E30 Zone

No, I would say eleven pounds and eleven pence. Or possibly 63 pounds and 63 pence. Who knows???

Are all old posts going to be migrated/searchable?

Exciting news anyway!

Check your change site is very useful. Generally only mint coins are worth anything, but plenty of coins in circulation, especially £2 coins, are worth a bit more than face-value. 2k for a 50p is unlikely, unless that's some joker on eBay chancing his arm.

https://www.checkyourchange.co.uk

Anyone use it? It is worth having?

Any musicians on here who upload tracks? Any tips?

TIA

BB

BEERBOY still drops in now and then, just to add a touch of class.

Oh yeah, I'd forgotten he does the ads for them now! I wonder if he got a special deal with them when he shifted his E30. A pony to do the voice over and maybe they took his 316 off his hands as well? Win-win for Schofield. And a free space in his garage now to fill with something else from the 80s,...

Four Merlins, no wonder the cat ran away!

I smell lavender...

You lot should check out Nukrock on Soundcloud, he seems to sing about cars and steam trains and bears and things like that. I've liked a few of them, and I'm strictly east-coast, new-slow , big-train-spank-wagon-beach hut when it comes to music. So if I liked it then... you might too. He, or she, (...

Yeah, and they did that for Kia FFS. But the Sunbeam had nice side decal strips?

Me too. I'd even have an Allegro Equipe to be honest, if it was mint.

Did you bag it? Nice one. How much you want for it (!?)

Lovely car. Wind up windows though? Throw all the options at it and forget the windows...

SOLD now anyway, not surprised.

Could be Holly Johnson from Frankie Goes to Hollywood. He likes 80s stuff and is a celeb himself. That's who my money would be on. Doubt it was Holly Willoughby, unless Philip Schofield has got her into the Zone. But then again I've never seen him post anything up or ask Brian for advice. Chances ar...

Lissen, cos this one IS 1000% true. Tawny Nuk (of Nukrock) has an iS. Genuinely, no word of a lie. It was originally registered in Manchester but then he got hold of it. Paid too much mind, cos it needed new wings, the manifold was blowing (still is), the wipers are all over the shop, no glovebox to...

It was NOT me pal. Not only do I not have a white 316 (i or not i) but I was underneath the awnings most of that day trying to get my Scalextrics layout working again after a six month lay-off. Luckily, with a bit of WD and a bit of cleaning, it's all working nicely now. So, sorry, it wasn't me. And...

Ok. So how do I get them out and send them?

Ok, point taken. So... New AFM, new ICV, new valve cover gaskets and bolts, new spark plugs, new oil filler cap, ALL under bonnet hoses replaced inc. intake boot (by Park Lane, the robbing bastards), welded manifold (Park Lane, still robbing bastards), new exhaust, new filters. Possibly some other s...

Thanks everyone.

How do I do that?

Tiny idle stutter on my M42 318is. Have tried everything over the years but still not quite right (e.g. new AFM, welded manifold, new gaskets, ICV, blah, blah, blah).

Even defeated Park Lane Classics.

Will I just live with it, or is there something obvious I'm missing?

RPM strut brace (front): what torque setting for the four nuts?

318is

Thanks

No mate. I've been playing Silent Hunter 3 all week. Haven't been out. Wasn't me.

Easy to use? Do I have to tap them in or drill them or owt?

Can you get them upside down?

Should I do all the threads or just the buggered ones?

Thanks. It's an M42. All the bolts are brand new from BMW (as were the gaskets)

An M6 helicoil insert, I'll have to research that.

So, I changed the valve cover gasket and bolts etc. Some of the bolts went in nicely at 10 nm, some won't grip at all and keep turning forever. I guess someone at some point has stripped some threads in the block?

What to do?

Sorted now cheers

No, they are dry.

Will my attempts to start with plugs in the wrong order have done any badness?

No, honestly I am not Ratch. I will check plug leads.

Is there some way of proving I am NOT Ratch for God's sake!!! He's competent. I'm not.

Why would plug leads be sitting in oil though?

Sorted! What an idiot I am - confusing firing order with actual order.

Embarrassed...

I think that must be it. What order please!!!

Changed valve cover gasket/bolts on M42. Now turns over but doesn't start. I don't want to try too many times for fear of wrecking it. There is a vague burning smell too.

I take it this is not normal! Help!!!

So... I followed procedures to the letter but now when I try to start, it turns over, doesn't catch and I can smell vague burning.

What have I done!

Help!

Getting my new gasket set tomorrow and have prepped everything. Any other tips? Gasket sealant (guessing no). Any specific order of putting bolts back in? Have set wrench to 10nm etc. What is there for me to mess up?

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