E30 Zone

Have a good look at the brake hoses. An excellent upgrade that improves the pedal feel is to fit quality Braided lines. Ensure you buy a kit with 6 Hoses. I fitted a 6 hose kit and the improvement was marked. Also have a look at your existing hoses and check for any bubbles appearing, if so the hose...

Hello all. Yesterday was an awesome track day for the trusty E30 325i. It was held at Queensland Raceway west of Brisbane in Queensland. My last attempt resulted in a best Sprint Circuit time of 1.07.84 in Sept 2010. Since Then I have fitted an LSD, original 3.73 ratio and a heavy front sway bar. To...

Next simple step is Fuel pump relay, Orange Bosch from memory and DME relay, Should be white. I neither of these it then gets complex.

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Patience is a virtue, and i have needed plenty waiting for an LSD to come up at a reasonable price for my E30 325i Manual. Finally located a good LSD centre and fitted it this week. Absolutely transforms the car, can't wait until the next track day to see how much time i pick up. LSD's were a rare f...

Is that engine mount cup a retrofit? I can't recall seeing them fitted with M20 engine mounts in the past.

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Greg

Keep it original...It's Timeless.

Here in Australia, we could not get that cloth, that style was in 318IS cars only. From memory ours had factory leather.

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Greg

I would personally try a new oil pressure switch, if it still occurs a check of the oil pressure through the same port.
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Greg

You will want a Cam Seal and Cam seal plate O Ring. Check your Alternator Belt, Power Steer ans A/C Belts prior to doing the job and replace if required.

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Greg

Hello Gents. A Continuation on the track day thread. I had another day at Queensland Raceway in the 325i on Saturday. Now my best time is 1.07.0698 on the Sprint Circuit. I feel i have reached about the best time with the car without furthur mods. I pushed it quite hard and will say i am so impresse...

This is a common E30 Fault. Replace the fan resistor should resolve the issue. it is on the Fan Motor cover in the plennum chamber (Firewall).

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Greg

It gets more complicated. My parents had a Sept 90 Build M50 525I. It had a factory ZF 5 speed manual. So ZF and Getrag Manuals were fitted.

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Greg

We run Performance Friction 06 Pads, Awesome braking on track and acceptable cold braking in daily use, but Horrible Squeel and "Graunch" noise at low speeds.

I would reccomend for track use only.

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Greg

While on the subject, and concidering these cars are being used on tracks with high G force loadings that cause the engine oil to be forced up the side, front and rear of the engine, is it worth putting in some type of Sump Windage tray to keep the oil down, or do M20 sumps already have a satifactor...

I did a Track day today, and also have an engine oil leak! Is wet around the rear main area, but not confirmed if it is rear main seal. How old is your engine? Mine is original 22yrs old 252000KM so mine may be blow by which may result in an engine rebuild or M30 or M50 conversion. Good luck sorting...

Hello All, Just a quick note. Had my second track day today in the E30 325i. Managed to achieve a 1.07.87 today as my best time. Best time last time was 1.10.57, so near a 3 second improvement. I was rapt. Biggest issue was the new Kumho KU36 205/50/15 semi slicks. The car is just so different over ...

Typically the amount of camber you can achieve is dictated by the strut top you are using, not whether it is Macpherson strut or a coilover. For example, I use an Australian made adjustable strut top with my KW V2 coilovers and can only get 3 degrees camber. I know many of the E30 racing guys here ...

Fair Go Mate, You don't want to reduce the power of an M10, You will end up with no power!!

Greg

I fitted HEL Braided hoses to mine, Gave an instant reduction in pedal travel due to a reduction in flex in standard hoses absorbing fluid volume. Don't knock it until you try them. A common improvement in E36 M3's is braided clutch slave cyl hose to prevent clutch drag, i even think that it may hav...

Just putting my 2 cents in. Mine were supplied in a timely manner, are good quality and tighten the rear end up nicely, retaining firm but comfortable ride.

Thanks for the good service, Particularly as i am in Australia.

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Greg

Nice looking car. The large toolkit and liner under the bootlid was not fitted to Bmw Australia delivered cars. It must be a South African Or English car i guess. Be great to convert it to manual.

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Greg

A heavier front bar is well worth considering but you might want to add a rear as well. Look to upgrade everything associated with their mounting, too (bushes, links, etc.). Mine has a factory rear bar fitted. I am usually inclined to stiffen the front and leave the rear with plenty of articulation...

Fronts are easy, Remove wheel, Caliper and Disc. Then pop off the dust cap, undo one nut, 36mm? from memory and tap bearing hub off. Refit is reverse. Wise to torque nut. When i bought my e30 it had failed the safety certificate due to a worn rear wheel bearing. It had a reciept for the labour (Owne...

Next stop, PFC06 Pads! Already have the PFC 06 pads, They're awesome. The whole package is coming along nicely now, thinking of a heavier front sway bar too. Regards Greg Hello Gents, Have now fitted the 15 inch rims and Kumho KU36 205/50/15 semi slicks. What a difference, ultra direct and pin shar...

Looks a nice car, but by the instrument cluster it looks like an english import. Quite a few 325is coupes availiable and original BMW Australia delivered cars are worth more, and you don't have the rust concerns.

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Greg

Hello Gents, Have now fitted the 15 inch rims and Kumho KU36 205/50/15 semi slicks. What a difference, ultra direct and pin sharp steering and response on the road. Did use the subframe bush fillers as the previous owner had recently replaced them with oe rubber bushes. The rear end feels firm now. ...

I Did mine one for one and had no problems. Just check by hand that none are sitting in there broken already, you would hate to get half way through and realise that one is broken. The new bolts are one use only stretch bolts.

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Greg

Top work mate. You obviously don't mind big projects. Wonder how it will drive when done..Wide enough track.

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Greg

Mine had a folder with various reciepts going back to the mid 90's. Added them up and came to $21400 Australian. the guy that owned it 2 owners back was very particular. He even put a new dash in, had tailored mats fitted and had the under bonnet insulation replaced. I have spent another 2-3 grand o...

Hello Dan,

Fillers now recieved.

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Greg

That is pretty normal on e 30's. The access area in the footwell is enclosed. Panel shops cut open the panel and weld the mounting on the inside. What i did with mine was to make a small alloy plate and rivet it beside the door brake mount. I cut a slot so the mount sits in the slot securely. Worked...

If you have the original Hirshmann aerial, this could be the cause. Unplug the 2 pin connector at the aerial and see if the draw drops.

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Greg

Getting there, mate. The last track day killed 'em off. So I noticed the noise pretty quickly and kept the car to minimum use until it was figured what was going on. It'll all be fixed in the next week or two. I'll make sure to get some pics. Hello Ade, My understanding is that you can use E36 6 cy...

Working on this one today - have some tabbed Ni-MH batteries. A couple of novice questions ( :o: ). 1. The old varta batteries I removed had two tabs on each of the negative terminals and one on each of the positive. Do both negatives need to be hooked up or is one just to hold the batteries in pla...

bss325i wrote:
AussieM20 wrote:256K1 October 1987. Original Australian Delivery Car, With Cat
Thats interesting, a very early 256K1. What were the emitions regs for Australia back then? Were cats mandatory?

Cats were mandatory as of January 1st 1986 in Aus in conjunction with Unleaded Petrol for passenger cars.

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