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Not exactly the news I had been wanting to hear but glad to have heard it now! To be honest I wouldn't be very confident in having to replace the tail end myself, even if I found a decent shell for it and had the time to do it I wouldn't physically have the space/equipment to do it for quite some wh...

I tore out the carpet in the boot ('90 320i saloon) a while ago after noticing a lot of condensation in the boot only to find inches of water in the rear pockets behind the wheels, rust surrounding the rear lights and all under the rim of the boot at the back. At the time I didn't do much to it, bit...

Boot rubber seal, rear lights rubber seal, check the aerial to make sure its all sealed up correctly (run your finger on the inside where the aerial is) or failing that check the drainage pipes from the sunroof that run to the boot.

Only on speed 4 would indicate its a problem with the heater motor itself and not the resistor... the fan is run off the resistor on speeds 1-3, plenty of heater motors around. Try a scrappy, or if in more of a hurry I got one from e30partz.com which works grand - probably a little on the expensive ...

This page might help you figure it out: http://e30world.com/ignition/BMW-E30-distributor-cap-rotor-change In particular: "You can always check for correct installation since the ignition firing order is 1-5-3-6-2-4 and terminals on the distributor cap have a label. That means that spark plug wire fr...

http://e30world.com/fuel/BMW-E30-Fuel-Filter

Seems easy enough, not done it on mine yet though

Panic over, got my hands on a voltage tester with a light on it for pittance in the local motor factors and narrowed it down to a blown fuse. Fuse replaced and now I have glorious heat!! :D I wasn't even cold but took it out for a spin with the heat on full blast cause I missed it so much! Now to so...

Hi Guys, Had a post here a while ago about my heater blower motor not working, so I sourced a replacement motor and resistor from www.e30partz.com and replaced the two of them - and now it still doesnt work :cry: Could it be that I got dud parts or could the problem lie elsewhere? Bit of background,...

It comes on solid at first then when you really push it it will start to flash at you, and that means either stop very soon or get ready to push

*Sigh* I spoke WAY too soon. The day after I first "fixed" it it stopped working again. It randomly came on later that day though after some sputtering about but this was short lived as the next day it was gone again and its been gone since. Took the motor out completely there and gave it a good cle...

It's not too bad actually - theres 4 small hexagonal screws that need to be removed from the firewall just under the windshield right in the centre, you will probably need to shift/unclip some wires from the front of it (mine were cable tied to it, could have just been mine though as someone had bee...

Quick update - went in and had a bash at the heater motor, turns out it was just stuck. Will get back to it take it out and grease it up another day to keep it going but for now it kind of works, haha. It won't turn on to 1 from off but it goes from off to 2,3 or 4 and from there once it has started...

I don't think its the switch - when I turn the switch from off to number 4 I can see the headlights/dash lights dimming as if power is being moved elsewhere so I think its the fan. Been searching and found a few threads with similar problems, going to try get in and look at the fan and see if its bl...

Hey guys, wondering if anyone can shed some light or opinions on this for me... Fan for the heater suddenly stopped yesterday, drover it home (5 miles) from herselfs place, was in mine for about 20 minutes getting breakfast etc. then when I went to leave for training kaput! Fan wouldn't work at all....

Thanks for all the replies guys! Have all I need to service it just havnt got round to it, trying to find a dry day to get it all done is next to impossible this time of year!! Speaking of the coolant temperature sensor, if that fails or is faulty would it cause the "Coolant" light to pop up on the ...

Mines was the same up until I got 4 new tyres. It didnt help in the first place that there were 4 different tyres on it (from when I bought it :o: ) but with the new ones all 4 matched and all 4 were balanced before being put on and now there is no more shaking. If your tracking is ok then getting t...

Before you take it apart, push it in with a little force and rotate the heater dial - the bulb in mine came loose and a little bit of a fiddle had it back in place without the need to take out the clock or anything like that.

Looks like ill be making a trip to the dealers then, thanks for the help guys!

pacerpete, yeah you are right those are the same lights that are on my car - I wouldnt even mind but the adjuster itself is broken so have no real need for it at all! Just need to get the wobbling sorted long term.

Cheers

Looks like a clip that holds the headlights in, the ones that always break and makes you lights wobble Bingo. Resorted to cablie tie and super glue earlier today but went to get them aligned and had to break that solution off! :twisted: Got a short term fix holding them in but would like the real t...

Hey guys,

Looking for these clips:

Anywhere online? Not sure of the name of it so cant even google it properly!!!

Thanks!!

Hi Guys, Wondering if you have any ideas on this.. When I try start up my 320i in the mornings lately (since I left it sitting while I was away last weekend) it won't start first time. Well, it usually starts but doesnt hold the revs so cuts out a few seconds later. This morning it took around 10 at...

Thanks for the replies guys, my mechanic has a slave cylinder on order, might have him change the master along with it but he says the new slave cylinder will fix it. Should have her back later today.

Got some brake fluid and topped it up - worked ok for a while and now its back to the way it was earlier. Can put it into 1st and start the car fine but if I start the car and then try get it into 1st, its a problem. I can start it in 1st then rev it up bypass 2nd and get it to 3rd - its how I got t...

Probably not! Only have the car 2/3 months so still trying to come to grips with all the little nuances of the e30. Reading here (http://e30world.com/Maintenance/BMW-E30-common-problems) that this is a common enough problem - any special brake fluid needed? Will check this soon as I get home from wo...

Going to start a new thread rather than jockeyback the other one: http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=106580 Has anyone got any ideas on this? Going to bring it to my mechanic later but would rather be able to give him an idea of whats wrong with it first rather than havi...

Woke up this morning and the car wouldn't go into gear at all. Clutch fully pressed it just would not go into R, 1st, 2nd or 3rd - could struggle it into 4th and 5th but that was no good to me. When pushing it towards 1st the car would slowly move forward but it would not engage the gear, same with ...

Hey guys is there any guides around for this?

Think im having the same issue with my 320i.

Thanks!

Hi Guys, I'm having this same issue: http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=13282&highlight=gearbox+selector With my gear stick being a bit out of place and generally all over the shop!! Its not really affecting my driving but would like to get it fixed so I can finally repl...

Turns out it was just bad bulbs :o: Finally got round to taking it apart again - but not until both lights went out on me and I was doing a lot of driving in the dark!! Had to remove the orange plastic covers for them and leave them bare as one of them got melted quite badly 8O anyway, all back in a...

Hmmm, wouldn't have one myself but my mate is an electrician so can source one!

Would you think that is the problem then? Suppose I could have a go at fixing that alright

Hi guys, The right hand light (as you look at it) on my instrument cluster was not working so I bought two new bulbs and replaced the two existing ones - even though one was already working. Anyway, the light that was already working is still working but the other light is still not working. Is this...

uzdubmwe30 wrote:This has got to be unbeatable!

Partners in Kryme - Turtle power

22/07/1990

Haha mine is the same:

Partners In Kryme - Turtle Power

Thats a win, hands down!

They have just introduced this over here in Ireland so that tax is based on C02 emissions of your car instead of on engine size - it is only affecting new cars or cars imported after July 1st 2008 though so old cars already in the country are not affected. Tax is â‚¬600 a year for the 320i i'm drivi...

Ugh. (!) On the way home from work yesterday, as soon as I picked up a bit of speed and the car started moving, went over a slight bump in the road which knocked the Pioneer onto MUTE. I'm guessing this is something to do with the wiring to the car kit / bluetooth kit wired in at the minute - and i'...

Yeah that looks like the next job to do - didn't realise how bad it really was back there until I went to take the pictures of it. And to think the guy who is the current owner is an electrician!

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