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If the lock is jammed at horizontal and the passenger door lock works This is precisely the case. :) So I guess I'll try removing the lock, and have a look at it. The most probable cause for your problem is that the driver's lock barrel has been changed at some time, and you don't have the key. Hav...

My driver's side door lock has been seized in a horizontal position since I've had the car - I've always used the passenger side lock to open the car! :mad: Reading up on how to remove the door cards (now done) to allow me to remove the lock, I found a mention of a dead-lock function, and the post s...

Thanks Brian

Would this be the right part for my '87 320i? I don't think it's got ABS...

For some reason, I expected them to be side-specific...

Just to bump this, as I've got time to sort it out...

Could someone please point me in the direction of the correct wheel bearings, please?

m-dtech wrote:what car/engine/spec ?

conversion calculator here
http://www.jfdcoil.com/unit_convert.html?mode=preview

Currently, a standard M20 320.

I'm just having silly thoughts about something far far better, with a giant laggy snail and 500hp

Cool, thanks

Are the various BMW 'boxes easily interchangeable?

From old discussions on other car forums, I understand that the Getrag boxes in BMWs are pretty good strong boxes, and are sometimes swapped out into other makes to cope with tunes engines. 8) Does anyone have any information about the strength of the various Getrag 'boxes available? I assume the 'b...

Thanks for the link!

The pump I've got sitting here is (I believe) from a 318i. The pump spigot is 19mm, so it looks I've got quite a choice. The filter is ~105mm x 50mm.

I like the look of G on the second page best

Can you get replacement 'filter socks' for fuel pumps? I received a 2nd hand pump from another member, which works perfectly, but I stupidly broke the filter sock that sits on the bottom of it :cry: :-x :x It's from a 318 rather than a 320, so the sock I already have isn't compatible. I've tried BMW...

Thanks Spadge.

You have PM...

It's a 320i with an in-tank single outlet pump. I'm not sure if they're compatible?

It's a bugger. Someone on another board got three E30 pumps from a scrappy, and only one worked - it may well be a 'feature' of these pumps. If I try and get one from a scrappy, I'll have to take the battery with me to test it! Alternatively, someone suggested trying to stick any other brand's cheap...

Earth was good. Not a peep from the new pump on testing

whereas mine intermittantly squirted petrol at the missus

I wonder if it's got an internal problem, as there's absolutely no resistance between its terminals?

Hi John

Don't worry - that's not what I was getting at

It's just a ball-ache as I need to get to work in the morning!

I'll go and test the pump in a mo...

My fuel pump had been sticking on startup, so this evening I swapped it for a replacement purchased from a bloke on here. The car won't start. I've checked the power lead: the pump power cable provides good voltage on turning the engine over. I've removed the fuel pipe and cranked the engine over, a...

johnna wrote:I have a good pump listed in the for sale section...

You have email

I have - this is how I banged it. I just have no frame of reference to determine which of the two options I'm seeing, once the cover's off

Ã‚£108 + VAT is more than a 1/4 of what I paid for the car!

I'll try a wanted ad...

I've got a sticky fuel pump - it's needed a bang to start up on three occasions today. I phoned a local BMW dealer and they quoted Ã‚£178? - I've got a 1987 320i (Motronic) - will this have the single in-tank pump, or the two-pump setup I've read about? - where's my best source for a decent cheap re...

Why would this be a problem, Brian?

The LED was (and still is) fine

It's a 12v one with an inbuilt resistor.

Having seen the diagram, I'm happy I did it correctly. I guess it just doesn't work for my model of ECU.

Update: This doesn't appear to work, disappointingly. I took the ECU plug out, took it apart, and found pin 15, which appears to have a plain grey wire coming from it ( can anyone point me towards a pin/colour diagram to confirm this? ) I spliced into this wire, and connected an LED between it and t...

Is that amount normal? It wasn't there a few days before, before the car broke down on me...

Anyone know if the current is likely to blow a 12v LED?

You can even use a couple of pins in the diagnostics plug under the bonnet; 17 (ECU output) and 12 (Switched +12V) IIRC: http://pinouts.ru/Devices/car_diag_pinout.shtml (You just need to hook a 12V bulb across them, though I've yet to try it, so don't blame me if it all goes horribly wrong :wink: :...

So I'll have to dismantle the cluster as well? I was hoping to just make a temporary check light for as long as it takes to read the error codes!

Righty... I've explored the connection where the multiplug used to be. I'm going to leave it alone for the time being, as it looks decently done, and re-doing all the connections (including soldering them) would be a nightmare as there's not much play in the wires and it's difficult to get to: http:...

Brianmoooore wrote:Other side of the lamp goes to the green/white (fused) switched ignition 12V+

Is this at the ECU, or elsewhere, Brian?

Brianmoooore wrote:I've only done this with M50 ECUs. I've no idea if it works with UK spec E30 ECUs.

I'll report back ;)

I think I've got the Motronic version

Hi I want to sort out an engine check light at pin 15 of the ECU (as previously suggested by Brian Moore) to try and display the ECU error codes (on an '87 320i) 1. Where is the ECU? :o: :o: 2. If this the right pin diagram? http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/4919/pinsss5.gif 3. If it is, is the dia...

I take it that there isn't a wiring diagram available, complete with wire colour codes, then?

Sorry

2 litre M20

I'd like to replace this, to rule it out as a cause of the problems I'm having.

Obviously, I need an IM gasket, and I'll get a TB-M gasket as well; what else might I need?

Oh, and what's the best guide to follow?

Thanks

'Just'...

Hi Matt :) Yes, that's me :) It's probably not helping! I don't know if this is all that's going on, though. It's still running rough & rich, and still has a massive flat spot at the bottom of the rev range. I've got a new blue temp sensor coming tomorrow, and I'm wondering about the intake manifold...

Like it says...

Taken from the left side of the engine bay, with the AFM & AFM-TB hose removed. It's in the area underneath the throttle body... is this where I'm meant to have the C191 multiplug?

Thanks

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