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what do i buy for £1500-£2000 ? just sold a e36 323i coupe , had a 318i e30 before that which i liked but needed a bit more go , i want manual , 2 door preferably , RWD and otherwise im not worried

opinions please

love the first pic with modified live at the bottom , looking very relaxed haha , never seen any1 go drifting in a cab before ,

hey all , as title really , will a 1994 e36 316i have cam belt or cam chain ?

thanks : james

cheers for all the advice guys , much appreciated !

il give it a go and let you know how i get on

im looking to sell it but i want it to be right for the next owner - then im after another e30 as ive been paid out for the last 1 i had which got hit in the side

vanos ? all new to me lol

yeh stops about 2-3 secs after start up and then its nice and quiet

ah right , didnt realise there hydraulic

think the oil is semi synth 10w40 from memory

hmm possibly excuse my ignorance as i may well be wrong as im a motorbike mechanic not a car mechanic on a bike if the tensioner is tired it generally rattles when not under load either hot/cold or whatever , they work on a sliding ratchet mechanism and the teeth wear on the ratchet part , no idea h...

my e39 touring went round the rear arch , rest was perfect though so i reckon it had been repaired at some point , massive amount of car for the £800 i gave at auction though , just juicy

hi all , my 323 e36 has a rattle on start up with soon clears but is there all the same , id imagine its the hydraulic lifters ? its done 120k now so i should think there a bit gummed up as the guy i got it off never serviced the poor thing is it a case of just replace them or does this engine flush...

yeh as ive learnt dont turn your hobbie into your job , the attraction soon wears off

that looks spot of fella , leave it at that id say

doubt il get it back , pretty trashed , managed to get loads of pics on my phone to show insurance etc.. one ive got a lead to connect it to the pc id post them on here , made a proper mess of it , had just got it looking really good aswell

cars beyond repairing but may get it back as apart from the front end and rear quater panel was immaculate , interior etc.. il see though as a window smashed in the crash and i expect the cars full of water now sat in some salvage yard , as zaust said though its just a car at the end of the day , ju...

hi all , hope everyone is well first post for a while as my e30 got written off and i got a bit bashed in the accident driving to work and entering a pretty open left hand bend a little sod in a 106 gti coming the otherway overtook a cyclist on the bend and went straight into me , end result being i...

ah ok , any idea where i can get these ?

nice one fella , the wheels we want to fit are from a e39 m5 , 18 inch jobbies not sure if they have a different offset to a std e39 wheel

is the spoiler wrong ? and the black side trim ? thought they were colour coded on the Is ?

.......... e39 wheels fit my mates 1994 840i ? will it need spacers etc if they will or is it a straight fit ?

many thanks guys

hey ant , ive put it on snap-on diagnostics whilst it was having a moment and it didnt find any fault codes , live data all seemed ok etc.....

problem is it wont do it now for ages im sure but i know i havent fixed it and im damn certain it will do it again at some stage

bugger

look up a firm called F1moto , based right near brands hatch in west kingsdown , he builds alot of trick bike parts which is how i know him but he does alot of drift cars aswell and i know hes fitted bike throttle bodies to tons of cars

cheers guys

do they have a cold start sensor ?

wondered if maybe it gets excited and floods itself thinking its like -30 outside

hi all , my e39 seems to have developed an odd fault , i say odd as its never done it to myself only to others who have driven it and ive not been there to witness it from what i can gather they get in and start it as normal then about 2 secs later it dies and will not restart off the key , will bum...

my 318i has had a top end rebuild and its still a bit clicky , most of its the injectors i think , obviously i cant hear your car but there not a mechanically quiet thing from my experiance of them

maybe just got used to the modern cars with there sound deadening etc.... enjoy the car mate

my cars going to be treated to a new master cylinder shortly , before i go and buy a std 318i one is there anything off another bmw model that will fit it and have a bigger piston etc and a bit more stopping power , fitted bigger master cylinders to motorbikes etc but not sure its something you can ...

cheers brian , il do it this evening

thats a lovely looking car you got there mate , nice job

hi brian ,

is it not adjustable on the injected cars ? on my throttle linkage theres a locknut + adjuster which i presumed was for idle speed ? god knows what ive adjusted then

james

cheers , mines at about 600 , raised it yesterday and seemed ok

today its lower again , hunts from cold especially and cuts out every now and then , can hear the fuel pump when the cars idling and im stood outside , not sure thats normal

i have the same prob with mine though mines injected not carbed , im thinking its the fuel pump ? could this be the case ?

what should a 318i M40 engine idle at ?

blimey , click the ebay link and check out hillingdons feedback , doesnt it just inspire confidence !!!! , avoid that car , theres more about if you persevere , try munich legends on the a22 heading for eastbourne

hi guys slowly finishing my 318i off (slowly is most definatly the word) guy before had the cambelt go and partially stripped some of it , its running now but theres another wire that runs along the same path as the wire to the crank sensor , any ideas what its for ? has 3 wires and like i say follo...

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not sure i can advertise it on e30 zone though ?

james

checked the voltage to them before they mess about and during but all seems good , im at a loss with this one , pain as its been stored for ages and i cannot fault the rest of it

hey all still having problems with my e30 (318i M40) seems ok for a while , throttle response isnt brilliant from cold but idles ok , if it gets hot though it sometimes starts to hunt and cuts out at junctions , always restarts - also makes the interiour clock go funny and the mpg gauge swings aroun...

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