E30 Zone

Do you know if anyone else on here is/has used one? I do see people on here using pretty understated cast manifolds, always wondered if they were an oem BMW item.

I gotta warn you from previous experience, that Exotic will crack at the flange if you dont custom a brace support on it to take the weight.

Deffo interested in the stock bimmer one, do people use these then?

Hey folks, Which exhaust manifold are most of the turbo chaps going for? Are there cast ones available? Only ones i can find are XS Power, and i know theyre much better than they used to be but...still. Also oil feed, what have the turbo chaps done about the feed and drain? Assuming youve just modif...

Looks to be a bargain though if it goes for somewhere between start and BIN price. Assuming alls as stated.

Just in case it helps anyone, it turned out to be the airflow meter.

The Oil Cap thingy........ When the engine is on idle, take off the oil filler cap. If the revs drop and it starts to hunt a bit, then this is a good sign that there are no air/vacum leaks in the intake system. If nothing happens, then this is a sign that there is an air leak somewhere...... Oddly,...

Hi Dave,

I did clean the icv with brake and clutch cleaner, i didnt replace the throttle gasket though, it looked ok

cool, thanks alot

Tried spraying carb cleaneraround the intake parts, again nothing, no leaks. Took it for a drive and its now all good stranegly. If it does start again ill try the oil cap thing. It has very good compression.

So the fact it idles perfect when you disconnect the ICV has nothing to do with it?

Oops how stupid of me. M20 325i 1987

All seals etc have been inspected...about 50 times!!

Hey chaps Cars running beautifully now, except once in a while it hunts at idle between 500 and 1500 revs. If i disconnect the idle control valve it stops and idles perfectly albeit at 1200rpm. Ive replaced the whole ignition system(just for service reasons) all fluids , the afm to throttle boot, cl...

Thanks guys!

Hey guys

Just so i can work out what im dealing with. What should a 1987 325i idle at when cold, and once warm? Also what decides what it should idle at, , does the idle control valve mainly work when cold?

Thanks, tried searching but i cant find any threads with the same problem, only ones where the fan only works when switched to setting 4(full) which is a knackered heater blower resistor pack.

Cheers chaps, ideally i dont want to bodge it but if needs must. How do i take the steering wheel off on mine? do i prise out the BM badge?

Any thoughts on the heater blower problem?

1987 Tech 1 with tech 1 wheel

what makes an e30 is its handling, standard e30 lumps are slow and outdated. nothing wrong with sticking a modern lump in an antiquated car. If you mean a weezy, high revvy, no torque multi-valve engine I'd rather have my M20 thanks! :wink: ...my Corolla is just that - it's no where near as much fu...

Thanks mate :) Went out to check, the heater blower fuse was broken, replaced it and still nothing. But now when its turned to setting 4 it makes a chunky kindof click after a couple of seconds, its not the relay clicking its something else behind the dash. As for the horn, very confusing, it works ...

How ironic after doing so much to her in the last 3 weeks to get her ready for her first MOT in a long time, to fail on these. Any advice on how to sort the horn would help, i seem to remember the heater blower and horn are on the same fused circuit, but i cant bloody find my manual. Any help on whi...

Of course! There are ways of cheating the sump gasket dude without dropping the subframe. Still a bloody nightmare and did have to drop the steering rack a few inches. I would happily help with yours when the time comes, but not on my driveway!! Got home from work at 11.30, she was ice cold, fired u...

Slight update: Replaced the sump gasket as it was leaking, also the AFM to throttle boot. Put 15 litres of new fuel in with some injector cleaner. Already done all ignition except leads and she seems much better. Noticed the wire to the oil pressure sensor was very badly thinned, think like one stra...

Whats is a cat cam?

Back on for sure! Its a classic car, and amazing one at that, i wouldnt debadge an F40

What about this one:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Camshaft-284-272- ... dZViewItem

Hey guys Fairly sure im gonna bite the bullet and do a head rebuild. My rockers have worn a groove in my cam lobes (180k with full service), so id like to replace the cam. Would there be any point in an aftermarket cam, i mean i dont wanna pay Ã‚£250odd for ' yeah you can kindof notice a bit more to...

My god, all for a sump gasket. Thanks for the help guys.

Ahhh i see, shouldve known better to assume things aboiut a car ive never done it on. How come i need to drop the pick up?

Feck, ok, can i do it with the head off, only just got it all back together.

Jesus!

Crazy events, least you made it back and noone was hurt.

It rotates

Oops 325i Sport 1987

Hi guys Just tryng to adjust my valve clearances but ive come up against something im not sure of. Should there be any play in the rocker itself? Basically i did the first 3 starting from the dissy end, and they were all fine, then i got to the 4th and as i was feeling it it moved a touch, surely yo...

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Need a new cam, stock or aftermarket?

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