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My M30 donor has the lambda also, and mine runs much, much better with it simply unplugged. The car runs perfectly well on a default fuel map if it does not see the lambda, and there are no downsides that I have found. Fuel economy and power both seem great, I would recommend leaving it out of the s...

Pianist, I got your PM, but I will answer here in case it proves useful to anyone else in the future. The third ECU is indeed for the FBW. FBW was only fitted to E32/E34s that had the optional ASC traction control box ticked. One thing you should know about FBW is it needs the EML (BMW's own three a...

Another happy customer here, thanks again Adi - most helpful.

Martin.

Thanks Martin, joined a couple of forums and have been reading up on common issues. I am currently the higest bidder on this, but I am very close to my maximum bid of £1580. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161069036715?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_308wt_1170 That looks a nice one...

I bought a latest generation (Insignia in a posh frock) 9-5 recently. I find www.uksaabs.co.uk a friendly and helpful place.

The previous generation (i.e. up to 2010) Aero Estates do look like a lot of car for the money.

Martin.

For those E9 lovers that have not already seen it, upcoming auction for E9 with E34 M5 3.8 lump fitted - http://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1974 ... -m5-engine

Martin.

any news on this please? I removed the exhaust earlier in the week, and have just put a for sale ad up here on the Zone. http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=2493266#2493266 For Bristol_Jer, I tried to take some photos showing clearance but I am not sure how successful th...

Thanks guys, hopefully a good clean coupled with lubricating the slider pins will help. @Brian, sticking as in not fully releasing and thus that particular brake gets very hot after 3-4 miles. It passed the MOT like that, but was flagged as an advisory. The car gets very little use, which I am sure ...

Afternoon all, I have a sticking N/S rear caliper on my cab. I don't have many opportunities to work on it, and the car is stored elsewhere, so I would like to go armed with the likely things I need to fix it. Can they normally be freed off by sanding the corrosion off the piston, then pushing it ba...

jimboe39540i wrote:have you got any details Martin of the B2B system please?

I'll be removing it from the car in the next couple of weeks, so will get some photos and a for sale ad up.

The whole system is a work of art, the manifold in particular, definately exhaust porn .....

Martin.

My M30 suffered the same symptoms. My donor engine came from a catalyst equipped E32 so had a lambda sensor fitted. Unplugging this worked wonders as the car works happily on a default fuel map. I also had an air leak in the small elbow pipe that runs from the rocker cover to the inlet tract, just b...

I don't, my car has a standard rack, but I have one fitted to my cab if you wanted me to check clearance or take some photos.

Going to be selling my full BTB stainless system too if you wanted such a thing second hand.

Martin.

Hoobs wrote:Any pics of the mount please Martin?

The vendor's website link shows you the mount - http://www.jassperformance.com/#_interior_2_3 . The hole spacing is for an MX5, 36mm centre to centre. Sorry, but I don't have my E30 here to compare and see if it would work.

Martin.

I have always mounted my GoPro Hero2 in the car, on a sunvisor replacement mount, using the standard case and using the internal microphone. The sounds is perfect, roof up or down in my opinion. The wind supression software in the camera must be very good. An example, in my MX5 rather than my E30 th...

I would imagine it is more to do with the rubber o-ring then being on the wrong side rather than the stat back to front. Find your car on http://www.realoem.com, look at the engine cooling section and there is a nice exploded diagram of which way round stat and o-ring need to go. Just in case you go...

You did not put the stat in the wrong way round did you?

Just wondering, as a *ahem* friend did that recently and the coolant system would not bleed for love nor money.

Martin.

I really like these at the moment. I was quite disappointed to find out there is no way the kids would fit in the back.

Martin.

Cheers Martin..will give it go ! the other radios will not show 'code' rather four dashes...and won't except numbers... My head unit shows 4 dashes as soon as you connect power to it. You then need to use the 1,2,3,and 4 buttons to enter the code. Then the right arrow button to accept the code. Mar...

Felipe, I cannot help with the wiring question, but if you Google search for "BMW Bavaria Wiring Diagram", you will find all sorts of pictures of which pins are which. Also, and this may be a bit late, but there are lots of online websites that can give you the correct radio code - all they need is ...

whats a m30 and how easy is it to install and what parts are needed? did you do yours yourself? Matt, I am 20 miles from Stroud if you ever want to come take a look at my M30'd cab. It is SORN and not MOT'd (I am preparing it for sale, slowly) so I cannot take you for a drive in it. Rav is right th...

Mine had a similar issue that proved to be a faulty lambda sensor in the exhaust. Unplugging the lambda and letting the engine run on the default fuel map is a quick and easy test. Puzzled by the 'does not run lumpy or misfire' comment though. Any lambda, AFM, fuel pump, temp sender etc type fault w...

I have done two trackdays in my M30'd cab, and I thought it was a lot of fun. Plenty of torque to go sideways at will, though the default handling was quite safe and understeery. I have not driven a hardtop E30, so cannot comment on any differences, but the cab equits itself well on track in my opin...

Jimbob, That bluetooth diagnostics scanner only works on OBDII cars, i.e. anything post 2001 when an industry agreed diagnostics standard was adopted. Up until that point, there is no common diagnostics standard so cheap diag kit was simply not possible. This stuff is aimed at diagnosing emissions b...

I believe engine loom and ECU is the same regardless of cable throttle or EML - so don't think there is any need to buy either of these. Have a look through the sticky M30 build thread to see how to wire up the M30 engine loom into the E30 car loom.

TC will be permanently off.

Martin.

No, im sure he's still running the fly by set up. If you are remembering me, yep, still got the fly by wire in mine. Works perfectly, though the 18 months I spent in limphome mode because I had not installed the dashboard EML (BMW's acronym for electronic throttle) warning light was a bit of a wast...

A nice, loved, well maintained E32 is a thing of joy. A poor one that has been through 17 tight walleted previous owners is a surefire route to poverty, or at least frustration. Martin. ps: If the heater on one side of the car stays permanently hot or cold, it is almost certainly the underbonnet hea...

Great news on the MOT. I know these old barges can be a pain, but look it another way, selling a car like this with issues only leads to laughable sale prices. Overheating is possibly air in the cooling system (check coolant level, crack open the 8mm bleed bolt on the thermostat housing with the eng...

If you are ever over my way, feel free to pop in and you can borrow the laptop and leads and do the diag back at your place.

I'll PM you a phone number.

Martin.

Anyone got any clues before I start butchering the box? I'd get diagnostics on it, to see if the gearbox ECU is throwing errors. I have Carsoft if you are anywhere near Wiltshire. Only other things I can think of to check are g/box oil level, and any dodgy/corroded connections into the g/box ECU. I...

I have a 2.93 in my 335, and it is nigh on perfect for road use. Lovely refined cruiser, surfing that M30 torque and perfectly able to potter along in 3rd at 30mph. On the track however, it could be a lot better. I barely need more than 3rd gear (5th is geared for something daft like 210mph), and th...

The battery that is on it has died and been jumped so many times, I'm convinced it must be at fault. The longest it has sat for and started first time is 45 minutes, which was after about 20 minutes running, including a 10 minute drive. Definately new battery first, I am pretty confident that is yo...

It does not sound like major gearbox surgery required to me. Like all vaguely modern BMWs, the E32s are very senstive to battery voltage. A dead or dying battery will throw up all sorts of phantom errors and symptoms. Get a new battery first, and note that a fully charged dead battery is still a dea...

Recently bought a 2003 MX5 for track duties, and it is a magnificent tool for circular based lappery. So controllable, great fun. But yes, every person I know has rung me to share hairdresser jokes. And the rust? Damn. It is barely 9 years old and the underside is shocking. So in short, my one exper...

MattTheHat325 wrote:I can't for the life of me get the 7 series register to work? It just comes up as a blank page everytime I try to load it up.

The 'Home' page is some sort of animation, so perhaps that is causing issues on your PC.

Try the direct forum link - http://the7seriesregister.co.uk/forums/

Martin.

I adore my E32s, so can totally understand the desire. We have had our latest family wagon (a much cherished throughout its life 740i) for 2 years now, and I cannot see me getting rid of it. My E30 donor was an E32 auto, and much as i thought the autobox suited the 7, the manual gearbox I now have r...

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