E30 Zone

Ok thanks guys, I'll make a start stripping off the head at the weekend, and will get the flatness checked before I take it for a skim. Will most likely take me a good while as I've never done anything so involved on my car but it should be a good learning experience!

Cheers,
jek

Hi guys, Whilst checking over my car last night, I noticed that the oil level has dropped a good 3/4inch on the dipstick over the last month and that the end of the dipstick had the dreaded milky sludge on it. The car hasn’t been overheating, but it has been steadily using a small amount of coolant ...

Warmed up the car and had a look for the source of the dripping coolant. It appears to be coming from underneath the throttle body. Could it be one of the hoses for the throttle body heater plate?

Gonna get a gasket ordered next week I think.

That coolant pipe at the back of the head sure is hard to see/get to!

Excellent, thanks Brian, will check them out!

When I first saw the oil, I thought it looked terminal!

Was going to change my spark plugs last night, however, when I removed the cover and coil plugs, I found that the 'spark plug well' in cylinders 1 and 3 had about half an inch of engine oil in it. Any ideas what could be causing this? I'm hoping its something simple like the rocker cover gasket? The...

Fantastic, thanks for the photos, MrWhite! I'm following your method - got most of the rust cut out this evening, hopefully start welding in patches tomorrow. Seam sealer and that rubbery stone chip stuff on the sills really stinks when you take it off with a flap disc! My car is going to end up asy...

I think I'll probably attempt something similar, MrWhite. There's only one scrap yard near me and they don't have any E30s in so I've got little chance of finding a donor jacking point anyway. Some photos would be fantastic, cheers!

Managed to get round to repairing a rusty section on my scuttle panel. I thought this was just a tiny blister on the paint until I put my finger right through it - it must have rusted from the inside out. http://lh6.ggpht.com/_5NP3UYh6KBE/Sar766YIOeI/AAAAAAAAAHk/NbezWkV3Hkw/s400/IMGP1630.JPG Here's ...

Cheers Harry,

I was aware about the square section often being mistaken for a jacking point - sounds like a good idea to just to cut it out and replace with flat sheet. Much easier to make, too!

Any ideas for the real jacking point (i think!?) shown in my second picture?

Jek

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I've decided to try and tackle a few rust spots on my car, and have been having a good poke around underneath. The shell seems to be in ok condition overall, (I hope!), but I've got outbreaks of rust at both the front and rear jacking points, and on the sill at the bottom of the A-pillar, which expl...

Hi No excuses really (ok, maybe one - it was dark!), but I made the incredibly stupid mistake of connecting the jump leads in reverse polarity while 'helping' a friend jump his car. Am I likely to have damaged anything while doing so? Car starts and runs ok, I've yet to check all the fuses but will ...

My wing mirror arrived quickly, was in good condition and was a good price, too. Many thanks Adi!

n1tr0_9 wrote:Shouldnt be a problem. You can put much heat in anywaya s you'll just blow holes! Good luck

Yep, its pretty thin there! Only been welding for a few weeks, so might well end up making a few holes of my own! Going to practice some thin stuff on an old bonnet first I think!

cheers skipunda, must've been something wrong with my html!

I'll give it a shot tomorrow then, the patch has been a bit of a nightmare to make, but I'm almost there!

argh - damn google photo! Will try host pic elsewhere!

Hi all, Finally getting round to doing some small rust repairs on my car. I found what appeared to be a penny sized hole on my scuttle panel, but by the time I'd cut out all the rot, said hole was considerably larger! Problem is, the hole is now quite close to the windscreen. I was hoping I might ju...

Hi,

Could you please price me the following parts:

Rubber intake boot 13711734385
Intake tube 13711727097

Thanks,

Jek

cheers folks, i'll get some black stonechip, and if it doesn't quite match i'll experiment with some black top coat

The black paint on my sill panels and rear valences has a few chips and is wearing through in places, so i'm going to respray / touch them up on the first warmish day i get the chance (will prob be a month or two yet tho!) Does anyone know which type/colour code of paint to use? I found a useful gui...

d'oh! Sorry for repost, had a quick search for M1 before i posted but didn't find anything

Just found this interesting e30 for sale:,

http://www.racedandrallied.com/detail.p ... ow_still=1

Not much in the way of info or pics unfortunately, but surely must be quite an unusual engine swap!

Ah, pretty sure we're talking about the same car, i didn't clock the reg but noticed that a centre cap was missing last time i saw it!

I noticed from the Scottish Zoners thread that you have an Is too MrWhite, 3 all so close by! Good to have so many e30s in the neighbourhood!

I've recently noticed a lazur blue is with an M-tech kit which is often parked round the corner from where I stay in the west end area of Glasgow. I had a good look at it last time I passed and it seems quite tidy - a lot better than my scruffy car! Wonder if its owned by a zoner?

Yeah its a great site, i bought my e30 through an ad on carandclassic.co.uk

1.jbh / central scotland ( denny ) 325i tec1 sport 2. hammoj28/ Aberdeenshire 318iS 3. Ian / West Dunbartonshire 320i cabby & E39 4. shedrool83---Dundee----320 cab/325 4 door 5. grantfk10 / Bonnybridge - the UFO Capital of Scotland, nr Falkirk / 318i lux Tech2 cab 6. Ritchie / Angus / Tech2 335i Spo...

I've got 122k on the clock right now, Magpie. My funds are quite low and don't think i could afford to replace the sprockets etc. Not doing many miles in her just now tho, so hopefully she'll last untill i can afford the parts! Good tip Sheps i'll check that one out. I must admit, i'd describe my en...

Got the cap off eventually (took quite some force to remove!) and popped in a new tensioner. My engine's still a bit noisy between 3.5k and 4.5k rpm when warm though, so i'm guessing the sprockets and chain could be to blame!

You can find a couple of magazine roadtests here (at bottom of page)

http://home.online.no/~krimp/sweb/photo ... ernational

Cheers guys, i'll warm up the engine then get a piece of scaffolding tube over my ratchet and give it hell!

I'm having some difficulty removing the timing chain tensioner cap on my M42, the bolt seems to be stuck solid! I left it to soak in WD40 overnight but I still couldn't shift it this morning, and am getting a bit worried about ending up with a rounded bolt. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I co...

Excellent, thanks for the info guys! I'll give GSF a call tomorrow and see what they've got, otherwise i'll order them from Cotswold.

Thanks very much, added to my xmas list! Hopefully be in touch soon

Hi,
I'm interested in prices for the following two parts,

Timing Chain tensioner part (x1): 113 117 431 87
Timing Chain tensioner washer part(x1): 071 199 633 55

Thanks,

Jek

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