E30 Zone

Hello all Since i bought the car 2 years ago (1989 e30 316i) there has been an increasingly loud ticking sound comming from inside the block of the engine. The tick starts after the car has been warming up for a minute or so and continues for the first 5 minutes of the car trip, until the car warms ...

eltel wrote:have you checked the rotor arm and dizzy cap? would be worth checking in there for any tracking marks/crud etc

i would check the spark plugs and leads also..all basics first

Thank you for info sir il check while on my lunch break in work tommorrow.

any recent work done to it??? No sir...to tell you the truth its always had high rev missfire,after 5k it would missfire and no speed would be gained...and monday night it was a bit wet i slid it round a corner in 2nd revs went up missfired then all of a sudden after that it missfired constantly un...

Hi all...only seemed to happen 2 days ago...cold morning..go to start the 316i,started it up revs dropped car started shaking engine was barely running reved it a little bit and it cut out,went to start it up again and took a few cranks to get it running,started idling very very low needle was near ...

Brianmoooore wrote:#12

Hi all, checked fuses today and turns out fuse #12 was blown

all works fine now

thanks for the help

Hello there fine sirs, bit of a wierd one this, not sure how it happend but could be 1 of 2 things..... My cd player suddenly stopped working last night and rather than listen to diff whine i took the cd player out checked all the wires all ok went to put it back in and a wire touched the cage and s...

Ahh ideal..thanks for the reply

Hello there gents...just wondering,how easy is it to change an engine mount on a 316i...its the mount on the drivers side at teh bottom just under the manifold..

Thanks

Hello all, been browsing every website that has bbs rs's forsale and come across these on ebay which i rather like... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15-BBS-RS-STYLE-ALLOY-WHEELS-FIT-VOLKSWAGEN-NEW-/400153184994?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET&hash=item5d2afd0ae2 Would these fit? and what o...

Barx325i wrote:the offset is a bit high et35 - ie the tire is further away from the wheel arch than et25

Would have to look at them in the flesh, but generally don't go the 'bbs style' route

Ahh i see,isnt it illegal for your wheel/tyre to be further out/away from your arch?

Hello all, been browsing every website that has bbs rs's forsale and come across these on ebay which i rather like... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15-BBS-RS-STYLE-ALLOY-WHEELS-FIT-VOLKSWAGEN-NEW-/400153184994?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET&hash=item5d2afd0ae2 Would these fit? and what ot...

Money doesnt bother me aslong as it keeps it different from corsa's and saxo's

octanejunkie wrote:
Sash_332 wrote:Thanks for all the replys gents,given me a fair few ideas..think ive made my mind up now..

Onec again greatly appreciated for the help
Whats it gonna be then?

BBS RS im hoping..keep the lip all shiney and spray the centres a different...would white and white wheels go???

Thanks for all the replys gents,given me a fair few ideas..think ive made my mind up now..

Onec again greatly appreciated for the help

Looking to spend about £500-£600 on the right set...what about the size of the wheels..does it make a difference being my e30 is standard with discs n pads on front and drums on rear..space wise...would bbs lm's fit? and would i need spaces and rolled arches??

After seeing a fair few e30's with dished wheels ive decided that i want a set...has anyone got any ideas of any deep dish alloy makes and brands that would fit a e30 316i 4 stud??

Thanks

check for air leaks wiht any split vacum hoses or the inlet bellow. Also worth replacing the blue temp sensor which is what tells the ECU the temp of the car. It could be knackered and fooling the car into thinking it is cooler than it is and compensating by making the fuel mixture too rich. I am a...

As in the ones thy use for mot??

Hello there people for the past few months i have been noticing that my car has been burning farrrrrrrrr to much petrol for a 1.6 8v,and it running very very rich..i have been told that i can adjust the mixture of air and fuel..is this true?? if so how do i do it??

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Ahh brilliant stuff...how much sir? and is paypal good enough for payment or is it cheque in post jobby?

Afternoon all,debating whether to smoke all 4 front lights,is this an easy hassell free process or is it just easier to buy a set from somwhere??

Sorry if its been mentioned before,but i did try and search for the keywords and nothing relavent came up
Thanks in advance

Yeah i mean stlye 5's lol need to read up wikipedia on e30's a bit more it seems.

Cheers for the help guys

Ahhh what a ballache...

Yeah i was mate,thought i was the only e30 there then that stunnin moredoor entered lol
Did you go?

Hello there all...not liking the look with the alpina replicas at the moment,so decided i want to get a set of BBS style 5's., you know the ones that are dished a bit like on the picture on your top right of your screen with the black m3,that type. Anyone know the best place to get them..better bran...

Yeah il defo be up for this one,couldnt make the last meet due to ex misses comitments

Beautiful wheels chap,can you tell me what them wheels are called?

Some people appreciate it on the car scene,but its more of the older generation that show an interest

Alrite chap im in plymouth

Thats lurrrrrvly chap.

Yeah count me in... il be coming from plymouth.

Ahh i see, cheers for clearing that up.

Hello there all,my e30 is a 316i with mtec 2 front and rear bumpers with mtec 1 side skirts...seen as though these are not aftermarket bumpers and come standard on other bmw's do i still have to notify the insurance and class it as a mod? much help would be appretiated.

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I got a 316i and it does get the bum out but not as easy as in a 325i etc you can get them out but like they say its holding it thats the problem..Ive got a spare welded diff that came with the car when i bought it but dont really want to put it on because id rather not put that sort of strain on a ...

Looks amazing m8

12th of march for me...im dreading it lol

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