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Possible electrical gremlins? I'd say £800-900.

They can be done without replacing the whole arm.

I've decided I'm going to keep my E30 316i after a faily successfull MOT and do an engine conversion. I'd like to get the stoppers sorted out first though. I'd like to upgrade to bigger, vented discs at the front, and change from drums to discs at the rear. At work I've got some E36 M3 front brake c...

Again, solved quite quickly on my own. I noticed that the main induction hose was taped up(and presumably leaking) so I figured this would be messing with the air flow meter. I disconnected the air flow meter plug and the car idles rough, but didn't climb :) The new induction hose arrives at work to...

After the delight of getting the car running yesterday, I've run into another problem.

When the car is idling the revs will slowly climb as far as 4k, with no help from me! This is so bad that when I test drove the car I hardly had to touch the accelerator pedal!

What's wrong?

316i m40.

It's alright folks, it's sorted. Just needed to know the firing order really.....

The car runs now. Thanks to those who offered advice in the last thread I made.

New plugs and a clean up of the cap and arm seemed to solve the problem

I've taken off the distributer cap on my M40 316i, and it's come to refitting and I haven't taken any notice of what order the leads were in. Neither leads nor cap is numbered :cry: Can someone please quickly tell me in what order they should be? chambers running 1-4 from gearbox to cambelt cap runn...

I've been out and tested the spark(taken a plug out, reattatched it to the lead and touched the end against the inlet maifold while cranking over, is this method ok?) and only one plug sparked very occasionally. loose connections on coil? faulty coil? Yeah, I was thinking that too. I guess it's the...

WELL..... I've been out and tested the spark(taken a plug out, reattatched it to the lead and touched the end against the inlet maifold while cranking over, is this method ok?) and only one plug sparked very occasionally. After leaving the plugs for a while the fuel evaporated from them and it seems...

Crank sensor is fine. I just removed the spark plugs and they are are black, stinking of fuel and a little oily. I'm going to test to see if they're sparking and drain some oil as it seems to be double what it should have in it :? Should I leave the plugs out for a while to let the fuel in the cylin...

The oil seems 'over' topped up.....

Would this prevent it from starting?

The oil light doesn't go out. it's been parked in a couple of places(i towed it home) and is on flat ground.

Hey guys, a while since I've been here because I sold my last E30, but now i've aquired another :) The story is... I was meant to be picking up this M40 316i on sunday, so the seller moved it on his driveway and it ran out of petrol. I wasn't able to make it on sunday so I turned up the next day to ...

I'd try a 2nd hand fusebox from a scrappy mate. It might save time trying to track down faulty components.

The cause seems quite clearly to be a leak somewhere. Have you noticed any moisture or dampness around that area?

My 316i:

I've also had another 316i and a 320i, but they weren't as pretty

Nice cars the E36.

White smoke from under the bonnet or inside the cabin?

you can tell me to get my handbag, but M5Pilot shows he is wise beyond his years... someone pulled out on my brother last month; only doing 60 odd; nowhere for my brother to go (country lane); both cars written off in a big way; other driver in hospital Brother walked away from his E46 - you wouldn...

Mine will go spasticated if I change the settings while the engine is running.

All other times it's fine.

Yes.

Much to my irritation, they dont do the other side rubber, and euro only do the genuine part, at double the price.

Yes.

GS List it like that because on some other models, such as the E36, the badges are the same front and back.

Unless I'm mistaken, it's not just the touring.

The E30 has different size badges front and rear.

You cheeky condradictory monkies!!

I'll get the carriers with the calipers then.

Many thanks.

As Chris said, that's too expensive. The cost of these parts is less than Ã‚£100, Ã‚£150 at an absolute limit. I'd say circa 4 hours labour to fit them all.

Take it to a better garage mate

Going by other cars that I've owned, this is usually the cam breather pipe. When installing an K&N or such like, there's usually an additional connection that you can attatch the breather pipe onto the induction kit, just after the main filter. Otherwise, you can buy the mini pipercross(or similar) ...

Chris-W wrote:I just sold my 911 because I was enjoying driving my Renault Clio more.

Driving enjoyment is where you find it! Not in image, parts prices or peer perception

But seriously, a Clio..........

I don't know where you are plucking the parts cost figures out of, but, 3 or 4 times what an E30 costs is way wrong. Certain things like brake discs are a lot more expensive than an E30, but, that's because the 944 turbo has proper brakes that work. Normal service parts are not expensive at all, pr...

I plan to ditch my solid front brakes in favour of the Vented items on the larger engined E30s in the next few weeks. Anyhoo, I understand that you change the discs(obviously) and the calipers, but do you have to change the caliper bracket or hub? If there's a topic explaining this swap, or a walkth...

RE: the 'poor man's Porsche' comment; I quite agree. Front engined, 4 cylinder(the majority being non-turbo) is hardly the makings of a future classic Porsche. That is of course if we only compare the 944 to other Porsches...... The 944 is a fantastic car to drive(I've only driven the S2 myself), aw...

1990 316i Lux - 134k

Well, I refreshed my wiper motor and replaced that fuse, but I can't say i'm impressed with either result. The wipers work better, but not perfectly; I can't see any way out of getting another unit. Also, it could be all in my mind, but upon replacing fuse 9, I could swear my car is more sluggish th...

Hey guys, just a quick question. I'm halfway through 'refreshing' my wiper motor - as per the tech guide(top marks to the writer) - and noticed that I've got a fuse out. Everything seems to be working fine, so I'm at a loss as to what it controls! So if anyone's got a haynes on front of them, can yo...

Hello mate and welcome to the Zone, 17" Alpine reps will be fine with a 40/40 drop - they wont catch the arches at all but 18" will. A 2.5 will go straight in and plug to the exsisting loom in the engine bay, get your self the bigger front struts (51mm) from a 2.5/Tourer/Convertible and a pair of r...

I'm pleasantly surprised with those

I think those lights with a slight tint to them so that they don't stand out too much against the darker calypso red, would give me the look that I'm aiming for

Hey and welcome mate. I live up that way, huntly area when im not at college in glasgow. Car sounds great and the plans sound good too. Not too keen on the e36 style rear lights tbh. Alpinas look great on any e30! You cant loose. Should look good. Any pics?? I need to get myself some euro plates to...

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