E30 Zone

Hi Fellas, Unfortunately due to insurers, looks like the old boy has to go. Only front end damage, still drivable and in decent condition with full professional engine rebuild in 2013 To sell as crash damaged, what should I be looking for as a reasonable offer? damage: Bonnet, two wings, both light ...

Hi Brian,

when the mechanic did it, he did give a good thump underneath the nearside rear quarter of the car underneath the petrol tank somewhere.

I'm off out to have a look in a minute now its light

Thank you mate.

where is the fuel pump roughly located looking underneath the vehicle please guys? My garage replaced the cam shaft sensor when the car wouldn't start but then found that the fuel pump has a flat spot, stopping the car from starting again - hitting the underside of the fuel tank near the pump gets i...

I have just had new B8's fitted to replace the old ones and they do have a 40mm drop all round on my 318iS

thanks Fellas, much appreciated.

Thanks Brian. They're yellow. Just straight shocks, no flanges or fancy bits on them

Been trying to get hold of the garage that fitted them where I used to live..may have gone bust.

I had Bilstein, Eibach & HnR setup on the "Relic" five years ago. The Bilsteins gave a 40mm drop all round, could someone tell me what I need to buy (with product code) as one of the shocks on the rear needs replacing...seen loads on net but don't know which I need. Thanks again fellas, you're all b...

Thanks Brian. Appreciated

HI Brian

The fan turns without a lot of push for about a quarter before stopping. Bearing gone you reckon?

Cheers, shaun

Thanks for the response JMC but over the past six weeks, it is a LOT louder than it ever used to be - never used to hear it before

Hi All,

Heating and cooling working ok and temp not jumping in static traffic. But when engne is hot and I pull away from junctions I get an increasing viscous noise through the revs.

Any ideas please?

Mantra is always "if it isn't broke don't fix it - but I thnk something is gonna break!

Hi all, E30 1990 318iS 230,000 miles, shell is still good but engine and small leaks using about a litre of oil every month (400-600 miles). What would people suggest I do please? Love the car and owned for 7 years and want to keep the od girl going with current engine as it has been bullet proof. T...

cheers dude.

DanThe wrote:Silicone will hold them together until you want to turn them on the base, you need something much stronger like epoxy or plastic weld them

The plastics clamp tightly around he aluminium mount and with the motor back i and attached I reckon silicone would do it - if not, a bit of no nails!

Grrrmachine wrote:Great stuff. I'll wikify that later.

That looks really handy! Can you explain how you did it? Remove mirrors completely from car. Underside of mirrors there is an access hole, flat head screwdriver into cogged plastic ring and push up to release the mirror glass. That gives you access to the electric motor, remove four screws to relea...

It can be done, with a lot of patience,leverage and a little plastic edge damage

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Cheers bud, spent half hour looking and prodding, have to agree with you.

Hi All, Want to get the electric mirrors mount shot blasted - but need to get the sprung loaded plastic mirrors removed first. any ideas how to do so please without snapping the plastic backing? Thanks in anticipation..shaun This is what I need to separate...somehow http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/...

I bought a spare set of 4 x 14" BBS, in pretty sorry state for £60, tidied them up with a Dremel and had them powder coated in black = winter wheels

And my 15" silver for spring summer and autumn, sorted! Best of both worlds

I bought some Vredestein SnowTrac 3 and in the wet they are superb, can't wait for the snow now!

I bought a spare set of 14" wheels for the car to put them on and got 185/65/14 at £58 a corner from 'camskill' dot 'co' dot 'uk'

Everyone says 14's better for the snow

Sun rays reflecting off bonnet, just looks lush!

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Thanks fellas, few surface scabs on rear valance but fairly clean for its age tbf.

The only slight mods; lowered on Bilstein, HnR and Eibach 40mm all round, with 15" BBS and stainless 3/4 powerflow pipe.

After a good clean yesterday... http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2108/20110501121959.jpg http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/7822/20110501122047.jpg http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/4586/20110501122132.jpg http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2396/20110501122158.jpg http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/3...

My effort..

I've had my 318is chipped and its back up to around 144bhp, so I'm thinking now, I need a 3.91 lsd...

DHFiS wrote:
polsta wrote:so what difference would a 3.91 make to an is in terms of the speed ? acceleration and top end ? over the standard 4.10 ?
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Superb! thanks DHFIS.

Thanks fellas.

DHFiS wrote:4.10 is standard

Cheers bud.

Hello all,

Sounds like my diff is on its way out so went to have a look at the tab on the diff and its totally rusted away so was wondering what LSdiff I would need to put in to replace the current.

Any ideas please? Thanks in anticipation. Cheers, Shaun

RustyRuss wrote:^ +1

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My boy..

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What polish do you use on that bud, looks mint!

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