E30 Zone

Evening zoners

It’s been a while since I have been on here but wanted to ask what people use as a battery cut off rather than disconnecting the battery when the car isn’t in use please ?

Blanca wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 19, 2021 2:26 pm
If you look at the left side by the ignition module you will see a heavy wire bolted to the side, the L & R fog light earths are attached to this by an in-line crimp, I had my left fog go and that is where it was.

So I am checking corrosion or a broken earth ?

Where abouts are they ? I’ve cleaned the earths on the fog lights themselves

Afternoon I’ve tried to get my front fog lights working to no avail. They did work before fine. First the switch wasn’t working as the green light wasn’t illuminating on the dash but after a bit of tinkering it worked . Only one fog was working on the drivers side so I thought it must be the bulb on...

Ok cheers

Cheers guys . So the sills aren’t stone chipped just matt black paint

Hi guys I wanted to know what is an original finish on the sills , front and rear valance Of a pre facelift e30 please? I’ve seen some with textured effect on front ( like stone chip ) and some smooth finishes on rear and sills . I’m in process of restoring a pre facelift cabriolet so wanted to make...

Cheers guys will have a look at this .

I have got new hubs on front which has abs ring so I know they are 100%

Berto1 wrote:Thanks Guys - will give it a shot!

How did you get on ?

Easy way is to use pliers to pull off the clips which hold the strut on top and bottom. Take top one off first and then bottom. Put new strut on bottom first and push bootlid up as high as it will go. You will see it will be easier to then bring it down to the top hole of strut. Put top clip back on...

Are the front and rear sensors the same ?

to check fuel pressure put a gauge in line . you can get a cheap fuel pressure gauge from ebay about 15 £ you need some fuel hose and two jubilee clips. it should be 3 bar as stated on the fpr. put in the feed line after the fuel filter before the fuel rail. not in the return line. when was the fil...

arrisbmw wrote:is it a new fuel pump ?

No it isn’t new fuel pump

Hi Paul
Sorry Car is 1988
Abs light has been on a while
Light goes on when ignition is on and goes off but then goes on again .
Sensor then you think ?

It does seem to fire up quicker when warm .

How can I check fuel pressure ?

How do you know if starter is no good ?

Fully charged battery 100%
Correct fuel pump fitted

Anyone ?

Hi guys I’m having problems with my 325 e30 starting . The following things happen It cranks for ages before it starts and then doesn’t Turn the key again and it then starts Sometimes car doesn’t start and it doesn’t seem to engage starter motor as it just clicks . Leave it for a bit and it does sta...

Any ideas ??

Satan wrote:But have you messed with the electrics in the last week or so?

No nothing been messed with

Hi guys

I have got the abs light on my dash and was wondering what it could be.
I have just replaced the wheel hubs on the front and also new pads and discs.
Could it be a sensor ?
Someone did say it could of been the abs ring on the back of the hub but this hasn’t made the light go out .

Cheers guys will try that

Hi guys

I’m having trouble with the 15amp fuse in socket location 28 in the fuse box.
The fuse blows and as soon as I go to replace it it blows straight away again .

Any ideas ?

It’s parked at work for about 8 hours before it’s started again

No car is In daily use

Hi guys

I’m having problems with my car starting from cold. It seems to turn over for ages before it starts.
It is better once warmed up for starting.

Any ideas ?

M20 2.5 engine auto

Brianmoooore wrote:Heater resistors only die when they are overloaded by a slowly seizing up heater fan. The bearings are plain porous bronze bushes, and need to be cleaned and oiled with a light oil every twenty years or so.

Are they easy to get to ?

Hi

I'm sure this has been covered before but my heater blower works on speeds 2 and 4. What is the cause of this please ?

Ended up ordering them from bmw

Following this

Hi guys

Where is the best place to buy replacement rear brake backing plates please ? Mine have rusted away a˜’

Mine was rebuilt about 10 years ago at cost of £700 which included a new torque converter. The ZF 4HP22 auto box as fitted to most e30s has one weakness in that idling for long time by leaving in P or N does shorten its life. Also reving in P or N is a no no. I found that out the hard way as the ca...

I've probably done 400 miles now . How much did it cost to get your box refurb done ?

It's been fine and it has done it in normal mode. Car has been off road for a while and only recently I have been using it daily and noticed this problem.
No sensor etc would cause it ? Just thinking it would change gear crap every time ?

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