E30 Zone

Apologies comming in late on this discussion but I had same problem, I took the plastic grills out and felt inside, theres loads of rubberised sealant and wax stuff and it appears that moisture takes a sneaky route via windscreen rubbers and then is held in place nice and damp behind all the bloody ...

As a quick extra note when you get it off the 2 chrome kidneys are held on by 4 plastic rivets, in middle of rivet is a plastic pin if you push pins out the rivets can be removed and the chrome comes away, easier to paint or in my case polish cos I like it shiney

Hi just done mine, needed to drop exhaust and prop shaft and remove gear linkages. I took gear box out and did all the seals and clutch however can be done in situ, trick is to ensure gear selector shaft is full in eg in 2nd gear. There is grove around selector rod and when fully in it allows you to...

Thanks Matt

Thanks, have you tried this before succesfully or was it recommended you?

It actually sounds a good idea I think kurust goes off dark grey which is handy as mines met grey.

Cheers

Hi I guess I'm not alone in finding large areas of surface rust underneath my E30 particularily along front chasis legs and was wondering best approach. I really dont fancy laying on my back appling acid based rust treatments and endless rubbing down and painting so have three alternatives in mind, ...

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Hi can I have a price for a 1991 325i cam cover gasket please?

I've had two heads go like this, really feel for you not nice

IF it is cracked (head gasket is a possibility) the crack wll run along bottom of camshaft bearings but difficult to see with oil and camshaft in place. It can be welded/ bearings re cut by expert but new casting is most reliable fix.

Dont worry about the center ofset, the original bearing is the same, the inner sleve is design to move within bearing, its quite stiff but you can re- centre it by hand if you want I guess idea is under pressure it will self centre.

Cheers.

Thanks, again.

Thanks.

How about the bearing face/spring tips please? If yes should this be copper grease?

I've just taken mine out of 325i and aint looking foorward to trying to get it back on. The way I did it was to put car on 4 ramps, very difficult acces to top bell housing bolts and were VERY tight! I put a ladder under engine and g/box with one end on a wooden box in front of car and a trolley jac...

Following a post of mine on discussion forum moaning about Plastic clutch bearings another member has advised to make sure i ensure no grease or oil is on guide tube, just checked Haynes and says to grease guide tube & bearing! Can any one tell me what BMW do please to confirm please. Many Thanks :?...

Iain

Thanks, I'm just about to put it back together so timely advice.

Other thing i noticed is how slack a fit bearing is on guide tube, so its hardly gonna stick!

Thanks again.

Hi just wondered if all new bearings are plastic, I've bought a LUK clutch kit for my 325i which seems identical to original BMW kit fitted to my car except the bearing. The original one looks chunky is all metal and really well made, the new one has a really thin metal bearing face and is part plas...

Hi I'm very doubtful you would wear all new components out in the space of a year! Suggest you check a circlip has not come off before all falls apart OR check that as I found in the middle of renewing my gear shift for a Z3 one that the alloy selector rod the gear stick sits in has cracked. Cheers ...

yes, but took it out again and reshaped it back to round its now in tight but not in to recesses. I think with hind sight recesses are just to lever out the lock ring not to bend ring into.

Live and learn!

Just pused in it doesnt bend into recesses much at all, but I think your right, a bit of a leap of faith is required that it will hold.

Thanks.

Hi any advice please on this damn locking ring , its the big nut on output shaft and the ring is a naff hexaganel over fitment that needs to be bent into three recesses....which I did and it promptly fell out loose as grannies draws! :mad: Looks like by bending it it reduces circumferance hence beco...

Excellent, top man

Many Thanks

Hi can any one help I have been following the article posted strangly enough in the Articles section re - converting to Z3 quick shift. I have bought the items listed including the "Recondition bits" of which there are two o rings parts no 25.11.1.221.243 they are little rubber rings about a cm in d...

Yes I see what you mean, amazing such a simple thing and yet !

Thanks for the Tip, reading some other articles i'm thinking it mighty vbe a good time to also fit a quick shift are they any good?

Thanks, will try and change it, looks a 'b' Cheers.

Hi Mash

Thank you, went steady and got em off intact. Plastic clips top and three metal spring clips below, little rectangle shapes in moulding give clue were to lever. thanks again ;)

Hi all, just bought the car and its dripping gear box oil, and interior stinks of hypoid! The strange thing is that the oil seem s to be comming from above the rear bearing seal, book says theres a vent??? is it likely to be that or the gear selector shaft seal? I cant seem to see either from below,...

Hi Just joined, all very new to me so apolofgies if I get this wrong! I d like to see if any one can advise how to remove these grills without breaking them. I want to get underneath to spalsh a bit of waxoil about as I have some rust blisters with out broken paint so must be comming from behind, Oh...

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