So the adjustment bolt is necessary to maintain tension, or just to get up to tension? I've gotten the belt nice and tight quite a few times but it still loses tension. And as far as the 'receiver bolt' goes - I'm not sure I have that. I just have a bolt with a nut on the other end that compresses o...

Believe it or not I'm still dealing with this issue. I have a daily driver and the GL was bought cheap as a car for my girlfriend, so I've worked on this every now and again when I have time. I also don't have a garage and live in Fairbanks, AK (avg. winter temperatures are maybe around 0F?). Needle...

Hey guys, Been struggling with a rather frustrating issue keeping tension on the alternator belt on an 89 740. Couldn't pinpoint what the hell was going on until recent. It would drive fine for 24 to 48 hours and then suddenly would lose electric and eventually die when it didn't have enough juice l...

Okay, so I looked into this a little bit more. After checking out their estimate invoice a little more the price of 2300 only includes the front two wheel bearing replacements. I had the same reaction as you, Jeff, in thinking that they probably weren't about to do my struts and springs for 300. Reg...

Hey guys, I just recently bought a second 1989 740. This one is a 740 GLE 16 valve. I test drove the car and realized that when applying the brakes I would get a pulsing grind sound and a pulse on the brake pedal like ABS was being applied, almost. Anyways, I just took it into a shop today, assuming...

Also, I just thought of something else. In the case that the filter replacement doesn't solve this issue, I'm planning to work on diagnosing a potential fuel pump cause. Do you guys know what kind of fuel pressure I should be looking for at the fuel rail?

Thanks a ton guys, that is exactly what I was looking for. We'll see how this goes, and hopefully after all this headache we'll be up and running again!

Hey guys, In the process of diagnosing some starting issues, I've gotten myself into a bit of a mess. I checked spark plugs/wires, MAF, Idle Air Control, and eventually moved on to the fuel system when I had eliminated the rest. Not wanting to pump a ton of unnecessary money into this, the first thi...

Update I went ahead and checked my spark plugs and wires before digging any deeper, but there was no change. Any recommendations? In the meantime, I have gotten ahold of a repair manual for the car, but it seems to be a bit vague on MAF and IAC issues. Can anybody lend a little insight on this? Any...

I almost forgot to mention:

Even when I was noticing very rough idle at stop lights, etc., the car was running very well when driving at 10+ mph.