E30 Zone

The old one has too much play at each end as its worn Ordered another one from BMW and I got this one: http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e9/poshgit/image_zpsy9bidt7d.jpeg Too long (again) and the fixings are different lengths .......I give up! I've just put the old one back on and replaced the other...

Is it an m20 gearbox. If so the shorter rod from a 325 would prob fit

So is this the g/box number to tell which box it is or is it stamped elsewhere?

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e9...s0o93gapn.jpeg

Need a bit of help here......jumped across threads from General E30 thread as it may be more appropriate here..... Well, I removed the old linkage part.....ordered part 11 from bmw according to this http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=AF52-EUR-02-1990-E30-BMW-318i&diagId=25_0026 And this tu...

Well, I removed the old linkage part.....ordered part 11 from bmw according to this http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=AF52-EUR-02-1990-E30-BMW-318i&diagId=25_0026 And this turned up..... http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e9/poshgit/image_zpswkz56i53.jpeg .....much longer than my orginal (...

........and are on your back with the car on axle stands and 30 years worth of crap dropping into your eyes :cry: Yep, that'll be me next weekend......not looking forward to it. Access is tight and view is zero......really don't know how I'm going to get part 14 out. Brian makes it sound so simple....

Should their be a rubber bush on the back end of the shifting arm? I just have this knackered old bit of rubber? http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e9/poshgit/image_zpsedgqrkoy.jpeg http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e9/poshgit/image_zpsladzh56k.jpeg Secondly I can see how to replace the selector rod ...

Is this an e36 air on radiator in my M52 conversion (it's got a leak so going to do a straight replacement)

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e9/po ... o9wu5.jpeg

If it is, will any year of E36 325/328 radiator work?

Thanks Brian,
Do parts 2 and 7 wear as well?
And what about the nylon bush at the base of the shifter.....would that be a separate part or would I need a whole replacement shifter ( trying to do all the parts to the job at once!)

mine has lots of wobble too which numbers are the bushes/parts that i should be replacing from this diagram? ...and which is the bush on the gearbox selector shaft Brian. mine is a 318is - are the bushes interchangeable or are they model specific? http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=AF52-EU...

As fair as the chip in the key, yes I drilled it in then sealed it with melted plastic. Always ran perfect as long as I had it mate. I miss it so much. Thanks guys for saying I'm a good bloke, I do try a˜† Hello Mike - i don't know if you're still on here much? I've sent you a couple of PM's but th...

About 10 posts below your post in the very same section..........

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=267619

Came across this on another website.

Thought it might be useful on here. Sorry if it's a repost.
If it isn't, perhaps might be worth making it a sticky somewhere?

http://www.ge39.com/files/zeigeinfo.pdf

Yep....don't worry, it still runs well.....think it might be fueling issue at start up or sensor/crank sensor so will look into it.

M1k3 wrote:Sell it back to me and your problems will be gone a˜‹

Ha,ha......it's a good car. I spent a year looking for a good 2.8 conversion and this is definitely it.....

You've got to love E30s......they may get old....but they never seem to die! I knew someone on here would have owned it in the past/known of it It's a great car. Only bought it last week so I'm slowly going over it Not much wrong with it......and it goes like scalded cat..... Will PM you my address ...

Yep.....that's right. Still got calypso red as the colour code.
Been written off, 2.8 conversion and re sprayed black

Any build threads on here.....or past owners etc....wouldn't mind finding a bit more about it/history etc....

just bought it........... it's cat C - doesn't worry me as it's going to be mainly a track car just wondered if it was familiar to any zoners and if there was a build thread about it on here? http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e9/poshgit/IMG_3817_zpsejvvxruz.png http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e9/p...

Looking at taking my fairly standard M52B28 on a track day. Will be running it on 15 inch BBS alloys and want some suggestions as to what tyres I should run on. I used to run a stripped out E30 on Toyo R888s but that weighed less than 1000 kg and I'm guessing a standard road car is more like 1250 kg...

if the engine is cold, the fan is not really driven, hence you can stop it, and as it heats up, the coupling engages, driving the fan. If it runs all the time due to being faulty, you will have an engine that never reaches temp, it noisy and uses a ton of fuel. For the record, V8 discos also have o...

Have you done the "newspaper" test when its cold ? Start the engine, and then gently try to stop the fan blades turning with a loosely rolled up newspaper. When the engine is cold you should be able to easily stop the fan. If it shreds the newspaper when run from cold your viscous is fooked. If it ...

the two coolant temp sensors on the thermostat housing? front top of the lump.. brown is for the guage and blue is for the ecu for cold starting (or unplugged and shorted with a 200R resistor if you're a pikey like me and your sensor is up the creek!) 8) if i unclipped mine and bridged the two smal...

adamski80 wrote:Maybe son but let's be honest? Is it life or death ??

the zone sometimes makes me chuckle.....i'm too old to rise to all this...

Thanks adi - iv'e had a quick look at your link and might be in touch - could do with a lachs silver sunroof too....looks like you've got quite a selection

...as the title says really - i stumbled across this article in the Wiki section http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/Touring_Rear_Headrests and i just wonder if some 2 door Sports came with them as headrests were a common extra (but not specced on mine) Dont want to yank the seatback off if...

how did you go about removing the inner skin lining from the boot lid (i was thinking of doing this and to the bonnet too)
did you attack the underside structure with an angle grinder or did you try and do it neatly and hacksaw through all the mounting points where the frame meets the skin?

good thread here on the topic - i looked into this but never got any further

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... t=droplink

i've got one fitted next to the handbrake on my track car (it looks just like a normal handbrake but without the end button, not like the long handled ones shown in the picks)I am in Watford, Herts if you want to come over on Sunday (or one eve after work) and look at the whole set up etc you are we...

Well you learn something new every day! Many thanks for all your help chaps. Had not come across this arrangement before. Nipple removal on the new plugs it is then!
This zone is bloody fantastic...... Saved me hours of head scatching (and cocking things up!)

all the leads are like that, so i kinda figured there might have been a problem with the last batch of spark plugs. didn't want to to use the old plug ends in new plugs, Ranchero, as i figured i would not get a nice snug fit. woodscrew and long/needle nose pliers could do the trick....come to think ...

went to change my plugs at the weekend and when i pull any of the leads off, the small metal end bit of the plug remains wedged inside the end of the lead! see pic (slightly out of focus - sorry)but you can just make it out stuck down the end of the lead http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e9/poshgit/...

1987 325
engine number 21544042
trackday car - engine thrashed to within an inch of its life evey couple of months then lovingly serviced and cared for ready for the next outing

leads
distributor
coil
rotor arm

could you give me a price each separate part incl post+vat etc
cheers
Guy

my neighbours just love me......! e36 evo - i've done 50,000 miles in it in 3 years its now retired to weekend duty only so bought the cheap E38 with 200+k miles and LPG conversion on ebay and get eqiv of 50mpg! E30 325 track car - loads been done to it - its been in a few zoners hands over the year...

i've been looking at doing this too since my abs has been disconnected for years. i understand there is a blanking plate under the existing cylinder and you can run off that. would be really helpful if someone who has done this could post up some instructions or link to a thread detailing how it was...

i have one in my track (road legal) car next to the normal handbrake. you can have it if you like........ if you are any good a rerouting brake pipes....as i want my abs removed so if you are handy with the spanners in the brake dept and can route my pipes direct from the servo you can have the hydr...

ok - went for ebc yellows in the end - found them for £60 delivered - thought that was a fair price from here:
http://www.ruderacing.co.uk/
just thought i would post up the link if it was a competitive price if anyone was searching in the future

I had these on my track day only 325 and got about 5 or 6 track days out of them. (Ok, so they probably lasted much longer than on some peoples cars, but i don't drive as hard as some people as I am still very much a beginner!) car is stripped and caged and comes in at under 1000kgs and i found thes...

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