Cruise control - what do I need for an M52 2.0

Sean d

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Great thread Gaz, how hard/easy is the cruise control mod, can't find BrianH article, love the style 108s, I'm looking for a set.
 

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Thanks for that Brian, how do I find out if my 2.0l 99 is fly by wire, don't even know what it is M???
What that means is there isn't a mechanical connection (cable) between your throttle pedal and the inlet on the engine Sean. "Fly by wire" first used in F1 as far as I'm aware?

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The 2.0 litre is the M52 engine, the fly by wire started with the M54. If you look, you should find you have a throttle cable.
 

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What that means is there isn't a mechanical connection (cable) between your throttle pedal and the inlet on the engine Sean. "Fly by wire" first used in F1 as far as I'm aware?

Tony.
I'm aware of that mate, but the car is in the garage and its chucking it down with rain, its also very dark and I'm sat in a nice warm lounge :), just wondered how I find out without getting my ass off the sofa, it has ASC so I am assuming its fly by wire but what are all these M numbers.
 

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M52 or M54 is the type of engine in your car if it's the same as my 2000 2.0 Z3 mate. If you've got a print out from the vin decoder it will tell you which engine is in your car?

Tony.
 

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M52 or M54 is the type of engine in your car if it's the same as my 2000 2.0 Z3 mate. If you've got a print out from the vin decoder it will tell you which engine is in your car?

Tony.
Whats a the vin decoder, I have the vin number, is there a site I can enter it to find out
 

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Sorry to hijack your thread Gaz, feel free to remove all the above
 

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I've moved all these posts to their own thread ;)
Great thread Gaz,
Thanks Sean! Always been a love hate relationship with this Zed, sometimes I want to sell her and sometimes I don't!
how hard/easy is the cruise control mod, can't find BrianH article,
I think everyone has answered for me on that lol
love the style 108s, I'm looking for a set.
Yeah, I lucked in to my set. Right place at the right time!
 
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