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Will VDO clocks work in a car that originally had Motometer clocks?

On the gearbox end of the driveshaft on my 1990 325i (manual box). There is a steel disc about 6" in diameter. The bolts for the guibo go through it. Anyway, everytime i select 5th gear, the linkage rubs on this disk. Does anyone know what this disk is for? Is it on the wrong way around and supposed...

Which batterys are used to replace the ones on the SI board?
Cheers
Sam

Mo odometer has stopped turnrng. Speedo works fine. Ive looked into it and aparrently there is a plastic gear that breaks up inside the cluster. Is this correct?
If so, where can i get these gears from?

I was driving along the dual carriageway earlier today, As my friend and i were laughing and commenting on how the wipers were struggling to pull themselves down against the air resistance of me doing exactly what the speed limit was? They decided to stop!! I couldn't see a f*****g thing. My mate ha...

When i'm taking a right hand bend or going around roundabouts my steering pump or rack is making a groaning sound, it's fine on left hand bends. Almost like a relief valve blowing off, Or pump cavitation. Any ideas??
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Sam

For future reference, just tell them your car has a LSD so it can't go on the rollers (it will give an inaccurate reading and possibly damage the rollers). They have to use the old skool brake test box. That's what i always do.

I bet this one's been asked a thousand times before. But what have you got and when do you drive it.
Mine's a 2door 2.7 ETA converted. Daily driver.

My fuel gauge was a bit pants,now and then it would read full or when near empty it would shoot up to a1/4 then driving along it would drop to empty. If a gave the clocks a tap it would move to where ever it wanted to. Took the clocks out tightend the brass nut and jobs a good en works perfect now ...

"plus he has front wheel drive" Since when is a shopper better than rear wheel drive?

They look similar to the lights on a vw t25. I wonder if they're the same size?

I'm in Carmarthen Man, Where abouts is your whereabouts?

Mine used to do that. A sharp tap on the cluster above the fuel guage used to send it back to where it should be, which indicated the problem was in the cluster. I removed the cluster and found the earth wire nut on the back of the fuel guage was missing, the temp guage nut was rusty and loose too. ...

Pull it off, clean it out with carb cleaner, or some kind of solvent.

Is it the motronic setup with a lambda sensor? If so try replacing that. I also have a set of blue injectors from a 1990 325i which i had serviced. No longer needed because i did an engine swap. You can also adjust the mixture on the AFM there's a screw toward the back of it. clockwise to richen ant...

Where's the best place to get a new driveshaft doughnut. When i drive in slow traffic the car lurches through the drivetrain. I'm guessing the doughnut's had it's chips.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Anybody re-sealed the big type diff with a slip in it. Input seal's weeping and r/h output seal is weeping. Big job? Remove diff to do job, or do it in-situ?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Jim78 wrote:Spelling fail - who the hell is Manuel Rack?!

Ye, an i az got mi weel arch in PRIMA man inni!
TOOL.

For £500 quid you can buy a decent MIG welder teach yourself to weld. It's not hard. Then charge all your mates to weld their cars which would eventually pay for the welder. Therefore the welding on yours cost you nothing.
George Osborne ain't got s**t on me.

Me too. I got a set on mine, But someone local to me is sellin a set. If they're the right price i'll have them. I'm a sucker for a bargain set of old skool rims.

Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced brake upgrade for 325i. I'm doing a 2.7 ETA conversion and wondered if 325i brakes are up to the job??

Car £350
600 tons of galv sheet to weld in where I cut ALL the rust out
Replica mtec2 kit £290
Recaro interior still undergoing modification to fit car £300
Respray £1200
Front shocks £80
2.7 ETA conversion £450
17,000,000 hours of my time
Going sideways with a screaming 6.... Priceless.

what's a reasonable condition set of MiM 1900's worth??

I got a set of blue injectors for a 325i freshly serviced by injectortune for sale if you interested? I'm fittin a 2.7 ETA. So using pink injectors instead. PM me if your interested.
Sam

i was driving along and all of a sudden she started sounding not right, i pulled over straight away, she sounds really rough like a load metal clanking , low tickover, i then tryed to pull off the road, there is a big loss in power and compression. just got her towed back home. wouldn't be bottom e...

I was told it would cost about as much to line bore the head and fit shell bearings, as it would for a new casting. Think i've found a new casting for £320 from America still a lot of cash though.

Does anyone know where i can source a good s/hand head for a 1990 325i. Or a good quality new head casting?
mine has been pressure tested and skimmed, but has picked up slightly on the cam bearings. would use the head if i wasn't fitting a new cam.

For any surface rust, the best stuff to use is Jenolite. I used it on mine while doing the resto. Really good stuff. Then waxoyl or whavever on top.

How can austin/rover group build such s**t cars. And then... The iconic 6r4.
m3 looks mint though.

yeah v8's do sound good. my brother is a yank lover. he got a 66 chevelle blown. sounds amazin. you can hear it across town.
revs rule though!

Germans vs yanks. the M3 sounds mint.

if it shows it with the bolts then all good because i have new bolts just havent looked in the box!
cheers

Sounds like excess fuel ignited in your exhaust. I split an exhaust open not long ago floored my girlfriends vw polo and boom! turns out the baffle was blocked from the centre silencer rusting inside, breaking up and clogging the back box. Pull the spark plugs out look at the end of them they should...

I'm replacing the cam(keeping standard) on my 325i should i replace followers at the same time? are they pricey?

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Instrument cluster

Gear linkage touching driveshaft

SI board

Odometer

This scared the crap out of me today!

Proof that E30's rule.... Until they break down.

Power steering

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Daily driver or weekend wheels

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Diff seals

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MiM 1900's

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