E30 Zone

Thanks for the reply's , good as i can get a set of lemforder ball joints for the e30 and push them in my spare wishbones. The E36 ones are crap. I eplaced the wishbones last year at MOT time and 7000 miles later rear lollipops are destroyed and ball joints knocking like a woodpecker. Defo need to b...

Hi Guys , not been on for a long time , but have some questions that i hope some you can answer. ? I need to change my wishbones on my other car BMW e36 compact !! , (sorry boys but its my daily driver!! ) Are the E30 wishbones the same as the E36?? . Also i have a spare set and was wondering if you...

Oulton all the way , i did a track day that my misses bought me anout4 years ago. Audi TT's first few laps then formula palmer audi's. Love the track though as i have been going here all my life. some pics of me!! http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d80/lee1968/oulton%20park/Dsc_0016.jpg http://i33.ph...

Great , will tell him to take it to the scrappers before the price of scrap drops!!!

thanks for the replies

Talking to a friend of mine last week and he came across a cylinder head in his garage.

Casting numbers are 1 264 200 , anyone know what engine this is off??

Its something 6 cyl , just not sure what?

lee

Hi , Im after a few bits and pieces for my 320i. I have part no's for some of the bits, here goes! 1. Metal fuel cover for rear w/arch. BMW part no 16131179011 2. Pastic nuts for above X6 3. Fuel filler rubber cover. BMW part No 51711884358 4. rubber engine mounts X2 5. Set of head bolts for 320i 19...

Iain,

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Seriously im glad its going to get put to good use on proper roads , how's the bike . looks the nuts.
Come round for a brew sometime and let me have a buzz.
Have you still got the e30 trailer??

lee

Ok matey ,

what shift you on next week ? Are you busy BH monday??

cheers

lee

Iain ,

will pop round this weekend if its ok with you. Have you got plenty of tools there or shall i bring some???

cheers matey

Iain , :eek: :eek: :eek: You will regret it i promise you. When i sold mine to my brother , it only took about a month before i realised id dropped a bollock. And mine was bog standard !!! With all the mods , blood , sweat and tears you have spent on it you will at some point regret it im sure. Why ...

cliffy , no good a perspex bonnet, you will have the magpies pecking at it trying to nick your shiney bits!!

looks very good though

Taking the car for what it will be , when you have finished ( a minty alpina ) Only serious enthusiasts will be looking at paying that type of wonga for it anyway when you come to sell. ( if you ever do!!!) A colour change to Blue will not change the value as long as you have photographic evidence. ...

Hi mods , As Iain said i live in south reddish behind the Carousel pub if you know where that is?? lots of us now around the manchester area. Getting my baby back on the road as we speak. Its been off the road since late 2003. Need to get to some meets this year.Hope to see you at one!!! welcome lee

Just spoke to my brother about your dilemma, He is a diesel fitter at MAN/ERF trucks. He reckons you will be ok , but follow these steps first. Drain as much diesel out of the tanks as poss. Drain filter housing of all petrol and replace the filter. Fill filter housing with diesel crack all injector...

When you say the bottom hose is "cool" . What do you mean by cool in relation to the hot top hose ? if you get my drift? If bottom hose is cold / cool when up to temp i would say you aint pumping any water through the rad fast enough. There SHOULD NOT be a massive difference in temp between the top ...

Ok..... Is an easy job. The rad can stay on. If you have the cowling on the rad, this wil have to come off. Just unscrew the big nut off the water pump, there is enough room between the rad and fan to pull it out. just remmember its a left hand thread. As Kam said above its quite easy . 32mm spanne...

benjy wrote:What'll fit under 15" BBS then?

Yeh , same question from me .

What are the max size discs and calipers you can get under the BBS's??

lee

Pics of my rust !!!! REAR mudflap ggrrrr!!!! http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d80/lee1968/BMW%20320i/rust/IMG_0564.jpg rear inner arch 1 http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d80/lee1968/BMW%20320i/rust/IMG_0563.jpg rear inner arch 2 http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d80/lee1968/BMW%20320i/rust/IMG_056...

Ive got problems with leaks in boot but its coming from hole in my inner arch up behind the filler neck.

Hi ,

I have same problem with mine with rust in the same place. Doesnt look as bad as yours though.

Have a few pics of my rear inner arches will post them in a moment. Could be a good thread to start with common areas to look at for rust!!

lee

Guy , Our mechanical type people at work are starting to use some oil for gearboxes called "royal purple" . They have had some very good results using this stuff and wondered what your thoughts were on it and have you used it / had experiences with it.?? We are using SYNFILM GT 68 for our gearboxes ...

Iain ,

What about voice activated!!!

im sure its not out of your league!!!

lee

Hi ,

welcome to the zone , here you go fella just follow the link below.

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=24039

HTH
lee

Bounced to the top

lee

Another thing to check is that the exhaust gaskets aren't leaking or manifold studs have broken / snapped.

From what i remember there is a post on this somewhere.

Im sure it makes a sound like you have cam problems.

I could be wrong , but its worth a look.

lee

nightroamer , Check your camshaft for scoring marks on the lobes. My spraybar got plugged with gasket material and has trashed 3 of the lobes on the cam. Lift the rocker lid and turn the engine over with a ratchet on the bottom drive pully. That way you can check each lobe in turn. If it is the cam ...

Hi Daz ,

Nice to see some progress on your car , keep us posted with pics etc,

lee

Mark , Ive used this company before. http://www.bodyshopwarehouse.co.uk/. They do replacement arches and panels for ours. Only full panels that you have to butcher though.!!! Also the link to hadrians , but i think you've already been here!! http://www.carpanels.co.uk/index_catalogues.htm lee

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d80/lee1968/BMW%20pics/HPIM2965.jpg Swindy , I reckon youve got a steal with the touring. Bit of hard work and it will be nice mate. Also you dont have a decent passenger seat that your parting company with in the same colour as the touring seats?? The switch circl...

Hi ,

the original colour for Standard BBS alloys silver wheels is polaris silver.Paint Code 060

The motorsport alloys are nogaro silver. Paint Code 243.

hope this helps

lee

Richard ,

In the articles area of our beloved E30zone is an article written by Iain Temple. Showing you the conversion process. I have done this but not fitted the manifold to the car yet.

enjoy

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... tbconv.htm

lee

Its already had blue and brown temps changed 3 months ago. Although you have changed these two items , you may need to check that the wiring from the temp sender to ECU is good. Cant remember what the wire nop's are but im sure Brian Moore will be along shortly to tell you which wires to check. HTH...

Welcome ,

Another 320i , soon there will be more of us than 325 owners!!

Car looks really clean , who had it before you??

lee

Iain ,

I used this guy for injector service parts when i cleaned mine , prices were very cheap even with the shipping from the USA.

. Think all seals , filters and caps for my injectors came to about Ã‚£17 with shipping.

Lee

http://stores.ebay.com/Mr-Injector

Sorry but ..... "on the engine " LOL

Snoops sorry Couldnt resist

lee

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