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Thanks for the comments. An interesting tangent to the original question but all good:) I dont think I want to be the first to test out Turbonoz. I have had everything serviced that I can think of servicing including the fuel injectors. I will visit the dyno once I get to the end of my maintenance l...

Hi. Does anyone have any recommendations on a chip supplier for an m42b18? Unfortunately Speedtouch is not able to supply me a chip as he does not stock my particulare DME number. There are few out there for my ECU number but not many actually quote which DME they are for. I have found one a Turbono...

Thanks Satan, I had a good look at the connection the end of the barrel fits in and I shoved a bit of tape in there to see it a firmer connection with the barrel would help. Miraculously it did. It now starts perfect every time thanks to a 1cm square bit of tape. :D :D :D :D Thanks for your help.

Hi, hoping someone can assist with some advice on which part needs changing/ adjusting. When I turn the key to start I get dash lights and the starter moves to the start position but the starter does not engage. I wiggle the key and push it up and in and around and it then engages the starter interm...

Thanks for the feedback.

Just a side thought, are 16" Aplina replicas considerred bad taste? They look good to me.

Hi, here is a pic of my car with stock height, 14”a basket weaves and 195/65R14 tyres. I need new tyres and front suspension so what do you think I should do in terms of: 1) would love to have 15”a basket weaves but they seem to cost a lot and be very rare in Australia. Any suggestions on a better l...

Thanks. Think I will stick with the e30 based on that thread.

Hi I have come across a 1980 635csi for sale. Its not cheap but it has had a lot of work done so its in great condition. I currently have an original condition 1989 320i which has had very little work done, is all original and in great condition. I am thinking of either selling the 320i and buying t...

Good news, there is not broken rocker arm. Bad news, there is a broken exhaust manifold stud. Even better news I managed to slip on a nut over the 1mm of thread that was protruding and tighten it nicely. Very quickly followed by more bad news as I tried to make sure the bolt next to it was tight and...

Thanks for the help, I will have a go at that this weekend.

My 1989 320i has developed an engine knocking/ tapping noise. The noise occurs at about 1000rpm under light and hard acceleration. it does not happen at idle for anywhere above 1100rpm regardless of how hard I accelerate. The noise seems to be coming from the front of the engine near either the firs...

Thanks, yes I have Pedders near me. I will go and see them. Thanks.

I need to get my front suspension done on my 320i. I want to get it lower than stock but not too low. Nothing fancy. I don't want to buy and fit myself I just want to take it to somewhere like Pedders, Midas etc and pay for it to be done. I am on the Central Coast just north of Sydney, anbody got an...

I had a similare problem which turned out to be the main power relay/fuse. (One of the large fuses in the little fuse box with three fuses in it, just in front of the big fuse box in the engine bay, unsure if that is the same one that Brian is talking about). The diagnosis was to turn the engine on ...

I just want to leave some positive feadback for Speadtouch. He gives excellent service. I bought the mild chip for my 320i and it makes a huge difference to the smoothness of the engine and improves the low rpm torque issue that the 320i has.

Can someone please tell me what exactly is the difference between a standard M20B25 engine and a Hartge 325is engine? How do I tell if its a real Hartge other than just that the rocker cover has Hartge written on it? I am thinking of swapping my M20B20 for something bigger. i want it to be plug and ...

thanks, I didn't even notice it was such an old thread !

goosiegander wrote:My 2.0 was bored out to 84mm and with the aid of crank/cam/pistons its now a healthy 2.8 circa 200bhp.

Bang for buck

Is that all that is required for this mod? Is there a need to change injectors, air box, inlet, outlet, chip and other parts to achieve this?

Hi, could someone please tell me what tools I will need to take all the parts off a car to do an auto to manual swap? Other than just undoing a whole lot of bolts is there anything thats difficult to get off? I have found a donor car but will only have 1 day to take all the parts off it. How long wi...

Also, its got a 152 ECU. Has anyone got a standard chip 152 ECU they can sell me? or a 172 if that will also work.

My 1989 320i automatic has started to stall when driving away from a standstill. It idles fine but then dies when I put my foot down. If I get it driving it runs fine. If I pull the electrical connection to the air flow meter off the car runs fine all the time. The local mechanic says he can't fix i...

So many of these comments make me appreciate how good the e30 is. "Up to 1l/1000miles is acceptable (to BMW). " Thats a huge amount of oil, my e30 does not use any noticeable amount of oil between each 5000km change. Your comments have helped move the unmovable, she has agreed that i can get a late ...

Does anybody know if the ebay seller "moonlight012010" is on the zone.

Having a very bad time with him at the moment.

Thanks for your opinions. I wish I could get away with the convertible but the todlers in the back seat might not like it so much, that cold London air is a bit too much for us, coming from Sydney. Think I will have to head towards the e39, however I did show my wife a picture of an M Sport e36 tour...

Sorry for late response. I would describe my problem as being the same as yours, but there are probably a number of potential causes such as the blue temp sensor,vacuume leaks, tps. Send them to Injectortune, I think he advertises on the zone somewhere. I bought a refurbished set off a Canadian comp...

The company I work for is going to relocate me from Australia to London for 18 months. I am going to sell my modern family car here and store my precious e30. In the UK I need a modern family car, preferably a touring. My wife will not let me buy an e30 (not modern enough according to her) or e36 (u...

Getting my fuel injectors cleaned fixed this issue on my 320i

selling k&ns on their environmentally friendliness, because they can be cleaned and reused instead of disposed of

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Just increadible. We are driving cars that chew through over a tonne of non renewable fossil fuel per year but saving 100gms of paper is the big issue. What a joke.

The lock up torque converter kicks in in 4th gear at about 83km/hr. Using my "arse dyno" I'd say there is a slightly noticeable difference in hp when the converter is locked and unlocked.

Any opinions out there on whether the locked up converter gives similar losses to a manual?

I just read a few old posts about estimating transmission losses on a car and oh boy I don't want to open that debate up again.

One question though, does anyone have any data on the relative transmission loss between and auto and a manual e30?

My guess would be 5hp but thats just a guess.

yes, no. This is what I did 1. unplug battery 2.clean around old injectors with carb cleaner so you don't have to do it later and risk gunk going down the holes 3. unplug fuel pressure reg, blue and back temp sens, plug under the manifold and breather hose. 4. remove injector electrics rail 5. remov...

I swapped the injectors myself. Took about 1 hour. A bit of fiddling around but its an easy job. See the instructions on e30 Wiki.

I have a 1989 320i. I bought refurb injectors and the ones I bought were blue and my old ones were beige. The seller assured me that they would work and he was right.

Good result there dude no 5 injector the worst visually ?? normally is for some random reason ( leaky oil breather I think... ) No 3 injector (counting from the front) was covered in oily carbon gunk. No 5 was clean. I am going to spray a bottle of carby cleaner down the throttle body then drive it...

Ok, so I purchased some stock refurbished injectors from a Canadian company on ebay. I pulled out my old injectors and found one of them completely covered in crap. My car was serviced 5k ago and last tank full had a bottle of expensive fuel injector cleaner through it. What a waste of money (bottle...

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