E30 Zone

Hi Guys, Just to let ya'll know that I got the parts (inc rad) from Zimmer yesterday and fitted them after work last night. A little messy, but easier than i thought. My first bit of engine surgery on any car... Quick run last night shows no problems so should be good to go for a run up the motor wa...

predictably the rad has turned up too small. Zimmer, for what its worth, the box says auto ac on it. Back it goes. Will pm on the rad. I'm not prepared to change all the connections and fan cowel to accommodate the wrong part. Danthe, rad make was recommended to me by my service garage. Build qualit...

Hi Zimmerbimmer, I thought the difference between the tropical and 851 was that the 851 was shorter? If that is not the case and the 851 is 550mm as you say, it sounds like I may be okay. I have ordered an 851 equivalent. Looks like I need to stop panicking till it turns up tomorrow. Thanks for your...

Hi Guys I previously posted a long rambling post about our broken radiator yesterday (thanks for the comments on that one BTW). Again the car is: K-reg 325i Cab Auto with AC imported from Hong Kong by previous owner. I have ordered a Nissen radiator from Europarts (£125 +£12 delivery, BMW wanted £32...

Hi Guys, Got a problem with leaking coolant from our car. A few details: 1992 325i Cab Auto with AC, imported to the UK in 1997 by previous owner from Hong Kong. We drove the car to Bristol and back (our usual length of drive in the car as we live but don't drive in London) and left it for a week. I...

Thanks Brian. Will look it up.

Frank

Hi Guys, Just to let you know I sorted the problem temporarily, pending lubing the mechanism. I realised that the Valet monkey did not follow the very specific instructions on the booking form. He must have used the key in the lock rather than the remote. I'm guessing that as this mechanism is almos...

Thanks for the comments Brian. That was more or less my plan first off. Unfortunately we're helping a friend move at the weekend which will be fun with a comedy door lock! Might have to sneak off to play with a screwdriver at some point. I still think the problem has been triggered by abuse. They've...

Hi,
thanks for comments on electrics. Sure this will help when i start to fix it. From what you say, i'm thinking that they mangled the mechanics somehow (because handle is stiff) and it is now grounding in some way. Begining to wonder if someone tried to nick it from the car park...

Cheers
Frank

Hi Guys, We went away for the weekend and left our car with a reputable valet parking system at Stanstead and now have a problem with the door locks. On approaching the car I was able to unlock the car with the (BMW) remote and open the boot with no difficulty. My wife also opened the passenger door...

Out of interest, before you cut them, do a search in the forums. There is a thread on re-filling them and getting them running. They ARE repairable if you can be bothered. Do a search for adjuster. Hang on I'll do it for you, see below. <http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopi...

Excellent. Thanks for the info. It doesn't vary at all, rock solid in all weathers/duty in the same spot.
Cheers Mr Moooore!

Frank

Hi Guys, The temp gauge on our 325i cab has only ever risen to about 1/3 on the scale. Conventional wisdom would suggest it should settle at 1/2 way. Is this normal? Any thoughts on what would cause this? The cable or the sensor? We have yet to pick the car up from its first service in our ownership...

-Window catching on the roof when shutting door (cab) -slight leak in boot Okay, I found our boot damp (once), where's it leak from? How did you cure it? As we have a cab I thought it might com in from a a bad lid seal? Also the window on our drivers side is catching on the roof. Glass seems loose ...

Cheers mate, thanks for the tips. Think i need to do a full re-fill on ours though. There's a project for a sunny day...

Not sure I would have moved the lid at all... more likely that he sync between the two motors is out or the pull rod (the light brown/greeny one not the black) is bent or needs adjustment. The noise you heard sounds like the bang might have been your lid motor jumping a gear (hopefully not tearing i...

Funny to see this post, I was just about to ask the same question. Great to see an answer. Will deffinately have a go when our car (325i cab) comes back from it service. Any reason you didn't pick up some hydraulic fluid of the sort in hydro-gas suspension (HenryM3)? I assume your mixture was antifr...

Yeah I guess your right. Thing is we got a new battery of a higher capacity. Maybe we have a current drain elsewhere. Cheers for comments, sorry I didn't spot your reply sooner.

Frank

You've got a point, but we bought a brand new battery! Still didn't help me after I left the lights on. I was thinking about a "lights-on" indicator as well. Have since spoke to a friend who tried a Pro-Starter on a 318 E34? (the next series forget the number) and it couldn't prime the starter syste...

Hi Guys! I have had a couple of battery issues with our 325i Cab, firstly when we bought it the battery was shot (nice of the guy to tell us) so we had to call out recovery to get home and secondly when I stupidly left the lights on. Where we park is in a carpark with no mains points, anyone tried a...

Spoke to the infamous Jason earlier today. He's really friendly and has lots of advice. Can get all the parts I need and is helping me trouble shoot the problems. His opinion is that the so called "bug" in the electrics is crap and that usually faults are caused by something else. A particular screw...

HI Dave,

I need parts 3, 10 & 11 from that pic. Since I don't need part 2, I might get away lighter... 10 is only a hex bolt.

Cheers,

Frank

Thanks Dave. I have the wire, and I have even positioned it as you describe. The problem is that the tensioners & roof all go the wrong way... I can't really see (although it must work for you) how the wire helps at all! I do give the roof as much help as possible. but seems to be very springy and n...

Hi Guys, With a bit of help from you guys I have started fixing bits and bobs on our recently aquired cab. Some of you will remeber my Q's about a broken electric roof mech and changing dials for the UK. Good news: -dials now read uk mph & kph and I have modified the odometer label on a UK dial to i...

Thanks for the reply. Trouble is, I can't know why they have been taped up. I would be happier to use them if I knew they were the right ones, I'm trying to keep things fairly original to the car if I can. :) My other thought is to tap into the feed to the electric window switch lights, these come o...

Hi Guys, In my quest to fix as many things as poss on our new 325i Cab, I have come across a problem with the light that indicates the position of the Automatic gear shift lever. The bulb holder was there, but no bulb. Also there were no wires attached to the bulb holder. After some digging, I found...

Cheers.
Metal slip does have a BMW stamp and part no. from memory.
No big deal, more interested in the loose "wire"....

Frank

Unfortunately I didn't know about Gaydon (this car is our first BMW and I'm new to the scene).
We already have plans that weekend...

I have the wire BTW, need to check out how it works when I have more time. (still chasing the scrap yard owner)

Cheers,

Frank

Thanks guys, Guess it must be a broken or spare relay since the central locking works on the key & wireless at the moment. I don't really want to fix the alarm, just curious. The imobilser works though, 'cos it keeps catching me out! I'm not used to having to disarm it as well as unlock. The first t...

Thanks Dave,

will have a look and see whether it is there. It is possible that it is missing, since it really folds a little oddly.

Cool site for parts diagrams BTW.

Frank

Hi, These tech posts are turning into a habit... The safety device that stops you opening the boot and roof cover lid at the same time is broken on my E30 Cab. The cable has snapped at the boot end, and appears to have been trimmed off to stop it getting in the way. Has any one replaced the cable, o...

Hi guys, Please follow the tiny url for photos: http://tinyurl.co.uk/ibwr Recently bought an E30 Cab and found some mystery parts in the glove box. The black box module could be part of the alarm system because the alarm does not sound, or the lights flash, when you press the key fob. Also the magne...

Thanks. I got the bentley in the post yesterday. Pretty comprehensive. I'm in London (East). The straps are all there and go tight when closed, but they tend to want to fold out, rather than in, if you follow what I mean when you put the hood down. So when working the hood manually (as you see the e...

Cheers DaveD. Regrettably you're right. Took the arms off it last night and the motor top is mashed. I'll need slightly more than the top to fix this one though. So far I reckon I need: -motor top -new arm linkage to replace bent one (not from broken pivot but from the other cam) -relacement lift ar...

Thanks for the link on the soft top (Dave D). The motor runs fine, and it is in the down, disconnected position. The lid catch opener works as well, there's just no way for the system to open and close the hood lid! I'll have a look at the page and see if the problems is the same as they describe. A...

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