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kris25 wrote:could go out soon dave and try get some nice "action" shots of you and your mate.
what engine is in yours

Yeah sounds good.Just in the process of finding an off road location which will be ideal for photos.My engine is the M30b35.

Nice pics Kris although one is slightly more special to me than the others

And thanks for making this meet happen everyone involved

Just rememberd. I've got a spare later dash which i brought in error thinking they were all the same. If i hack that one apart will the batteries,and pcb be the same

. I know alot of the internals are different ie the speedo.

Trouble i've got is the car is on ebay at the mo ( see link in cars for sale forum under track day car shocking colour ) and i need to get sorted asap. I may just take it apart and have a go myself now i know where to look. It'll probably blow up or catch on fire as i don't do electrics but i'll hav...

ok. I've taken the dials out and the nut and washer that hold the dial in were dirty possibly causing a bad connection. I've cleaned them up and it's working at the moment!!! Interesting that the service lights can affect the temp gauge. If this doesn't cure the problem then it looks likely that the...

well i'll have to take them out tomorrow to check the part number so i'll have a look at that.Cheers

Hi. I've got a 1985 325i which had a problem with the temperature gauge working intermitantly then packed in all together. I earthed out the temp sensor and the needle didn't move. I then changed the whole clock set ( 3 months ago)and it worked fine til now!!! The same thing has happened again. I've...

i'm also after a guide with pics. Where did you find the guide Brian?? Cheers

go steady with the stripping though. I use an early 325 2 door for track days and after stripping out everything i could but leaving in just enough for the car to run found the back end is alot livelier than it was before. Most of the weight that is easy to strip out comes from the back. Ideal if yo...

i had a spare head that has gone porous which didn't tap. Took the spray bar off of this head and put it on. The oil seems to flow out of this one much better than the old one. Took car out for a spin and all seems well at the moment. Thanks for your advise though chaps.

i had same sort of problem wiv mine though it didn't turn out to be gasket or a crack. The head had corroded away around the water ways. Started to pressurise water system then developed a miss fire which was when the water went in the oil. Head corroded probably due to previous owner not using anti...

ok cheers. Fingers crossed that'll be the problem. I know there's only one spray bar, i said "they" as a general reference to all spray bars on 325's

yeah sorry the oil spray bar. I assume they just pull off when you undo the nuts at either end. then just blow it out with an air line?

i'll go and take a look now.Do they just unbolt from either end and pull out?

this is more than an injector tick. Every now and then is sounds like a valve is sticking as the tap goes to a clunk like as if the cam was shafted but then it goes back to a tap again. Should oil be flying around the cam/rockers when the engine is ticking over?

Hi. i've got a 1986 325.The tappets have been a little noisey since i got the car so checked and adjusted the gaps (some were loose ,some tight on shim). After this they sounded alot better but still not quiet. I drove the car around for a bit then rechecked them and the gaps are fine. Could it be a...

Hi. just wondering when they changed the electrics in the dials. I have a 1986 325 and the temp gauge has stopped working. Went to my local breakers and took the dials from a G reg 325 touring. Noitced when i took my dials out they had a different part no. and that the later one has a blue back cove...

Have a look on the inlet manifold side of the head, above the inlet ports in the centre there is a 3 digit number cast onto it. You need one with '885', a '731' or '200' will not work. Cheers, Iain T Yeah checked this. The two heads both have the same casting number. I think this head (2.5/2.7) cam...

Hi. I've just taken the head off of my 1986 325i and the reason my head gasket has gone is because the water ways have corroded away.I could get it welded but i went down to my local breakers and they have 2 heads down there for sale. One has 2.5 cast on it which i presume is the standard 325 head b...

Thats spot on again chaps thanks. I really must get myself a haynes manual!

Hi. I have a 1986 325i which i use for track days.Unfortunatly due to recent events the tappets are becoming a little noisey. Is it an easy job to re-set them? Do i need shims etc? any help would be great.

thats excellent thanks for your help chaps!

ok mate, cheers. Do you know if they are stretch bolts?

Hi. May seem like a silly question but i'm about to do a head gasket on my 1986 325i. Do i need to get new head bolts? Are they stretch bolts?

ok i'll look on ebay for a 3.5 m30.Do you know if i can use the same mounts,rad,sump etc that are in my car?

ok mate thanks. My mate has a 1990 730i he's breaking for spares. Will that engine fit?

Hi.I have a 325 which i use for track days. I want to get a bit move grunt out of it and was thinking of replacing the engine. What engine would be easily fitted and what do i need to fit it?

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