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by Strawb
Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:49 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Overheating please help
Replies: 7
Views: 183

i will look tonight
by Strawb
Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:45 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: washers
Replies: 4
Views: 103

ah thanks
by Strawb
Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:14 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: washers
Replies: 4
Views: 103

anyone?
by Strawb
Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:13 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Overheating please help
Replies: 7
Views: 183

can anyone help with the viscos fan thing how do i check and stuff. turning the fan on does helf quite well winkeye
by Strawb
Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:50 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: washers
Replies: 4
Views: 103

washers

i have a problem with my washers, when i squirt them noting comes out of the vlaves on top of the bonet the water comes out of this valve type thing on the underside of the bonet
by Strawb
Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:31 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Overheating please help
Replies: 7
Views: 183

Richy325iTouring wrote:dont keep the thermostat out thats a very bad idea

check the viscos fan
how can i check it. is it eaily fixed
by Strawb
Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:25 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Overheating please help
Replies: 7
Views: 183

Overheating please help

Could someone please help me, since all this hot weather and maybe some time before my car keeps on overheating and water keeps coeing back out through the expansion cap, and when i turn off the ignition, water pisses out on the floor behind the front passenger wheel i think its from the over flow, ...
by Strawb
Sun May 14, 2006 7:21 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Rear wheel bearing price
Replies: 4
Views: 101

I bought one for £18 from uni part then got a local machanic to do it for £50 (cash in hand) its worth it to just get rid of that horrible droooooning sound i can now hear the engine :mad:
by Strawb
Sat May 06, 2006 1:43 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: the 320 pissed the mot!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 15
Views: 467

e30bmlover wrote:thats right they never give up. shes from the school of hard knocks. shes gonna have another year on the road, shes 16 1st of august! i bet there are many 325's that wont pass this year :cry: 104,000 and still refuses to throw in the towel. what a car.......
MINES AT 164,000 :wink: :D
by Strawb
Mon May 01, 2006 5:33 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: diff ratios
Replies: 9
Views: 206

whats the best one to have how can you judge
by Strawb
Mon May 01, 2006 12:13 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: When did you get your first BMW?
Replies: 47
Views: 1722

20 About a month ago 320i
by Strawb
Mon May 01, 2006 11:23 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Rear Wheel Bearing
Replies: 2
Views: 94

Rear Wheel Bearing

How easy is a rear wheel bearing to do it's the passenger side (I think it drones when I turn right so that means the weight is pushing on the left side ) I have bought one for about £20 and just need to fit it now. The noise is getting annoying especially on the motorway :x
by Strawb
Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:31 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Parts from Halfords
Replies: 12
Views: 442

Sooty wrote:
How do I get a Halfrauds Trade Card?
Just walk into the local branch and ask at the parts desk.
You'll need to show that you are involved in the car trade in some way though.
If you are'nt, how about one of your mates? winkeye
The assistant offered me one at the checkout :)
by Strawb
Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:18 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Loosing AFM - Options?
Replies: 7
Views: 186

whats AFM ? :?
by Strawb
Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:55 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: no water coming out of water bleed???
Replies: 9
Views: 215

i did that,still no water came out,strange! normally they piss out,how can i check if my water pumps buggered? surely it would massively overheat if the water pump had broke? cheers yeh thats true. i can ever only remember the water pissing out when i blew through the header tank. this could be a b...
by Strawb
Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:46 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: no water coming out of water bleed???
Replies: 9
Views: 215

Re: no water coming out of water bleed???

hi,since i changed my rad my temp has stayed just above the halfway,whereas before it always was about 1/3 on the gauge. ive changed the thermostat,and obv the rad and the water pump is only 5000 miles old. when i went to bleed it when i got back from work today i wound the bleed screw right out an...
by Strawb
Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:41 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: 320 wheels and lowering
Replies: 4
Views: 139

320 wheels and lowering

Hi i have a 320i with standard wheels on i was thinking of putting some 15's on fron a sport would this give a fauls reading on my speedo because of the larger dia wheels and would this be compatable with a 40mm spring drop, PS the car is totaly standard at the moment
james
by Strawb
Sun Apr 16, 2006 11:34 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: electric aerial
Replies: 4
Views: 114

smithy318i wrote:not the red or black wires, the other one.
is this around the back of the sterio ? im a bit confused
by Strawb
Sun Apr 16, 2006 11:26 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: electric aerial
Replies: 4
Views: 114

i have fitted a new sterio in to my car it has an electric arial which wire do i need to connect to the sterio's arial activation wire?
by Strawb
Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:45 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: coolant leak AGAIN!!!!
Replies: 34
Views: 879

e30-320i wrote:into expansion tank or rad mate you really can't go wrong
i got a similar problem but it only starts to leak when the engine is switched off it comes out on the floor infront of the passenger front wheel
by Strawb
Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:41 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: 325i Exhaust system on 320i is it benifical?
Replies: 22
Views: 440

Brianmoooore wrote:320 Tourings have twin pipe systems.
i think i need to change mine, must be some sort of restrictor
by Strawb
Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:38 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: coolant leak AGAIN!!!!
Replies: 34
Views: 879

E30BeemerLad wrote:
oguz3001 wrote:where can you get this k seal from?
you can also order it from their site, on the link i posted near the top of this page
do you put it in the water bottle or the oil cap :roll:
by Strawb
Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:16 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: 325i Exhaust system on 320i is it benifical?
Replies: 22
Views: 440

tbh i don't know much about it but the guy that rolling roaded mine reckons that the centre section on mine would be restrictive as its the 2 into 1 system If you have the two into one GET RID OF THAT use the twin pipe system its twin pipes for a reason, that being exhaust pulse tuning an ideal 120...
by Strawb
Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:14 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Mystery Diff Noise
Replies: 5
Views: 150

Re: Mystery Diff Noise

Over the past few months I've been hearing a strange sound coming from the back end (I assume the diff). Sort of a ghostly "woooooo" sound. It's engine speed related and disappears when the clutch is in. Any thoughts on what it is and what should be done about it? iv been haveing this type of troub...
by Strawb
Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:11 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: temperature gauge 320 (E30)
Replies: 8
Views: 205

I have a 320i and i checked my temp sender before i emailed it does have 2 pins, the brown one is ment to be above the blue, i cant see how we could both have the wrong parts fitted as mine works, i have BMW TIS disk i can have a look onit for fault finding for you<, what year is your car? i just s...
by Strawb
Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:00 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: temperature gauge 320 (E30)
Replies: 8
Views: 205

On a M20B20 engine the blue temp sensor has two pins, and the brown one has one pin. Brown temp sensor on an M50 has two pins though. Sounds like you may have some wrong parts fitted. Another possibility for no temp gauge (and other problems) is corrossion in a round plug and socket fixed to the me...
by Strawb
Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:41 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: 325i Exhaust system on 320i is it benifical?
Replies: 22
Views: 440

it does seem a bit strange that the 320 has only 130 BHP and the 325 has 170 BHP thats quite a difference
by Strawb
Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:35 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: temperature gauge 320 (E30)
Replies: 8
Views: 205

unplug the brown one and stick a bit of wire or a splilt pin in it to join the terminals to make the circuit when youve done that turn the ignition on and the temp gauge should go right up to the red . Nearly right, but not quite. The brown plug only has one terminal in it, so you can't link it acr...
by Strawb
Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:18 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: temperature gauge 320 (E30)
Replies: 8
Views: 205

Alrite mate it could be the engine coolant temperature sensor the way to check it is to look under the bonnet for the thermostat housing, it sits next to the distributer cap, when you,ve found that youl see two connector plugs a blue one an a brown one unplug the brown one and stick a bit of wire o...
by Strawb
Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:47 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: temperature gauge 320 (E30)
Replies: 8
Views: 205

temperature gauge 320 (E30)

I have a small problem with my newly acquired BMW E30 320i coupe, the temperature gauge does not seem to be working I have checked the fuses, and the other gauges on the display work e.g. Speedo fuel gauge rev counter etc what could this be?
:?
James