted to learn more about MS and its tuning process. Do you have any good information sources besides the MS FAQ? Or an ...

I was just doing something similar i think.

I was checking my car out and noticed a lot of play in the acceleration pedal. I got underneath the steering wheel and checked the linkage noting that the rubber bushings had worn out and broken away on the rod from the accelerator pedal.

I decided to ...

I will inspect the discs, pads, wear indicators, connections to the top of the ( full, clear ) fluid reservoir, emergency brake switch.

Owner's handbook calls the one in the upper left of the gauge cluster the, " Brake Warning Lamp." Goes out when the emergency brake is released, stays on when ...