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not to mention the oil pan scraping the road whenever the car is moving...

at least the oil pan of an M40.

hey guys, I know this may be a stupid question to ask. I just need to know whats the diameter for the standard BOSCH spark wires is... anyone knows? the reason im asking is because right now im using non standard coil (ie. Jacob C4-65000 Volts) and im skeptical that the standard wires can efficientl...

thats odd, i just check the Contact Us page. They do have a send button on the right lower corner, just below the message box... maybe your browser isn't showing it for some reason. its a small orange button with a SEND written on it.

what? just thinking of swapping in a Japanese engine on a German car makes me sick... even if its a 2JZ or even a RB engine, theres no way i would call that a BMW if it has a ricer heart in it... thats ok, you can sit there pottering along marvelling in your pedigree bmw-ness but make sure your not...

E30BeemerLad wrote:
Is that a BMW colour I see adorning your car in your avatar picture?

what? sure... i think... i was going for the Interlagos Blue / Le Mans Blue

in the end the paint mix was a bit different shade (a bit lighter), but it still looks good in metal.

what? just thinking of swapping in a Japanese engine on a German car makes me sick... even if its a 2JZ or even a RB engine, theres no way i would call that a BMW if it has a ricer heart in it...

@DHFiS
No, my car wasn't stolen in the past, no E30 i saw in my country so far has a VIN plate on the supposed locations, so all of them can't be stolen...

@Brianmoooore
hmm, i haven't look at the ECU, i'll try looking there next, i'll keep you posted, thanks.

hey thanks. but unfortunately, i still can't find it. i do have a body number just below the wipers (as it told before) but i see nothing else other than that (there are nothing that's printed nor grooved other than that). there's no plate or whatever near the headlight nor near the radiator. could ...

Hey guys, i have a small problem. I read on the other forums that E30's have the VIN number on either the LHS of the dash just near the windscreen or on the firewall just below the center wipers. now the problem is I really need the complete VIN on my car and i can't find it, there's nothing on the ...

in that case try checking the oil filter and replace o-ring afterwards. also, is your gearbox sides seeping with oil? oil could leak from either the front or rear crank seals (if from rear crank, oil could seep on the gearbox), and also is your fan cover oily? this is really odd... oh yea! one vital...

hmm, I see... well, that's new to me... thanks!

really? no oil leaking from the oil pan? no black stuff??

that's odd, does your exhaust gives out smoke? if it does try a compression check

oh, when you mean oil pan, was it the lower part or the upper part?

well Brian, that's odd, the idle on my car is very adjustable from the throttle stop, i find that the idle always follow the throttle stop whenever i changed it (and with no problem whatsoever), mine is an M40 btw, don't know if that makes a difference as i've heard that the motronic ECU on my engin...

hey mate, we have the same shade of blue on our cars! anyway, is your car LHD or RHD? im thinking of making a turbo setup myself, but i need to know how to make the exhaust manifold since its so very close to the steering pole. my car is a RHD car. can i see your exhaust manifold pic, its position r...

yes i do mean the adjuster, try to adjust it to see if thats where the problem is. as for the cambelt: well a week ago i had a problem with my car, it won't start, it turns out my ignition and fuel pump relays were bad (i also ended up changing my TPS). i also found out that my cambelt was loose, so...

well you could check the upper and lower part of your oil pan, you could also check the valve cover (however quite unlikely) or the head gasket (very unlikely as if the head gasket is damaged you'll get lost compression coupled with smoke from your exhaust). my best bet is the upper and lower oil pan.

have you adjusted the throttle stopper bolt on the engine? (the thing that links to the throttle cable)

you could also have a loose cambelt, i've had this problem before and i think its either that or the throttle stopper. although it could also be the spring tension on your AFM.

Yikes!

man i hope its not a cracked head...

oh i see, well.. that's new to me.

not much M20 buzzing around here anyways

well he doesn't have an M20, he has an M40

but anyway, why does steam on an M20 normal?

Well, I'll give you all some pointers to test the battery, the easy way: Make sure the car is cold (meaning you didn't start the engine for at least 2 hours before), best to do it in the morning before you're off to somewhere, open up the hood (or where ever the battery is) and touch the positive te...

what? white smoke!!!!!???? well i don't plan to upset you or scare you or anything, but i do think it could be your piston rings have been fried, which causes lost compression on the combustion chamber, that's whats causing the smoke. which means you need to get new piston rings = engine overhaul. y...

@SPP320i what Tigalima means is that here In Indonesia most E30's have their temperature switch disabled by previous owners who in an act of idiocy or plain ignorance think that the dial has no use since we live in the tropics, but really man, we do get cold in the more mountainous regions here, esp...

right, I really seriously think its the thermostat dude... you NEED to go to a garage and have a look at it...

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