E30 Zone

Fingers crossed for you chaps

Well , just got the Sport back from it's Mot . Failed only on a broken O/S/R suspension spring . Really relieved cos ive really neglected the old boyover the winter . Slightly annoyed at myself though because there was a 325Se in my local scrappy with a set of Eibach springs and Koni shox at the rea...

Hi Finny . I did this mod on my Sport about 6 months ago . I used the Z3 1.9 shift lever . It clears my prop with no modifications required at all . There is a little play left to be honest but it is a lot better .

Hi Finny . I did this mod on my Sport about 6 months ago . I used the Z3 1.9 shift lever . It clears my prop with no modifications required at all . There is a little play left to be honest but it is a lot better .

Simon13 wrote:my 325i auto can do 400 miles to a tank! beat that fellow 320,325i massive!

thats horrendous, my money is a rusty fuel tank leaking. thats not possible!

Awww man . I get 190 miles to a full tank if i take it easy

Fuel light should come on with 6 litres left, and you don't say it came on, so either it was very close to coming on or you have a 62 litre tank. The needle goes right back past the red painted bit onto the bit that lights up before the light comes on. This is BMW quality engineering. Trust the lig...

Hi guys . I know this question has been asked a few times and i have done a topic search but still not sure . Last night i ran my Sport until the fuel guage needle was past the white mark after the red section . I filled up with fuel and it would only take 48.55 litres . Now allowing for a bit of fu...

I thought I.T department had busted me and put a firewall up . Some amount of work I got through this week lol

Widge I work in a Vauxhall ( oi stop laughing ) garage and we do MOT's . It wont show up that the car has been checked elsewhere on the computer . If the brake pipes are to be painted and no signs of corrosion are visible then it will pass . The test ruling basically is that if you cant see it you c...

Had this on my Sport . Try bleeding first but i reckon it will be your slave cylinder . Easy to do once the car is off the ground . Mounted on the gearbox , passenger side .

Am here most days but using works computer so dont always get a chance to contribute to topics . I joined from the old Zone ( think about Feb 04 ) but didnt carry over my old posts . Am more of an observer . Do chip in if i have something informative or constructive to say though .

I just managed 100 miles for half a tank. But it takes about Ãƒ”šÃ‚£40 to fill up ( odd.. I thought all tourings had the larger fuel tank??) Im getting 100 miles for just over 1/2 tank too . Must admit most of my driving is with the engine cold ( needle just out of blue at best ) , so there probabl...

Morning Sharknose 3 Easiest way to change your cold start sensor is to also remove your coolant temp guage sensor ( brown sensor right next to it ) . You'll get onto it with an open ended spanner easy enough . They are not tight so you shouldnt round it . I would open the coolant bottle to depressur...

Did you change the white bush what the lever sits in ? If you didnt thatll be the reason why . A mate of mine did the Z3 shift after driving mine but didnt manage to get the bush changed and it feel awful . That bush makes a huge difference .

Might also be worthwhile checking the fuel filler neck . I had a petrol smell from when i bought the car . Replaced usual hoses which to be fair were perished , but to no avail . Eventually went to fill up with fuel one day , put in Ãƒ”šÃ‚£30 of petrol and must have left a tenners worth on the floor...

The one i put on was the 1.9 shifter . Didnt have to bend the linkage either .

Well thats it on . Cant belive the difference its made . Hardly any play left at all . Top tip , fairly easy to do and made a massive improvement .

Hi all . Ive just picked up my parts to do the Z3 gearshift mod which im just about to do this afternoon . The part No in the technical section for the lever ( 25111434148 ) has been superseeded to 25117527252 .
Cheers

Lachs silver F plate Sport .

Just noticed an immaculate white Sport in town earlier today . Dont know if its a zoners car but top work on the car . Noticing quite a few Sports appearing up here now too . Any other zoners from Aberdeen ?

A great way to be mocked by everyone . I trust nobody here has one .

haha

Thanks guys

Okay so i got back from 2 weeks in florida today and jumped in the Sport to cheer myself up . Noticed was low on fuel so went to fill up ( by the way how cheap is fuel in the U.S. !!!! ) only to find I'd developed a gusher . "Fiddlesticks" I said to myself . Had a look and found the filler neck was ...

Looking from underneath car its beneath the exhaust manifold .
Its a big nut , you cant miss it

come on lads it seems theres plenty of e30s flying round yorkshire so why aint there anything going on on a regular basis nothing huge allthough would be good but a few small gatherings ??????? what you saying does someone fancy trying to sort something out for the not too distant future?? ill help...

Thanks M5pilot . I think im just gonna stick with my mtech set up . The fronts are new anyway and ive no complaints with em . Thanks for the advice

Hi guys , I'm in need of your advice . Been offered a set of Bilstein shocks and eibach springs for a absolute bargain . Anybody got this combo on their motor or any opinions . They are from a 325SE and will be going onto a 325 Sport . My only sort of reservation is i dont know how much the springs ...

Take your wheels off and check your brakes , sounds like either pads
stuck in slides or maybe a seized caliper . Checked mine last weekend
and piston seized solid , so thats this weekends project

Shall do ,Cheers mate

Good morning all , how are we all this fine morning . I'm replacing the front calipers on my 89 Sport this morning due to being seized . How do i identify what calipers i have . Ive looked at the calipers themselves but cant find any stampings , but I must admit i was on the sauce last night and may...

Sorry to hear yor news mate . As long as youre OK .
Some of the roads in Aberdeen were really slippy that night

Nice one . My test coiming up next month . Fingers crossed shouldnt need too much hopefully

Costco prices are normally really good . I got a pair of Michelin Exaltos
for my Sport 205/55/VR15 for a shade under Ãƒ”šÃ‚£65.00 . Normally stick with Continentals but couldnt argue with a bargain . I

Its actually a thermal trip switch so if the window or the sunroof in some cases gets jammed it should pop out thus saving your electric motors. wouldnt rely on it though. mine now used as an electric areial switch. mr lee Aaah !!! Been wondering what the point of that was , once again the zone com...

Tough choice but BBS can do no wrong for me . Sweet looking motor with any of the 3 wheels though mate

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Aberdeen anyone ?

Fuel filler neck advice needed

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Bilstein shocks and Eibach springs

Brake Calipers