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Yeh, i figured it wasn't great news, it was about a mile with the oil light coming on and off, she hasn't been driven since! what's the easiest way to check whether there's any blockages and that the pumps working ok?

Hi Guys, I've got a '91 325 tourer that blew it's head, so spent a lovely weekend stripping and replacing the head gasket, along the way realising i'm incredibly lucky, the cam belt was cracked already and broke whilst taking it off! shocking! :-s Anyways, new water pump, filters, all replaced, gave...

1. Eko - 323i Coupe 2. CHRISP - 318 it 3. bimmaman - 325i 4. Charlie(non member) - 325i Sport 5. bimerkid (Craig - my little bro) - 316i 6. Chris - 318is non zoner 7. Jim - Mtec2 Touring non zoner 8. Andy325i (if not working) 9. Glenn (non zoner) 318is (possibly) 10. roley (318 touring) 11.Tailoutch...

mine made it through this morning as well, so thanks guys!

Same here, i haven't had mine either!

I had a similar problem on my first touring went through all the suggestions up here, turned out to be some lovely guy had cut one of the rear springs, obviously figured it was a bad idea and just left it, nice or what!!

where abouts are you for the wheels mate?

cheers guys, so i can adjust my 325's tappets, be nice to hear the sound with a tapping!

Out of interest what sorta damage/loss of power or performance would i be suffering from?

Hey,

Hope you don't mind me piggy backing on your thread, but i've got a 325 tourer that is tapping like mad! is it easy to adjust the tappets, and or is it worth it? what damage are they doing etc.

Cheers

Stu

cheers for all the info, soon as i shake this stupid flu bug that has kept me in bed instead of getting oily i'm hopefull of it being fixed!

As for wheels, i'm not really sure, thinking of 17's but it all goes on how they look on the car!!

yeh, that's my plan really, lower it 60/40 though am on the lookout for wheels!

It's silver H Reg, it's only got 14" bottle tops on it at the moment, but that'll change!

what you driving?

Thanks a lot, should be less worrying to carry passengers and all important bits in the boot!

Hey guys, Firstly thanks to Steveic for my new tourer, enjoying the E30 drive again, it's been too long! :) the only thing is i can't seem to get the rear seats to lock upright, there's the lever that goes under the bottom of the seats but doesn't seem to effect the locking of it, i'm sure it should...

right, as suggested i decided to do my cambelt whilst i was doing my head, put it all back together, and it was a nightmare to start, now she wont run for more than a second at a time and it knocks really badly, so am worried i may damage it by doing anymore, does this sound like i've completely coc...

good plan, but if i'm honest it scares me cuz i don't understand it!!

new cambelt?

ok, well i've decided to do this properly, it's booked in to get skimmed, tested and tappets replaced, i've ordered another head gasket, and with any luck, i'll have it runnning after the weekend! anything else i should be doing?

it comes out the expansion tank, with or without the cap on! i've looked over whilst warm and can't see any leaks!

right, done that, and there were no bubbles! which i'm not sure is a good thing or not! there a bubbles in the expansion tank every now and again, but not related to when i was putting compressed air into the spark holes, unless there is some nifty trick to it! any other ideas? i'm all out i'm afraid!

now that's a cunning plan, i'll let you know! cheers

not sure i get how to do that!!

fair comment, mind you there's only one way to learn, but is there any way i can narrow down what's screwed?

right, my cylinder head cracked on the way home from failing it's mot, awesome! so set about getting hold of another head (thanks tom) replaced my viscous coupling as i thought it had died. now replaced the cylinder head, renewing the head bolts but not skimming before putting a new one on (now i kn...

cheers for the help guys, funny how the simplist things confuse the hell outta me, like you said a tap with a hammer and straight out, new one on, just waiting for my head then we have the fun of getting the bugger running again! been driving a MK2 golf that's screwed while i'm doing this, bring the...

hey,

there's no "white rust", but still can't twist it or any thing!! is it literally just a push out or twist, can i hit it with a hammer?

hi,

just undo the allen headed bolts and the fan falls off the coupling

I've undone the allen headed bolts, and it's proper stuck on....

no idea how to get it off, don't want to ruin the whole lot, but it's so frustrating!

Hi, I recently bought a 325i 1989 tourer, she boiled up on the way home from the MOT, how i love days like that! anyways, replacing the head! so bought a viscous coupling from ECP, and was surprised to find it came without the fan bit! i'm sure it's a stupid rookie question, but how on earth do i ch...

hey guys! New to all this forum stuff, but i'm looking for a nice 320, not something overly played with already but more of a good base to start from! not a whole lot of cash to spend but was wondering if you guys would know of the best things to look out for on them, and the best places to keep my ...

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