E30 Zone

Not the 5G stuff, but it's quite common for radio and TV masts to interfere.

We have a London port authority tower near me and in the past it was known to completely debilitate a 7 series on occasion. Had to be recovered away before it would unlock.

Thank you Steve, great to have my history back, PM's and everything.

Thanks for the hookup Dan!!

I'll now delete the new account and go back to this one

Certainly would draw more current, but still 18ma is not a huge amount. Have you ever checked the battery voltage when it wont start? Just wondering if you may have a weak battery/charging system and a slightly dodgy earth or starter thats asking more than normal. Nothing like a selection of problem...

Just very odd that a drain that small is killing it off so quickly.

Bad starter motor pulling too much current?

Your battery is somehwere in the region of 70Ah (it'll probably say on the top) So a dreain of 18mAh would take a very long time to flatten it, and still several weeks to pull it down to a low enough level to fail to start the car. Aftermarket alarms do have a reputation of draining things faster th...

Thanks Steve, it's nice to be back. I've had a browse every couple of years to see how things are getting on. The old 320i touring was laid up out of the weather for about 4 years most recently. Stuck a battery on it and it fired up after about 20 seconds of cranking. They just don't make them like ...

Wow, 6 years since my last post and my old signature picture still works

Evening chaps. I've been away for a few years, The E30's have all gathered a lot of dust, and my couple of bootfulls of parts are now slowly going on eBay as I realise that life is never going to be simple enough to chill out in the garage restoring old cars. So, the big question that keeps rattling...

The noise is usually the injectors by the way.

They tick by design.

Chris

I like that, good to know it's not just me.

Chris

Ahh, i've stumped you all now havn't I he he.

Should'nt worry, i cant find any for sale in the UK anyway.

Chris

Lets not forget that boost is only a measure of how restrictive the engine is to the inducted air.

What about a Whipple then? Twin screw.

All the joys of the roots but without quiet so many inherant inefficiences????

Chris

Yeah, but a turbo will never fit on my BTB he he.

Unfortunatly i'm flying away for a week on the 25th, otherwise i'd pop over to BBB in my nasty Jap daily and have a chat with Mr Gander.

Food for thought, and something similar to what i was thinking (but with justification rather than hunches) I'm probably completely off base here but would running the rotrex on a smaller pulley produce more boost? so that i could bleed more off at higher levels to keep things safe, but produce a lo...

Wo wo wo, who said anything about an auto box? I still want to be able to drive it winkeye. To be honest, i like the M20. I have thought a couple of times about putting an M52 in it just for simple power, but i like the old lump. And i've bought a BTB3 for it so would be a shame to waste it :D Do we...

Hiya guys, Right, i'm kinda starting from a funny angle here but i'm not really certain on the direction i'm heading with this yet. I want to build my E30 into something quiet nice. I'm aiming for a grand tourer style more than anything. I want comfy seats, cruise control, air con, electric windows ...

jamie325isport wrote:All sorted. Very easy job cant believe I didnt notice those bolts before!! What a dumb ass! Anyway heres a picture for anyone who does a future search on this.

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Much apprieciated.

One of tomorrows jobs

Cheers
Chris

Take off all the black plastic on the front of the car, the scuttle covers, door rubbing strips. Rub them over with a scotch pad, then re-paint in satin black.

Lose the two badges on the front grill.

Paint the wing mirrors in body colour.

You'll barely recognise it.

Chris

Wont be able to pick up gas from BOC without a yearly rental contract. Wont be able to pick up gas from HRP without an F Gas cert. In the long run you are probably better of converting the system to R134a. RS24 is expensive and not many people hold it. And if you do have a leak and just drop in a ch...

Maybe me being simple but if this aerial wire is just a 12v feed to the motor, why not connect it to the switched live for the head unit?

This way, when you start the car, the aerial goes up and when you get out it goes down, No worries.

Chris

If going for a E46 rack you want the 330i clubsport one. This gives 3 turns lock to lock and a nicely weighted feel. Bolts up quite easy with some spacers on the subframe. Usually needs a cooler added in the PAS pipe to stop the fluid boiling. Main advantage is that an E46 one will be newer than an ...

BQ = Better Quality. (usually Lemforder)

Avoid gasless, you might as well have a stick welder for all the finesse and cleanliness you get from that rubbish. Going back to the mask thing for a moment, i bought the cheapest auto one i could find on ebay (about £40 delivered) just to try them out with the intention of getting an ESAB one if i...

Leave the power as is for the first tack. It wont have the best penetration but it will sit nice and proud. - Do one good tack in all four corners to keep the shape. Now turn the power up one notch, and put a tack next to the first. This time you should be able to lay a blob that leans against the f...

You may well get lucky and the beam will drop down, but they usually put up quite a fight. The 'studs' that drop down have a round head with a short splined section which holds them into bodywork. If you lift the seat base and search for a roughly 20mm circle in the paint above the beam mount. This ...

Good point but i have found a small lip on the inside before. Might have just been from the casting but it was just enough to stop the disc slipping off.

A good club hammer did the job though.

Chris

Pull the manifold away from the head with some bits of wood or somethingso that only one or two threads are sticking through then get a nut on each one before starting to wind them all on and bring the manifold up tight to the head.

Good luck.
Chris

You need to confirm that the wires you are using/working with are the ones you think they are? One at a time, Twist the ends together at the speaker end and then check for the continuity on pairs untill you find that one. Do this for all speakers and you'll be half way there. Polarity doesn't matter...

Studs can be knocked up into the car from below. Take weight of beam on trolley jack Take off the strengthening plates (two allen head bolts) Remove the 22?mm nut from the bottom Lift rear seats and carpets Spin the nuts back on a couple of turns Knock the studs up into the car Wrestle the beam down...

GSF do Lemforder ones as there 'better quality' option.

Supposed to be OEM for BMW

Chris

Pull off the horn button in the centre of the steering wheel and place a small ball of 'blu-tak' on the end of the steering column. You ticking is most likly either a snapped exhaust manifold stud allowing a little gas to escape in a rythmic tapping noise. Or the fuel injectors, which are naturally ...

If you do, Make sure you use the proper recomended LSD oil.

Chris

Front or back

Are you changing the discs? If they are well worn chances are a good lip has built up on the inside of the inner drums. As above, look carefully through a stud hole at around about 12 o'clock and you will see a 'star wheel' that you can push the top or bottom of to spread the tops of the shoes. You ...

Tourings all have 2 piece systems if that helps.

Chris

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