E30 Zone

Any new ideas on an alternative this please?

BMW Geniuine front box £348 + Vat only 17 left in Germany

On a budget which doesn't help..

Thanks

Still Runs and still none the wiser what caused it

Many thanks Brian for your help

Mike

Certainly old but not wet if you mean that in a literally

Tried it again a it starts without any real trouble

Very confusing

Will see what happens tomorrow when I put the glove box back together.

514 ohms whatever I do to the wire, However thought I'd try starting it again it tried to fire so tried again but left it cranking and it started to pick up speed then died tried again and this time it started to fire but kept it on the key until it finally had enough momentum to keep running. not v...

Yes it does and causes the 2 other relays in the abs (i Think) to click

pump not running when cranking either with no attemt to fire this time.

plug definitely smelt of fuel when I took it out earlier today so either it runs intermittently when it attemps to fire or else left over from when I bridged the relay terminals

defo no spark, fuel pump does not run with ignition on

will enlist help to see if pump runs when cranking and get back to you

Thanks

Now have 12v at c101 Maybe I disturbed something in the glove box or I think more likely it was a case of operator error in the rain yesterday as it still won't start. Tried to fire a couple of times along with a back fire this morning Crank sensor reads 514 ohms, the cam sensor reads 1251 ohms. any...

Looks like a loop but its blue green I think from when I was outside earlier. The immobiliser should still be connected. I just turned it of with the key under the bonnet when the remote broke. I will have another look tomorrow in day light which will make it a bit easier. Cheers and thanks for the ...

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I can't see any earth stud

I do rememder it as well as the loop on earlier cars I've owned though

Even with the immobiliser out of the way there is no sign of the earth stud. will sort out how to post a pic

WillNZ wrote:The socket you are looking for is just below the circled earth point.

Thanks Will but my car looks totally different to that

Hi Brian

Do you mean behind the black plastic cover which is the roof of the glovebox?

Half a ton wiring in there as it has a BMW immobiliser fitted (switched off via the key over 3 years) but no sign of a 2 pin socket with green wires

Hi My 318is refused to start this morning, It cranks ok just wouldn't fire. Tried some easy start with no luck so checked for spark and appears to be none. After reading several posts on the zone I have checked various things with success. Green wire at C101 connector is 0 Volts Fuel pump not workin...

Good there's still plenty out there, perhaps Gareth has scarred all the local ones away

Mitchen wrote:I saw an E30 on the A21 near Hastings on Sat afternoon.. white and kitted out.

Not a local one, pity
Used to see plenty on my way up the 21 at the weekend

Hastings to Guildford and back, A21 M25 & A3

Hastings to Guildford and back, A21 M25 & A3

Just did a 160 mile round trip today and didn't see a single E30

I don't know about me know but line the kids up in a car park then drive past them several times you soon find out where it coming from.

Shame they can't tell whats making the noise

e30topless wrote:not sure what year your car is but I know it will be 20+ years old,

a set of new rear wheel bearings won't do any harm or break the bank

Its a 318is and defo the front

Mot'd 3 weeks ago so no bits loose just slight play in front ball joints

I can't see it being the ball joint though as its such a regular sound

hence me confused

Thanks for the input

Not the heat shield either,

If you spin the wheel you can only really hear the pad/disc noise unlike the bucket of bolts I had on the nearside.

Checked that, calipers been off and cleaned, pads between 1/4" and 3/8" left

I've had a noise from the front offside for the last few months which is getting slowly worse let alone annoying It only happens when the car is moving and turning to the left just like a failing wheel bearing can, except instead of the rumbling sound its a repetitive squeaking noise. Any ideas woul...

Will just try hitting it a bit harder then, didn't want to damage the new rack

Cheers

Help please

I cant get the UJ to fit on to the new rack

any advice appreciated

thanks

Hi

Can you still supply the following

51 13 1 870 459 Oval insert

51 14 1 902 279 Gromet

p&p as well please

Thanks

We've owned several E30's over the years and not one of them has needed a front wheel bearing. It was one of my initial thoughts so if they can be noisey before any real play then most likely that is the cause. The noise at around 55 is positively frightening. Seeing it has ABS its going to be a bit...

Yes you can, just a faint vibration but it goes when the noise does.

My dads peugeot use to do the samething, his garage never could find the cause.

I reckon the front, if i put the auto box in a fixed gear the noise remains the same.

I also have checked for play in all wheel bearings.

The noise starts to go when you just turn the wheel to start to drift left across the
road not even a full turn.

Bizarre

I am plagued by the loud rumbling winning noise on my 318i Its sounds a bit like the diff, prop shaft or maybe the auto box. But steer left even the slightest amount it goes, right it get even louder. Nothing is fouling the front wheels as I have checked from lock to lock with the car on the ground....

If it is running cool, could it cause of the cold start to cut in and out thus causing the high idle?

Will have a look at the thermostat tomorrow

Thanks

I thought is was a faulty gauge as even after a 70 mile trip or a 1 1/2 mile crawl to school the needle sits at the top of the blue and the heater blows warm air.

Its only short journeys that I've made of late so couldn't say it it over idles after a long run,

Will have a look thanks but would have thought that any of those would affect the running whether it be under load or not same the throttle cable.

It definitely only does it once you come to a stop

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