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Have you checked and cleaned the fuel pressure regulator / idle air stabilizer / oxygen sensor /intake air temp sensor / main fuel filter and checked for carbon deposits on the fuel injectors.

Give em all a good clean and inspection

Hope this helps MaK

Any advice from any m10 owners?

Cheers MaK

:mad: Owdo Sold a chromie recently, on the day of the sale it would not start. M10 engine with a brand new weber 32-34 dmtl carb Eventually after lots fiddling (changed plugs they where really black and sooty) and turning over it started. Once warm , no problems starting at all! Sold the car, now th...

Looks like appletree is the man to ask, his build is looking double double good.

Respect to these boys proper engineering

:cool: More about these Strokers here ......... looks like a big job :mad: It would be interesting to see some rolling road readouts! http://m42club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1385 http://m42club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1768 http://m42club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=538 http://m42club.com/foru...

:cool: So you want your M42 to go M3 faster.........how about turning your M42 into a 2.1 stroker turbo! What you need is a BMW M47 diesel crank, con rods and race pistons.....oh and a turbo ....... OVER 200bhp and a lot lot more torque! Check out what these guys are up to .....: http://www.m42club....

So you want your M42 to go faster.........how about turning your M42 into a 2.1 stroker turbo! The M42 is called the baby M3 engine and can be tuned a lot further than was BMWs intention and if you know what you are doin a lot cheaper than dropping in an M3 engine! What you need is a BMW M47 diesel ...

Thats Fantastic...... you would leave skid marks at that speed!

Ahhh 1988 .....Now I feel old! just passed me driving test, Acid House & Blackburn warehouse partys.

Happy Daze

Just been watching this on tinternet tele, check out the driving ....how fast is that M3 rallycar........But what was the year?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 8798329564

Mr MaK

Bought a standard gear knob, good price and a fast delivery.

Item as described Thanks Adi...............

Mr MaK

I saw a E30 motor recently that had a E36 M50 2.5 24valve conversion. 220BHP!!? Interesting conversion as it wasl still a 2.5 Is this a fairly straight forward swap???? I take it you would have to change the prop and diff also to E36. Or have the E36 prop cut & welded to fit E30 diff?? Cheers Mak :c...

:D Hey K good to here from you, the M42 tourer is going great guns best motor Ive ever had the pleasure of driving. Garaging it off the road for rest of winter.Needs a new steering rack + ball joint fitting,LSD and a few niggles sorting out but mainley to keep the Salt off the pride and joy until sp...

Bought a 325i tourer cheap loads of goodies on it but headgasket gone,that was why it was cheap!! How difficult is it to change head gasket? Should I get it tested for cracks/warp? I am a hands on technical kinda guy. Engine swaps ect..... however never done a headgasket on a modern car.Only on a Mi...

Up to Ãƒ”šÃ‚£70 notes Iam in<<<<Mak -71....... IS tourer

Nice one man, workin to the bone at the mo should be a nice bit of Sunday therapy.

Cheerz MaK

Got hold of a new interior and including door cards and eleccy rears. What do I do/parts needed to change the rear windows and mech,

cheers MaK

Check the Article on the Z3 short shift its very easy to do.

It does make a big big difference,I went for the 1.9 Z3 shift aparently the 2.8 Z3 is even shorter.

Mak

:D Finally road tested the new M42 conversion. Karans old little M42 4 pot ROCKS, such a difference from the 1.8i M40 and if you hav'nt got a Z short shift on yet... . get one ordered ,even feels like a new sports. It wants to rev and rev....holds its own too..... had an off the lights with an Audi ...

Anyone else got a leaning short shift?

:cool: Tourer M42 conversion finished.......runs sweet as...still needs a good road revvey road, roadtest. I treated the old girl to Z3 short shift kit,had to get the hammer out to clear the diff......shift feels great but the gear stick is leaning towards the right.Is it suposssed tooo? L8R :mad: M...

Sorted it now guys :cool: Apologies for not following up my thread ..been busy covered in grime fiddiling under the car. The knob in the parts gave me E36 flat exhaust mounts.....no wonder I could"nt suss it out. Engine turns over and nearly fires up but I aint risking it without the manifold fitted...

Yep with alittle help you can have it done properly in a weekend with a little hands on help. Things that will need changing are the : Engine wiring loom, ECU,and bracket Front piece of the prop, Radiator,and front right lower rad bracket (as IS slightly bigger) Exhaust + rear mounts Engine mounts a...

:) M40-M42 conversion going well. Just trying to suss out these weird looking rear exhaust mounts.I have bought 2 square rubbers,also 2 two piece brackets is this right,how does it clamp? Any one any pics or diagrams of exhaust in place assembled underneath. I also have a strange looking ECU bracket...

Got slight movement on front off side strut,when jacked up. Feels slightly unstable at motorway speed. Also the other day I was parked at the services and noticed that the clearance was lower by about a 1/4 inch than nearside. A few bounces and appeared to unstick itself. I think it could be the top...

:cool: ATE powerdisks with red dot pads does the job for me. Keep away from the EBC green stuff. If your flogging it at speed constantly on the track, remember when you get to the pits dont leave your foot on the brake, this I am told can warp or fracture the disks. Presumably the same when you get ...

Hello again I am doin a conversion on my tourer at the weekend. Removing the M40 and putting in Karans old M42 16v engine with only 60,ooomiles on it. Engine has been standing for a couple of months and not driven for several more.Ran like a dream before removal.No chain rattle at all starts from re...

will do cheers......MaK

Finally getting around to the conversion 318i to 318is, this weekend.
I have everything for the job except the twin coil mounting brackets to weld to the body.

Does anyone know if these can be ordered?

Cheers.....mak

:cool: I can highly recommend Eibachs I replaced standard springs with eibach pro kit and brand new bilsteins standard shocks (Europarts....Cheap as chips)....bring on the positive sports handling you can go stiffer but you will compromise the ride. My Tourer is a Lreg 318i....soon to be 318is touri...

Cheers Guy.

Hi there

What oil would you recommend for a sweet M40 318i 140k with cam shaft changed 44k ago.

Also M40 318i with 107k cam really noisy.

I intend to flush the engines and change the oil spray bars

cheers..Mak

Soz guys

These posts were intended for the oil man....Soz Mak

What oil do you recommend on a sweet M40 with 140k FSH on it,new cam 44k ago. Also what oil would you recommend on a M40 with 107K on it, Cam shaft sounds like a bag of nails. On both these engines I am gonna change the oil spray bar over the top and flush first with engine flush before dropping the...

:D My M40 belt cost around Ãƒ”šÃ‚£100 this was done at David Paul Independant BMW garage in Warrington (ex BMW boys,very professional and no what they are doin.) Or there is a place called BMtec in Central Manchester or Linwar in Southport (I have never used them,but have heard good reports.) E30 is...

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M50 2.5 24valve conversion

Head gasket gone 325i DIY job??

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M42 Tourer Finally road tested

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