E30 Zone

Earliest E36s were 1990 I think, could they be referring to that?

I am a mere peasant.

I had several E30s a few years ago when they were about bridge money.

I can't believe the prices people now ask for full-on landfill, but supply:demand etc.

£1k+ for a resto project is not unusual.

Too rich for me so I now have a £292 E36 318iS.

Hi Will, thanks for the suggestion. I have sprayed plenty of carb cleaner about but no difference. I did notice the breather hose off the head is very soft though so I will replace this anyway. When I undid the oil filler cap with the engine running the idle got worse, the dipstick didn't seem to ma...

Hi all, I've recently picked up an e36 318is. 92 J plate with the M42 lump. How can I tell if it has a cat? The online VIN decoder things don't come up with one. It has a fluctuating idle, I suspect the AFM. It has a 0 280 202 134 fitted which I understand is the one without a CO pot for catalyst eq...

The car has not been stolen.

A number plate that was on it previously, was attached to a motorbike previous to that, which was stolen.

HPI have flagged this, but from what you have posted, the vehicle you have had checked has no record of being stolen.

...The E36 is up and coming... I'd agree with this. If you want a cheap 36, now is the time. With even the sorriest landfill of Quattroporte E30s apparently now worth £5k or something, the E36s turn has to be soon. The earliest ones are nearly 25 years old and those that lusted after new ones as te...

ADS is the name for the interface BMW used before it was all sort of standardised in the late 90's. Basically even though the 20 pin connectors are the same from early 80s ish onwards, the communication protocols are not and the usb type leads won't work with E30, E34, E36. If you want to diagnose y...

I don't think the one you linked to on ebay will work on an e34. That cable looks like a cheap KKL type that would only work on newer stuff. The cable is about £5 worth and the software collection, though extensive, is all readily pirated. As Blitz said you need an ADS interface like he linked to. T...

I take it you are from the US?

Fairy liquid = dishwashing soap

'er indoors = wife, girlfriend, spouse etc.

I just think it's a bit of a liberty the amount its gone up, BMW have clearly cottoned on to the fact people use them as an upgrade and upped the price accordingly.

jmc330i wrote:How cheap is cheap?
The Z3 1.9 shifter isn't expensive iirc.

Not as cheap as they used to be!

I'm sure they were sub £20 at one point, now look here - http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... hort+shift

£48.60!

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ring_Seats

http://www.ukpassats.co.uk/phpbb/viewto ... 15&t=69200

Low miles and clean but £4995?

Surely having Phil Collins as a previous owner lowers the price.

I admire your dedication to keeping the car original, but if you have working a/c I would just have the sunroof deleted.

When i got for an mot. The emisions require a cat Thats why im looking for a center piece with a cat and the original back box tonpass emisions And all that 'non standard engine' stuff had to be wrong. You cant put on old lump in a new car and expect mot test to just allow higher emisions, or expec...

Kos wrote:When it was on eBay it was running a 4 lug set up

Can't be the same one. This has had the porsche brakes and 5 lug since it was converted.

It's probably a ringer Its not. I met the guy who built it and sold him some bits :D IIRC he was from Nottingham and was a BMW specialist / breaker. Yep, this is that one. I saw it in progress and had the original M42 engine out of it in my old 2 door! Can't be many out there with porsche brakes. W...

E34 M50 mounts work as well.

I have a pair of 318IS mounts here somewhere which would also work.

PM me if interested.

If you have your v5 (logbook) to hand it should be on there.

I admit had been contemplating a used pair, but seeing the vehement opposition and the raised brows will desist. The 1.8L carb or injected is cool to just potter around town, unless one loves to race the lights or has a habit of leaving late. Here anyway we have to follow autorickshaws everywhere a...

Maybe worth contacting a local fastener supplier and asking them.

I would guess that 16 studs and 16 nuts would come to a lot less than £120 quid!

offside front (brake area) suspenton component mounting area corroded Probably rust to bulkhead under brake servo (behind glovebox type area) offside front (floor) suspension component mounting area corroded Jacking point/floor nearside front (floor) suspension component mounting area corroded As a...

danthee30man wrote:The body does need welding and would benefit from a full respray.

Probably looks like this?

This thread makes me do a little sad.

A couple of years ago I had 3 e30s, an e28, a 924 and a van.

Now I have no garage and only 1 car, a diesel Audi A4.

Although I have just bought an Aprilia shaped jigsaw to keep me occupied over the summer.

It depends how much your time is worth really.
My mate has a press so used it to fit some bushes and ball joints on my old van.
After a couple of hours fornicating about with the press I wished I'd splashed out the extra 25 quid to make it a quick bolt on/bolt off job.

I'd say fully synth is overkill and I used 10w40 semi synth when I last had an e30. The diesel oil thing was to do with noisy tappets on m40s I think, it was suggested that the extra detergents in diesel oil might help flush them out. I don't think there is much difference in diesel vs petrol oil an...

I used E34 M50 rubber mounts on mine.

318IS mounts should fit too.

You can also use e34 m50 rubber mounts or E30 318IS ones.

Pump faults would normally give a check engine light, does the light come on when you start it and go off in a couple of seconds?

1.8 bottom end and ecu, everything else is the same on 1.6 as far as I know.

Been having some thoughts about making myself one of these for a daily driver. I know very few were made in right hand drive, are there any issues with the turbo/downpipe and the steering? Realoem seems to be telling me that m21 engine mounts and gearbox are the same as m20 ones and the diff ratio i...

My old eta. Really miss this car, sold it back to the mate I bought it from who is still using it as a daily. Am having serious thoughts about building myself a diesel e28. http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii275/mr_dink_ng7/E28%20525e/DSCF0020.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii275/mr_dink_n...

all these sort of programmes "find" stuff, that doesnt really exist, giving you the impression its saving your day when, you dont need all that sort of shite jim they cause more aggro if anything , firefox and a decent anti virus and "clear cache" on exit settings, and cc cleaner to clear stuff, sh...

Looks tidy dude. Do I spy the obligatory zip-tie holding the coil packs on? Lol Was it worth doing over the M40? Another quick question as you've fitted this to a '94 car, what have you done for the exhaust? Are you running a cat or is it ok for emissions without? Cheers I used to have a 94 touring...

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