E30 Zone

Following. Last time I used mine it was flickering all over the place and then died. The low fuel light still works but its now stuck on the bottom. The MPG gauge is also intermittent im wondering if this could be linked to failed SI board batteries ? The low fuel light working means the wiring is ...

Following.
Last time I used mine it was flickering all over the place and then died.
The low fuel light still works but its now stuck on the bottom.
The MPG gauge is also intermittent im wondering if this could be linked to failed SI board batteries ?

Thread revival. Long time no visit Zoners.
Still got this car - its very dusty and ran out of MOT last summer BUT its been garaged and was OK when it was put away so I’m hoping some minor recommissioning will see it back on the road shortly.
New pics soon

E46 320i Sport Touring as a daily. Its thirsty and not particulalry fast but its also very comfortable, still a good looking car and everything works.

E30 only does a few hundred miles a year during the summer

Dealer only as far as i know. They were on a 12 month back order last time i bought some.

Nice old bus

ross_jsy wrote:

If I were you I would just replace all the bushes, along with the knuckle (which isn't a particularly fun job with the box in the car)

This.

There is a guide in the wiki which tells you all the bits you need to change.

Gearshift On any high mileage E30 can be massively improved by replacing all the shifter components which wear out - of which there are many ! To replace the lot is now not a cheap job and particularly horrible if you only have axle stands. Having said that of all the jobs ive done on my E30 it was ...

Change the rubber seals on the metal pipe that fits between the block and underside of the manifold. ( this can be a pig of a job, and getting the pipe in or out is NOT possible with the manifold in place. On reassembly you need to compress the spring right down and use cable ties to keep the spring...

Nice work Mick

Mines insured with Lancaster classic car insurance, agreed valuation done via email with photos /mileage /condition / history etc required. ... £150 fully comp for the year Same here - you take at least 6 photos, a comprehensive list of any significant work done and modifications and they willl usu...

The third is a tank vent.
You can revert to the pre facelift setup which did not have this pipe.
Check realoem.com using a pre facelift car for the info and it should show the setup

New front tyres fitted this morning, they put the wheel alignment gear on it afterwards and found it to be spot on so no adjustment no charge - bonus :cool: Brake pads all round done this afternoon by me. Pads i took off werent as bad as i was expecting - probably 2/3 worn. Cleaned the edges of the ...

Well my investments are doing well, i have 3 tracker mortgages all of which will be cheaper as of next month, and the business I work for is busy with plenty of work for the forseeable future. Whats not to like ?

Quick update on this. MOT passed a couple of weeks ago just 2 advisories for brake pads getting low all round. Bought a complete set of Eicher pads with discount from ECP this weekend for £21 as the disks look fine and ive fitted Eicher pads on a couple of other cars for other people recently with n...

Bump for this thread Barry have you still got this ?

Used my E30 for work the last 3 days. Yesterday lunchtime as i drove out of work i felt a judder under my foot like when the ABS is kicking in ( i was doing less than 5mph with my foot barely on the brake ) and the ABS light came on. Drove home with it on, turned off and restarted engine when i got ...

Nice.
6 cylinder saloons on a J plate are pretty rare most of the J plate cars seem to be 4 cylinder cars and Tourings in particular.

Good choice - however the offset lollipop bushes rather than the central hole ones shown in the pic are a better option.
Dealer only but definitely worth doing

Meyle stuff is good especially the HD stuff which has a 4 year warranty. Ive used their droplinks on loads of cars with no issues.

Glad it worked

Nice a˜Ž What spec is it ?

Wipe the housing completely clean of oil, use degreaser.
Then Try putting a rubber glove over the filter then put the strap wrench over the top to give it some purchase

Ive got one of these - never failed yet including some bastid tight ones. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sykes-Pickavant-Adjustable-Band-Type-Oil-Filter-Wrench-for-Cars-LCVs-65-100mm-/230766515702?hash=item35bac195f6:g:3Z0AAOSwPhdVIBhB Ive tried the chain versions and found them usesless compared to this.

Ive used both tyreleader and cartyres.com recently. Both very competetive but cartyres.com will give you a fully fitted price whereas last time i used tyreleader it wouldnt - just delivery to teh fitters and negitiate fitting costs with them. Used to use blackcircles but all that TV advertising must...

I will probably stick to the OEM stuff i think. A single DIN unit with an adapter plate would be much less aggro if i went aftermarket but for what a decent quality branded unit would cost plus the fitting kit i dont think its worth it a˜• Something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PHILIPS-CED232...

Blitz wrote:Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231889358129

That actually looks pretty good however moving the climate control panel is quite an involved job by the look of it

I wish the aftermarket stuff didnt look so gash. a˜¡
I can get something with DAB, bluetooth, USB and an LCD screen with reverse camera support for next to nothing but they look like something out of a gypo's caravan a˜¡

Magic cheers. Theres a few on ebay and that will look a lot better than going aftermarket.

Appears academic now - build date January 04 im guessing any claim would have to be sumbitted within 12 years of build rather than 12 years of first registration. It has fully stamped history first few years with BMW the rest by independents. I will ring Knights in Stafford and run it by them but i ...

Looks like Morea green to me i had an R plate 323 touring the same colour. Nice car.

Ive got a Ctek that ive had for about 4 years. Nice piece of kit. I do however worry about leaving something like that connected permanently for months at a time. My last Bosch battery lasted until about 3 months after its 4 year warranty so i bought a Lion battery from ECP for about half the price ...

Just seen that 2004 on cars have a 12 year anti corrosion warranty ? And that if the car hasnt had any previous bodywork done BMW should honour warranty claims for things like rusty wings and arches ? I need to check the build date as the first registration date was 25th June 2004 so im guessing i h...

I had MV1's on my 330 and always thought that the MV2's looked loads better. The sport kit really sets these off especially with the smaller steering wheel and sports seats - id have been happy with Alcantara but leather is fine. I always thought the non-sport E46 seats in leather look like somethin...

Good luck. This is a pig of a job especially if you dont have access to a ramp and are on your back with the car on axle stands and 30 years worth of crap dropping into your eyes

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