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Thanks for letting me know.

Is this still available?

Some great work there and amazing results. Congrats and thanks for sharing. What paint did you use on the aluminium? I thinking of paint as well, just for the durability. Thanks for the kind words! The paint i use is 'Simoniz Enamel Matt Aluminium Engine Enamel Car Spray Paint Aerosol 500ml' https:...

Some great work there and amazing results. Congrats and thanks for sharing.

What paint did you use on the aluminium? I thinking of paint as well, just for the durability.

I would not be surprised if there was due to the block height - it's for an M5x correct (and fits) I gave Fritz bitz an email as I know this is mentioned in different threads with no definite answer The reply was Ok, this is the way it works – The M50/M52 manifold set is slightly different from the...

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Two best makes in Europe are Van Wezel and Diederichs. BMW don't make E30 body parts now. in fact not a lot of E30 parts at all.

Cheers. I will look these up and see what I can find.

I bought brand new BMW wings for my last E30. The guy working on the car was adamant they were pattern parts - only thing that finally convinced him was the sticker on the inside - I'd bought them from a main dealer too, so it wasn't some dodgy eBayer misadvertising. According to him, BMW were now ...

Hi, I am looking at replacing my drivers side wing. I know BMW wings used to be by far the best fit, but more recently people seem to complain about the fit due to old tooling etc. So due to the cost and possible fitment issues, I was wondering if there are any good spurious wing manufacturers. Or a...

I believe there is a difference between the M50 and S50 systems. Do you know if that is correct? From the picture, I'm assuming its for an M50

I tried to spray carb cleaner around but didn't notice any. I got rid of a lot of the excess pipes when I removed the heater plate. Fitted some new pipes too so not impossible but unlikely but will check again.

May check the afm too.

Thanks for the reply Brian. I forgot to mention that I have changed the blue temp sensor with a new one as well. I did check it though with the engine cool but not fully cold, 900 ohms. Bypassed the dme relay, no difference. I got a spare used crankshaft sensor from my brother. 500 ohms across the p...

Thanks for the reply Brian. I forgot to mention that I have changed the blue temp sensor with a new one as well. I did check it though with the engine cool but not fully cold, 900 ohms. Bypassed the dme relay, no difference. I got a spare used crankshaft sensor from my brother. 500 ohms across the p...

Hi all, I am having some issues with my M42 318is. It developed a poor idle and would cut out occasionally. In order to help cure the issues I, removed the heater plate and associated pipework Cleaned the ICV but is wasn't rotating smoothly so i bought a new one. New cam sensor. Injectors cleaned Bo...

They usually come with a new bearing. You could try a motorfactors, they might be able to get them in separate.

They usually come with a new bearing. You could try a motorfactors, they might be able to get them in separate.

So what is the general consensus. Standard shocks will do but you probably wont have the best geometry

Thanks lads.

jmc330i: That's that I would have thought. But wondered if it was more a necessity or a recommendation.

He is looking for a cheap a cheerful replacement so, I am not sure it that is possible when he might have to get shorter shocks.

Cheers guys. I am not sure what is in it at present. Are b4s the same length as standard m-tech shocks. Sorry forgot to mention that it would original have have m-tech suspension before being lowered. He is the sort of person who wants to drop into a motor factors and get a pair of shocks to match h...

Hi A friend of mine has a 325 which is lowered 60mm all round on springs and shocks. The rear shocks are reaching the end of there usable life and need to be replaced soon. Can he replace them with standard rear shocks or does he need to go with something like B8s that are designed for lowered cars....

What does your remote look like? Is it a black fob with one button in the centre. Like a rectangle with the corner cut off? If so, you can pick u a second hand one and reprogramming it to match your buy re-soldering in your code to the spare one.

Cheers. Must have being seeing things

Are there anti rattle clips on the front breaks of E30s. I thought there there were some on my 318is but currently the have disappeared or fell off. The diagrams on BMWfans do not show any on the front. I called my local dealer and they could not find any on the system. If they do exist does anyone ...

You currently have an M20B20. I would not dream of turboing that. the cost per bhp would be way too high. The M20B25 is the 2.5 variant of you engine and was used in the 325. That is a fairly straight swap and gives about 170bhp. The M52 was found in the never 3 series (E36 the one after our e30s) a...

Depends on your budget. M52/s50/S38/S54 or S62

The more money you want to spend the better engine you can get

Great thread. How did you get the engine, gearbox and sump that clean?

Bore sizes look fine to me, I wouldnt be worried about fitting one to an S50, isnt there something like £1500 difference in cost between the two? :mad: Thats why I was considering a full Fritz bitz exhaust system as opposed to the BTB. They are meant to sound :cool: Just heard from a zoner about th...

I have heard that the manifold they sell for tha S50 conversion is not adequate. The bore size of the pipes is too small and can cause runing issues like overheating. Can anyone confirm this?

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Found a small leak on the exhaust manifold at cylinder 1. The is a spare e36 m42 manifold here so going to try and swap them. Does anyone know if it will definitely fit? Looks like it should. I ordered a tensioner too so will replace that after the manifold. If it is not solved then will start takin...

Thanks. There is 158k miles on it so is probably due anyway. Head was replaced at 128k by the previous owner but don't know if the timing gear was replaced also. Manifold seems fine. Might order a tensioner and see how that goes.

My M42 suddenly started to make the strange 'tractor' or diesel engine sound generally assoicated with the timing chain. However this noise is only produced below 2500 rpm. From reading other posts about this topic the noise seems to appear around 3000 - 3500 rpm. Is there something else it could be...

Could you give me a price for

Rear subframe bushes
Rear trailing arm bushes
Driveshaft gublio
The plate that sits on top of the front coil spring (drivers side).
All assoiated bolts

Parts for a 91 E30 318is.

Also front light seals for a 1999 E39 520i

Postage to southern Ireland on all parts

Gave you a call. All sorted thanks

All parts are for a 91 E30 318is. Number 5, 6 and 8 in the link shown. Two of each http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E30/2-doors/Europe/318is-M42/RHD/M/1991/march/browse/front_axle/front_spring_strut_shock_absorber/ Could I get the lock nut that attaches the track rod to the strut, and the locknut t...

Get a back road then. Easy get 120 on one of them.

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