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My '85 323i is currently leaking air from the place where I believe earlier versions of the engine had a 'cold start valve'. It's currently plugged with a short rubber hose with a bolt in it - I'm guessing someone's 'quick fix' at some point - but the hose has split a bit and I can hear the air leak...

Good work - did you take any pictures as you fixed the front leaks? It's something I need to tackle on mine - I've taken to keeping it in the garage almost all the time now, as I noticed the front wells becoming damp after some heavy rain. Planning to take the carpet out and do the hosepipe test in ...

My thinking was that the route from the sensors to gauge went like: Temp sensors linked to C191 > C191 links to C101 > C101 links to the gauge So I guess my understanding was that the 'pin 4 test' indicated that the issue was somewhere between the c101 and the gauge. Am I off the mark on that? I cou...

So, having hopefully done the test correctly (short length of wire between pin 4 and a tower strut nut) the result is that the gauge doesn't move. Which I guess means there's trouble somewhere between the c101 and the gauge. I don't think the brass nut on the back of the cluster will be the issue - ...

Also, for the benefit of anyone searching this topic later, I've found a different diagram of the c101 which more closely matches my car (I just seem to have a couple of extra wires - locations 2 and 15):

OK - all fuses check out fine with the multimeter. Have read through the link posted and am trying to follow the troubleshooting notes. My c101 is slightly different to the diagram posted in the C101 wiki page - I have 19 pins rather than the 17 on the diagram - and although the general concept of t...

Thanks for the reply Build date shows up on a VIN decoder as 1985-01-03 (I'm unsure if that date format means 1st March or 3rd Jan though!). I've tried disconnecting the wires going to the two sensors, cleaned up the connectors and pushed them back on, so hopefully they are seated correctly. I do ow...

Hi So, following up on my last post, I completed putting things back together after changing the rocker gasket... well, I think I did.... I'd figured I'd give the rocker cover a quick refurb while it was off, and while removing it I made a mental note of which connection points would benefit from sa...

Hi So I needed to replace a rocker gasket - upon removing the rocker cover I discovered that one of the pipes from it was split - no.4 on this diag: https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=1172-EUR-01-1985-E30-BMW-323i&diagId=11_0533 I think that's what's commonly referred to as the rocker cov...

Calypso red really suits a facelift IMO - gets me all misty eyed about one of my first E30s which, even though it was a lowly, slightly shabby 318i on nasty pina reps (I had a lot to learn), still has a place in my heart as the car that got me into working on my car for myself (with the help of the ...

Looking again, I actually think 61131371074 is the right one - thanks for that!

I'm obviously being a bit of dunce with RealOEM - I can't seem to find the part number for a connector holder I need to replace in my engine bay - any pointers? It's this part (pic shamelessly nicked from bss's amazing M3 thread)

Amazing work - I've been watching some of the Youtube vids - really well presented and informative. I've learnt a lot! I'm just in the process of reviewing and starting to deal with some problem areas on mine. Have been applying the ol' wire brush here and there and will be etch priming / seam seali...

Kos wrote:Food for thought

http://www.419eater.com/

I've just had a look on that site. Take look at the trophy room page, which shows all of the scammers they've managed to get pictures of - there's only one picture that has a car in it...

Come on.... If the insurance co even bothered to inspect the car they'd be looking at induction kits, body kits, alloys, colourful suspension and any other obvious non oem parts. Unless its worth m3 money they'll never bother digging around. Yep, but once they've spotted any obvious mods they're bo...

I just declared it as an uprated engine management system. The way I looked at it was that you're expected to inform them if you're not using a standard chip, and on a high comp engine the facelift chip/ECU isn't standard.

Electric window regulators are specific to either pre or post facelift - you'll need the right ones for the job. Prefacelift ones are rarer, so are generally harder to find and a bit more expensive. Try posting up a request in the 'Wanted' section of the forum.

Are you putting in the big flat washer before fitting the main nut for the steering wheel?

By my calculations, the owner of this car could splash out on a new set of windscreen wipers, some additional wing mirrors, a nice shiny grille, a bonnet badge and two different wheels, and hey presto - he could drive down the road in reverse and people would think he had a Bentley. Two cars for the...

The final stages of my engine's 1.3 Motronic conversion:

Could you post up some pics as you go along with the process? I think I might need to buy a soldering iron...

I bought a pretty much identical low milage 1983 Sapphire Blue 2 door 320iA chromie a couple of years back and asked the zone's opinion on (tastefully) modding it: http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/2868/dsc00039sd0.jpg There were 75 votes on my poll - 56% percent said it was too nice and original t...

Nice looking E30 - are the wheels staggered? Rears look like they have a deeper dish than the fronts...

M52 = 2.8 (24 valve)

M20s came in a variety of flavours: 2.0, 2.3, 2.5 and 2.7 - although only the first three were available in UK E30s.

Nicely done getting the remains of the old ones out - as Lee says, the new ones actually don't need lots of pressure to get them in as long as they're well lubed up (nothing near the pressure required to get them out at any rate)! Well worth giving it a shot installing them with a trolley jack.

Check fuse 17. It's worth noting that if other things are affected (heater, for example) then it may be a problem with the wiring at the starter motor.

Thanks for the pic Ally. :thumb: No, the tool i have is for both removal and instalation, however when i started this i had lent the tool to a mate. Cant be used to remove the remains as it needs the inner part to sit on. .Oh well, another afternoon spent on my back then. :) Argh - the fact you act...

Suppose i need to hacksaw the outer sleeve of now :?: :roll: This is proving to be a right royal pita. 'Fraid so mate. I ended up using a chisel to get the outer sleeves out of mine, but I had the luxury of having the beam on the bench (it was still a pain). A pic of an outer sleeve once removed: h...

Looks to me like you still have the outer sleeve of the old bush still in there - what technique did you use for removing the old ones?

Cotty wrote:
Your parked round the back of my building in Billeter Street

LOL... I'm surprised you've not grassed me up for photoshopping out all the roadworks!

That is a seriously nice car, Love what you've done with it, Any more updates planned ? :D There's always an ongoing battle in my mind as to whether or not I should put more bodykit on the car. It looks nice, but from the rear, it looks a bit naked... but then if I put the rear valance on, I'll nee...

Cant believe i aint seen this thread til now.. Car looking ace my man, and lovvin the heated leather- looks exactly like the old calypso did inside. top work! also glad the m50b20 injectors are working out- I've still to figure out what the m20b20 equivelent would be :eek: Cheers mate - quite ironi...

I'd guess thats more like the gherkin? When did you move to London? Well spotted, the gherkin it is :) I've added a few of the other 'arty' gherkin shots I took to my gallery thread: http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=192209&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=25 I've been d...

Well the ol' chromie is now living in London, and as I don't have any garage space down here I've not really done anything except drive it. I took it out at the weekend and thought I'd trya to get a nice shot for the reflection competition. I ended up going in to the City and getting a couple of pic...

Playing just for fun (my pic has had a bit too much Photoshop attention to make it a fair entry):

Now... can anyone work out where my car is parked..?

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