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| 8 Series (E31) (1991 - 1997) As the last E24 rolled off the production line in 1989, its replacement was quick on its heels to fulfill the fantasies of those looking for a touring coupe with all of the luxury, performance, and prestige of a BMW, only now with both 8 and 12 cylinder engines. |
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09-10-2009, 04:50 PM
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Mold !!!!! WTF
Today I went to my garage to move my beloved 850 so a friend can use the garage space.
The car has been parked for two months inside this garage with the windows open. I notice som weird white fluffy spots on my steeringwheel.... a closer look and it looks like the white cousin og the green one you find on old food.... A closer check of the rest of the car revelas thet there is mold on the center console, some of the carpets and on some on the leather. I get a wet rag and wash what I can find away, fortunately it's the fluffy white stuff that comes off real easy. But I guess I need to do a thorough interior cleaning very soon. Also think that an ozone treatment to kill anything in the car now is in order too. Closed the windows and got this thing to remove moist put in the car for now....... but I guess I have a job to do.
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-Egil (my name)
2004 M3 1990 850Ia Hartge Supercharged. 
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09-10-2009, 05:21 PM
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check your cabin filters and any cardboard paneling as well!
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1991 850i diamantschwarz metallic w/ 2 toned black/light silver grey interior: Mods: 20% Tints, Chrome OEM Style 95 rims, OEM Style 37 rims (Winter), 18" BBS RG-R's Diamond Black (Summer), M3 Style Lip Spoiler, K-Mac Adjustable Camber Plates, Wokke V2.0 Chips, Magnaflow 14833's, Dinan Performance Transmission Chip, CSi front spoiler, 3000k 35w Fogs, 5000k 55w Lows, Custom Dinan Suspension (passively in the market for the stage 2 swaybars)
1996 740il aspensilber Mods: CD43, OEM Style 60 rims, 20% Tints, Bilstein HD Suspension 
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#3
09-10-2009, 05:25 PM
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Definitely get one of those AirCon Bacteria cleaners in there ASAP. Mold is rather bad for your health. Look up Legionaries Disease!
I looked at an 8 that had been parked under a tree (untouched for 9mths) and had a broken rear window seal. Everything and I mean everything in it was covered in green mold.
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09-10-2009, 05:28 PM
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Well... Guess I need to pull most of the interior out.... hope I dont need to pull out the carpet......
looked like it was only the parts where you have your fingers that had mold on them, and some around some of the dirt that was on the carpets. But I guess the seats and the side panels have to come out to be checked/cleaned. Filters needed to be changed anyway.... pulling the interior out and using a carpet cleaner will do the trick.... then an ozone treatment at a detailer. Yes i know it's bad for my health.... guess I'll get on it this weekend. Fortunately it was not much..... just glad I found it now.
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-Egil (my name)
2004 M3 1990 850Ia Hartge Supercharged.
Last edited by Noggie; 09-10-2009 at 05:31 PM..
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09-10-2009, 10:31 PM
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Found this real fast
http://www.ehow.com/how_2171219_deal-mold-vehicle.html
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09-11-2009, 10:35 AM
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I just checked with a detailing company.... they are going to take care of it.
first a wet interior cleaning, then left to dry for a few days before it is gassed with Ozone to kill off any spores and bacteria. As soon as I get my EML and DME's back from the US I will give them the car.
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-Egil (my name)
2004 M3 1990 850Ia Hartge Supercharged.
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09-11-2009, 11:09 AM
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Was going to suggest an Ozone treatment. That will take care of it. Be sure to ask how many Mg's of OZone they're pumping and for how long. 6,000 (+) will kill EVERYTHING in a car
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09-11-2009, 11:38 AM
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be carefull here though, too much ozone and you can kiss all your plastic and rubber pieces goodbye!
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'93 850Ci 219,728 miles
 ...the price of cool ain't cheap!
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09-11-2009, 02:19 PM
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I think they will use a normal carpet cleaner, or a steam thing.
Fortunately they knew better than doing that to the ceilingliner..... I asked I don't think they will soak the crpets, but they will be wet when done. These guys are pro's, and have a good rep in the local car enthusiast community, so I think Ican trust them with my 8.
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-Egil (my name)
2004 M3 1990 850Ia Hartge Supercharged.
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09-11-2009, 03:35 PM
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um. No. I would bet the your 8 is the first one they will have cleaned. You had better reinforce the idea that they CANNOT soak the floor and vacuum it up.
They do that and there is a good chance you may have a salvaged car. You better make sure they understand that 50% of this cars electrical is under there.
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95 840Ci, Calypso Red/Silver, 80k
99 740i, Black/Black, 155k, Alpina Mods 01 740i, Titanium/Silver, 30k, Sport Pkg 
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