E30 Zone

Just looking for some fresh eyes on this... A few weeks back the central locking on my 740 estate failed, no doors nor tailgate locking from the key in the drivers door other than the drivers door itself (mechanical). Checking the tailgate I noticed that I couldn't lock it with the key so went hunti...

Just to close this out....It looks like I had a dislodged IACV connector (likely cold start problem) and a couple of my leads needed a bit of a clean (and likely replacement) solving the hesitancy we were feeling while driving.

Driving fine now.

Shag it! Sorry, thought I had it in a sig or something...

'92 M40 (318i) auto....

Just had timing and drive belts changed, water pump and coolant (blue) temp & temp sender sensors replaced. Thermostat changed. Looks like cold starting is a problem now. Starts but foot off the throttle (say changing through (auto) gears) engine stalls. And, either at idle or when driving, there's ...

Reason that E30 cooling systems use the lower pressure cap is the known problem with the heater matrix/valve just above the passenger's legs. These are known to spray hot coolant onto unsuspecting passenger's tootsies,so BMW initiated a re-call to fit E30 with the 1.4bar cap..... Hmmmm....so a 92c ...

Brianmoooore wrote:M40 uses a 1.4 bar pressure cap, while the M50 runs at 2.0 bar. Running the higher temp. stat. at the lower pressure increases the risk of local boiling in the hotter parts of the head.

Brian, I can check this out myself, but do you know off hand if the caps are interchangeable....?

lemmy99 wrote:faster warm-up in the winter, chance of over-heating in a traffic que in the summer.

Cheers lemmy99.

Just going to get some belts changed on the M40. I happen to have a 92c thermostat (for an M50) realoem indicates that the m40 uses the 88c. The m50 can take either....Could I put the 92c into the m40? Any particular downsides?

Drive belts are the water pump/fan/alternator one and the power steering one. Both idlers should be changes along with the timing belt, and the water pump is a good idea 'while you're in there'. Thanks Brian. Re idlers - assuming this is the correct page http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E30/Cabrio...

Had the 318i checked over by a BMW garage - amongst other items they indicated I need a timing belt and "both drive belts" changed...what are they referring to re drive belts? Also, when changing these what other items would you recommend I change whilst doing the belts? ('92 with approx, 80k miles ...

Just looking at this here http://mysite.verizon.net/vzerdcib/e34a/id7.html if the schematic is correct might bypassing the valve not create/allow a continuous vacuum leak I wonder?

I have at the moment an m50b25 tu from an e34 525 in my car and when plugged into live data it showed up fuel tank vapour or purge valve..... I've been told by a reliable source on here that the engine will run fine without this and there is no need to have it! The e34 will have a carbon canister a...

Sorry not E30-related but I know there is a lot of good knowledge on here so thought I'd risk popping this question in here...mod's move if inappropriate. For a while now I've had a high-idling E34 520i. Checked/changed lots of stuff to no avail. One item I changed - albeit for a used replacement - ...

m8782538 wrote:sorry for the hijack but on an M10 injection, is the blue one the one next to the brown one at the front of the engine bay near the fuel pressure regulator?

Can't say for an M10 but on my M50 they are right beside each other towards the front of the engine alright.

threelander wrote:19mm or 16mm which one.i think 19 sounds about rite

Always...but always....defer to daimlerman regarding these things. I thought I read 19mm somewhere whereas daimlerman has actually carried out the work.

And I haven't.

Cheers daimlerman.

Might I have read a post suggesting to replace with 3w bulbs...for improved, eh, brightness?

Sorry, should have come up on the post I linked to...

I haven't changed my sensor yet but I'm hoping a deep, 19mm socket probably with an extension on the ratchet will do the trick rather than removing the inlet manifold. I think I read same on here somewhere...

Couple of things on this: 1. Is there anything in particular distinctly different between fitting the 6-button OBC to the 13-button (as per the Wiki)? 2. How would I know if I have an OBC relay? 3. Being just a 6-button, do I need the coding plug? 4. As an aside, if I was to use this opportunity to ...

This is a shot I took of mine: http://www.e30owners.com/forums/showpos ... ostcount=5

..it's the blue guy in the centre of shot down between the second inlet pipe from the front of the car and the intake boot (on the right of the photo).

Thanks daimlerman.

Great responses guys.

daimlerman, I think you know what I'm going to ask now....and I suspect it's been asked before...but is there a number for that kit o'bits? Even with the number it's going to be tricky to get it over here in Oirlan'....

Thanks for your replies, guys. ryan0143, the garage I was proposing to get this seen to by have quoted me for replacement linkeage, coupling and bush (â‚¬430 ex VAT fitted...!) so am hoping that the linkeage is not required and that this might be DIY-able... zinderz/duke137, as I suggested above, is...

Issue is when turning either right or left, after about a quarter turn say, any resistance in the wheel suddenly goes for another few degrees of turn and then comes back to normal again. It almost feels like something rubbery has suddenly given way...Hope I'm explaining this adequately. Anyhoo, if a...

...Problem being it doesn't appear to work. I don't think it's even a case of some of the elements broken more that there's no current getting to the window at all. For someone who is not particularly savvy when it comes to electrics, are there any checks I can carry out to determine if the pins are...

Yes, hard top on and locking still working!

Wow!

Crappy soldering n'all! All locks working. Interior light not, and I' haven't fully replaced the hard top but the r+b seems to have done the trick.

Now...to get everything back in it's place....

Thanks for your help guys, much appreciated.

That's the socket. Don't unplug anything, or move the wiring top the socket more than is necessary, or more problems may develop. Just find the three red/black wires in that bundle (careful - there's a red/brown as well, cut them, and join the three ends that do not go to the socket together, prefe...

daimlerman wrote:That's the fella!

You may be able to work with the plug in place,or you may find it easier to dis-connect it and pull it back into the car.

Sound.

Need to get myself some soldering equipment.

Thanks for all your help so far daimlerman (not the first time I've said that either, iirc

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You may need to get inside the c/l module,that's the larger of the two down there,it's held by a pair of 10mm bolts. But let's start with the red/black wire mod first. With the speaker out of our way you should be able to pull a lump of wiring harness into view,we want the section that goes up to t...

Ok, is this the offending plug with the three red&blacks....?

..and should I be able to un-plug it for better access or is the cutting, etc. done in-situ?

Just back! Got in behind the speaker - I'm (just about) seeing one/two black boxes below where the speaker sat - feel to be fixed to something. Are these what I'm after or am I feeling for wires leading off into the door? Edit, sorry daimlerman, just re-read your post - so they're the modules I see/...

I've just read this... "All of you. Every single one of you out there with an E30! Remove the driver's footwell speaker, find two seperate red/black wires going to two seperate pins on the back of the driver's door socket, cut them off and join them together. This will cure and prevent 90% or so of ...

...Sorry, another cl thread - but if only for completeness sake, I can't find anything on this and it is a bit of an emergency. Soft top up, central locking has worked fine (including an alarm/remote fob). We got a Wiesmann hardtop and noticed that when it was on the central locking didn't work - yo...

johnt0709 wrote:Sticky in care and detailing - worth a watch
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=167404

Haven't watched each one but thanks for posting that link! Really useful at least to see how 'out' the hood might be.

Thanks!

First thing to do is to check if the door is in alignment..they can drop on the hinges, Does the rear window go up OK without catching on the roof .. if it doesn't the roof needs realigning , this is done by adding shims to the roof mounting. If anyone wants i have the BMW vid for this..just need a...

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