E30 Zone

Get your self down the scrap yard, there are usually a few e30's in my local and it will only cost you a couple of quid.

Failing that the dealer will have the same diagram on his Etk on his computer , plus you have got the part number so you shouldnt have a problem.

Yeh, take the bulb out! lol

If you have been over heating then there are three likely causes that you should investigate. In order due to cst they are: An air lock in the cooling system, bleed the tystem to correct this.( run it with the cap off and keep topping the water up. The thermostat could be not working correctly, you ...

Yep get ur self a 2.5 lump i personally think the 320 is a waste of time they arent quick at all. The conversion is easy really i hadnt done an engine swap before and i did it with no probs really. You will need the complete engine the engine wiring loom, the prop from the 325 and the diff oh and ob...

If one of the Cv joints has locked(which is rare) then the other wheel would stop tuning too as u have a LSD so there is a possibility that this could be the cause but it is more than likely just the diff! I left a 316i diff on my 325i conversion once and than went causing similar effects to what u ...

My MPG gauge didnt work on my 316carb but that was because i fitted a weber carb. think they work off the vaccume of the engine.

Is yours a carb?

You sound like one of my uni lecturers, he goes on about them cards and how the computer took up a whole floor of the uni!

My electronics is ok but not sure if i could do that to be honest

Ok sorted now, didnt look in the tech articles first sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Just a quick one, my mate has just rang me and he needs to know whch fues is to the fuel pump.

Im at uni at the mo and dont have my manuel handy so any ides guys?

Did you buy the inlet manifold or did you have it fabricated?

If you did buy it where from?

Cheers

No sorry mate no pic by me i sold the car and the one i have now is sound. The pic put up by jmc330i shows the area though, in the top right hand corner of the photo you can see where the wing joins the arch, looks like his is well sealed though. Maybe my car had a rear quarter at some point in its ...

Get yourself a chargecooler instead of an intercooler they are a lot more effective as the air doesnt really get that hot on superchargers so you need extra cooling to get a big difference. Iv seen these fitted to G40s and G60's they use water to cool the air it makes a massive difference. Ps cheers...

On the car in my sig pic i had the sampe problem. It got really wet in there very quick, sometimes it would be full nearly to the top. It turbed out to be comming from the arches. If you pull all of the trim out of the well you will see where the inneraches meet the rear wing, i put a load of sealen...

When i actually get my 325 tourer running properly(serious missfire probs at the mo) i plan on slapping a dirty big supercharger on. As a result i have a couple of questions i would like to ask. There are plenty of people who can give you advice on turbo mods but not too many on the charger front. R...

Good point it was a bit thirsty, more so than my current 325i actually.

Still i think it was a lot more fun to drive. When i could afford to put petrol in! LOL

I checked the spark by resting the spark plug ontop of the rocker cover obviously connected to the HT lead. It seemed to be sparking ok. A worn rotor arm would cause probs on all cylinders surely. Would be the dizzy cap if anything. I am baffled by this problem really cant think of anything. althoug...

If you have got mayonase in the oil it is more than likely the head gasket.

Strip it down your self then get an engineering company to skim the head and the gasket aint much its self.

If you do it this way you can easily get it done for less than Ã‚£100.

Yeh i had the head skimmed when i replaced the gasket. Thing is it was running fine in the last car.

I took it out and it was standing for about a year then ever since i put it in the new car it has only run on five!!

Why what could be causing compression probs?

Had a new head gasket bout 1500 miles ago.

Could the inlet manifold gasket cause probs such as this?

The swap is easy to 318i but i had a 316 carb just put on a twin choke webber carb and it was so much quicker, whoud have any 318i. It easily kept up with my mates 320i but thats not saying much really! I wanted to get twin carbs but never got round to it. Loads of companies do manifolds for M10's t...

Id say it is probably the sump gasket myself, for how much it will cost u, y might as well have a go.

Hi, i have found out which cylinder it is(cylinder 6 nearest bulk head) The plug in this cylinder is black and wet with petrol. There is a spark i checked that too. Im starting to get a bit fed up of it now to be honest. havent checked the injetors yet. Gonna swap the offending cylinder with another...

I bought a 325 a while back which had been stood for a while, the same thing happened to me have you tried bumping it? What it turned out to be on mine was a bad earth to the starter, check it out it could well be the same thing. Ther is a earth strap which connects the starter to the solenoid this ...

Hi all, as many of you may remember i have out an M20 in my 316i touring but i am having a problem with the car only firing on 5 cylinders, i have tried virtually everything and still cant seem to sort it. I noticed the other day that the crank trigger sensor isdamaged and bent so that it is not poi...

what you wanna do that for chief?

The 316 carbs are 1.8 anyway

Get some twin carbs on the 316 carband it will be a lot better than a 1.8 i

Il give that a go, one of the ideas running around in my head was a sticking valve or something similar.

Its a shame the pics arent workin on that article.

Never mind i think i get how to do it anyway.

cheers

Unfortunatly im not using a Z3 shifter, im using one of these aftermarket fabricated ones from e-bay.

Think the distance between the pivot and the connection is grater resulting in it being lower down causing the catching.

There is also a FAQ about 325i bigger throttle body.

That was what i meant.

So have u got one of these bigger throttle bodys then?

Do you think it makes much difference?

Cheers

yeh to eliminate the play you have to change the bushes for the selector.

Its a gearbox off job that i think.

They do mention that in that article but it doesnt tell you how to do it it just says that its 8 hours work.

it does list the parts you need to do it though

Hi again more questions from me! I know i bet ur all sick of me by now! I have just been looking at the article regarding the shortshifter fittment, i noticed the article about fitting a larger throttle body and how it makes a big difference. What exactly does it require? How much work is it? Do you...

So have you got one fitted then?

If so do they make a big difference? Iv only just ordered it but cant wait to give it a go.

Ok i get ya.

Im sure iv seen an article somewhere about how to clean your injectors.

Think it was using brake cleaner and an air line, does that sound a bit dodgey?

Il have a go at swapping it and see if i can move the problem then at least i will know it is that then eh!

Cheers

cheers mate il have a look at that now, that was pretty much what i thought to be honest.

Its a bit awkard under there aint it! those fiddly little clips

Hi all, i have recently purchased a shortshift for my 325i to eliminate that huge throw. My friend bought one of these and when he fitted it, it caused the linkage to touch on the propshaft balancing weight type thing just below the linkage. I am sure that i read on here or got a link from here whic...

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Fuel pump fues?

Damaged crank trigger sensor(could this be causing missfire)

Larger throttle body on M20 325i

E30 short shifter fittment