E30 Zone

tailoutcharlie wrote:best i can bothered to do.

looks a bit gash in my opinion, but its your car

Yep they do look shit. But my god i just creamed myself! that e30 is white wee wee material!

ok thanks for that ant. Been waiting patientally all night for that. lol. Thanks

anyone??

can anyone confirm if this is right?

So in correspondance to my diagram it shud look like: 2 4 3 1 Its just i had them in like this, turned the car over and thr was a bang?? Im i doing somethin wrong? Lead numbered 1: plugged into coil number 1 and plug hole nearest fan Lead numbered 2: plugged into coil number 2 and plug hole nearest ...

Hey could anyone confirm if this is the correct location for the ht leads on the m42. Diagram shows them plugged into spark plug holes with the numbers on the leads corresponding to the numbers on the diagram, with fan showing front of engine. If this is wrong what is the order from the fan towards ...

Cheers guys. Thats helped alot! 8mm drill bit is that right? cheers

Trying to get my M42 re-timed and trying to find and hold top dead centre. Ant told me in a previous post that there is a hole near the starter motor which you place an 8mm drill bit in to hold TDC. Is this the hole he's on about? http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/5743/tdczs0.jpg Only thing i can f...

perfect. Thanks guys, will let you know how i get on

Thanks for the help ant. I think im gona get a mate to help me with this. Can someone just answer me this simple question: Is it possible to correctly time the engine by just removing the rocker cover and upper and lover timing case covers?

Or do i have to pull the cylinder head off? thanks

well to be honest the only way to learn is to muck in, ive already replaced all gaskets, had head pressure tested and skimmed and put all back together. So i can work a spanner. Just have no experience timing an engine as ive never done one before, hence why im on here looking for advice. So any hel...

can u suggest where i can get one of these tools? never used one before.

Still need to know how to find TDC and how to put the cams in though!

can i find TDC without removing the head?

ok so after rebuilding my head i think i have made a mistake re-timing my m42. As this was my first time trying this im guessing i probably did. Can anyone talk me through how to do it properly. Do i have to take the head off again or is there another way i can make sure it is set to TDC? Basically ...

anyone?

had one of the spark plugs out just to make sure it was sparking, and whilst turning over thr was like a wisp/bang and a bellow of whitish/bluish smoke came up the spark plug hole and out of the throttle body?

What the hell is going on?

there is white smoke coming from the throttle body, pulled the rubber hose that connects throttle body and air flow meter, and pulled throttle cable to open throttle body and some smoke is coming out. Anyone know what could be causing this?

Ok so ive finished rebuilding the head on my m42.

However now the car wont start.

She is turning over but wont fire, i have a spark and i am getting fuel to the plugs. Its turning over healthily!

Anyone have any ideas? Hope i havent made any bad mistakes!

bummer. i was sort of hoping i wouldnt get an answer like that. Looks like ill be writing a new thread here. thanks

come on all you 318is owners, all you have to do is pop the bonnet and check. lol. im in dire straits!

Finished rebuilding my head, but the engine wont start. I have a spark and she is getting fuel. I have one little electrical connector and i cant find anything to plug it into. Im hoping that this is my problem. There is agathering of three connectors all taped up and they come from just below the i...

just about to rebuild the head on my m42. Wondering if anyone has a disgram for the correct pattern to tighten the head bolts, and what shud they be torqued to?

Also how much oil will i need to refil her? and what weight/type would be best?

thanks

and are the "RIENZ" ones any good? seems alot cheaper than buying from BMW

and are the "RIENZ" ones any good? seems alot cheaper than buying from BMW

Just about to order the "head gasket set" off euro car parts for my 318is m42. Just wondering does anyone know if this includes the head gasket itself or do i have to buy this seperately?

Cheers

bumpety

I was hoping it would be tht simple! Does that include things like timing case gasket, thermostat housing gasket and exhaut manifold gaskets etc??

How much should these cost, cheers

Currently have the head of my e30 318is for a bit of a look. Gona rebuild it but wanna replace most of the gaskets, just wondering if you can buy all the gaskets as a set? instead of searching for loads of part numbers? any one know? cheers

so hat you think i shud do then, give everything a good clean, replce all the gaskets and thermostat, rebuild her, give her some fresh oil and fingers crossed?

thanks for the advice so far wulliw, anyone else have any ideas?

i dont no tbh, still have to drain the sump, i bought the car last year and it has been lying up ever since, so i never did an oil change in it. Thank wudnt explain the coolant spitting out of the exhaust tho?

anyone?

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