Hey .. I just got a 89 735il for 3000 dollers with only 90k miles on it. I paid 3k for it so im not going to complain but there are notable problems that are driving me crazy.

1) Fuel Guage.. The fuel gauge reads fin up untill half way or doesnt read fine at all. but after teh half way mark it moves up and down up and down. from end back up to half way . the light goes on comes off even if the needle is on quarter. caused me to starnded a couple of times. I thought it could be the guage. but the electronic gas mile readed doesnt read properly either. On a full tank it shows 450 plus and it keeps increasind and decresing drasticly. and never falls below hundred. miles.

2) stearing play. The stearing wheel seems to be a lil loose. what i mean by loose is that i can move it about 20 degrees to the right and it wont have n e effect on the tires. its after teh initial 20 degrees do the tires begin to turn. would an alignment solve this problem ?

thanks please n e help and experiecce would be appreciated.. Btw how much would all this cost. did i get a good deal ?

and srs light flashing then goes solid

Your car is an E32...very, very similar to an E34 5-series in many of the electronics and mechanicals. Check out this website for tons of good info:

www.bmwe34.net

There's a write up on that site about tightening the steering box...but if it's as bad as you say, you may need tie rods and such as well.

looked but i dont know what I am lookin for as i dont know the problem. n e help please ?

my friend has an E32...1990...He also has steering play, it is aparently caused by the wear on the steering mechanisms...but his also has nearly 222,xxx miles on it...

I dont know much about the E32 but I can tell you this as you are new to the forum. People will take you more seriously and put more effort into helping you if you take a little more time typing and checking the threads you post. Your first post looked as though you dictated it to my 6 year old son.

Im sorrry

Steering play can be the steering box not tightened, the steering shaft slip collar loose, or worn ball joints on your Tie rods/center tieline.

www.bmwe34.net is a great place, yes. MUCH information that is VERY helpful.