how long to repair these things?

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How much time does it take and how hard is it to replace the following:

-Driver's side window regulator

-Valve cover gaskets

-Spark plugs

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! [cheers]
 

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MikeB325i said:
How much time does it take and how hard is it to replace the following:

-Driver's side window regulator

-Valve cover gaskets

-Spark plugs

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! [cheers]
The valve cover shouldnt take more than 45 minutes on an e36 -- and that 45 mins includes changing the plugs.
 
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Yup - I did the valve cover gasket and spark plugs in under an hour the first time I did it on my e36 - VERY easy. However, you might want to wait for a good time and get lots of sand paper and heat resistant spray paint and repaint your entire valve cover when it's off. I know mine is a '92 and it looks very bad with all the paint chipping. Just waiting till the next change to repaint though I with I had done it the first time.

Taking the door panels off is very easy and I'd imagine replace the window regulator is as well. When I had my panels off I only briefly looked as the power window assembly and it did not look that complicated.
 

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Pink_Floyd said:
Yup - I did the valve cover gasket and spark plugs in under an hour the first time I did it on my e36 - VERY easy. However, you might want to wait for a good time and get lots of sand paper and heat resistant spray paint and repaint your entire valve cover when it's off. I know mine is a '92 and it looks very bad with all the paint chipping. Just waiting till the next change to repaint though I with I had done it the first time.

Taking the door panels off is very easy and I'd imagine replace the window regulator is as well. When I had my panels off I only briefly looked as the power window assembly and it did not look that complicated.
My e30 has no paint [:D]
 


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