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martauto wrote: ↑
Thu May 05, 2022 4:52 pm
Good news mate, keep us updated about the alarm please.

Mart.

Will do once I have removed it successfully I will provide an update on how I did it.

Update: I have managed to fix the issue, it turned out to be the transponder in my key was intermittently making contact with the magnetic ring, this was causing the engine not to start. I reposition the transponder in key so that it can be picked up by the magnetic ring and all is working working ...

Hi fixedwheelnut, Thank you for your feedback, I have checked most of what you have detailed and still no joy. I have noticed that the car is fitted with a factory car alarm its been in the car ever since I owned it but never used it as do have the key fob to arm/disarm the unit. I am wondering if t...

I have been trying to fault find this issue, it seems to be happening intermittently after fiddling with the engine loom, engine fires up, then when I leave it overnight it wont start again,.

Has anyone experienced this? I can do with some help to fault find what looks like to be an electrical issue

Hi, I need help to diagnose why my engine will not start. It has been working fine until yesterday when it refuses to fire up. Prior to the engine refusing to fire up, the engine used to fire up and when it got up to temp it would then stall and die, It would refuse to restart again, I would have to...

What I have noticed is that when it starts to misfire when it up to temp, I can smell a lot of fuel, it looks like its running rich what could be causing this, vacuum leaks?

DanThe wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:02 pm
You need a more accurate way of aligning the crank than the orientation of the cams.
Use the mark on the front pulley or get a long rod into No 1 plug hole

Thanks for the advise, I have now successfully replaced the Vanos housing.

You dont need to lock the engine, just make sure its at TDC Thank you for the information. When I put the engine at TDC the cams will have 2 dots facing up on both inlet and exhaust cams. This indicates the engine is at TDC and this is when I put the cam lock tool to lock the cams in place, correct?

HI I am looking to replace the Vanos housing on my M52B28 engine and would like some advise. Before removing the Vanos housing, I will lock the camshafts with the lock tool. I will not be able to insert the lock pin into the side of the engine as this has the m20 flywheel on it and will not have the...

Hi, I have recently noticed a issue with my M52B28 swap, I have the following symptoms; 1) It's Difficult to start the engines from cold 2) When the engine has warmed up it starts to stall and Backfires when trying to accelerate I read the fault codes from the DME and I see the following; https://i....

Does it smoke a lot/bit or now and then ? The CCV system (crank case ventilation ) is a big culprit for the engine running like shit/misfire etc. Bosch coil packs and a new CCV system transformed my car into a "pleasure to drive " car. Mart. Hi Mart, the engine does not smoke at all, The misfire on...

I checked the DME for error codes and the only error showing is "34 solenoid vale, exhaust flap". What this refer to? Do i need to do anything for this error? I guess this is the exhaust flap in the exhaust which I don't have now. I ran the car at the weekend and it was running fine, I will have to ...

Brianmoooore wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 09, 2021 9:53 pm
Coil packs are a known weak point on these engines. It's not a 'wear' thing, so only need to replace the faulty one.

Thanks for the advise, I will check the fault codes for coil pack failure and replace them over the weekend and report back.

Hi I competed the M52 swap last year, it has been running fine, recently the engine starting to misfire under acceleration. From cold the engine starts up fine, runs normal no misfire under acceleration, gets up to normal temp . When the engine has been running for around 30min, when the in gear and...

Thank you for the price are you able to provide a break down of cost for each item please?

Hi Could you please provide a price for the following items
12521273189 x 1
61131359289 x 15
61131368621 x 2
61131353260 x 2

Thanks

Nice thanks mate, us this the set on ebay? There is not set that you can buy to install this, you will need to source the bits separately to achieve this, Look at this on E30 Wiki it will detail what you need and how to install these; https://www.e30zone.net/e30wiki/index.php?title=Installing_VDO_g...

I have installed this oil temp and pressure gauges to my m52 in my E30. Below pictures of how I did this. Adapter to connect Oil temp and sender gauges https://i.ibb.co/j4TWyzZ/Adapter.jpg Oil sender gauge https://i.ibb.co/zVhrH4d/Sender.jpg Gauges working https://i.ibb.co/p49LLQv/Guages.jpg

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Hi, I am looking at 2 possible Willwood kits for my E30 BX26A 280mm discs with Dynalite Cailpers or BX26D 280mm discs with Midilite calipers. The Dynalite ones sticks out 24mm from the face edge of centre hub and Midilite sticks out 31mm from the face edge of centre hub with the disc in place. Would...

You can make a stroker using the internals of the M54B30 by using the crank, pistons, rods and in the inlet cam.

That makes sense the engine is from the car registered in 06/'98 with Siemens MS41 ECU so I will need to get a titanium Lambda sensor. Is my understanding correct that the Bosch universal sensor is zirconium one? The way I have found to differentiate titanium from zirconium is the colours of the wir...

Brianmoooore wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:03 pm
Do you know the registration/VIN of the car that your engine came from?

Sent you PM of reg details

Bosch make a universal sensor for your car - 0 258 986 505, which will require you to join it to your existing lead and plug with the joiners provided. Thank you for the explanation and the details of the Bosch part number, I have been looking up this part number on the Bosch Parts catalogue for E3...

I have identified the issue to a faulty lambda sensor, the wiring loom is fine. I have question when it come to replacing the sensor, there are 2 types zirconium oxide and Titanium dioxide Lambda sensors. BMW is Titanium dioxide Lambda sensor my question is can zirconium oxide senor be used as well ...

I swapped the lambda sensors over and the fault is with the cable. This weekend I will buzz the wires to see which one is at fault. May need to run new wires from the ECU

Yes I have 2 relays on the loom, the loom was damaged I did repair it i might need to look at this again. To check this is the case I will swap the the lambda sensor with the other one and see if the fault follows it. If it does then it's the loom I need to look at.

What is the wiring that I need to do to fit the relay can anyone share what I need to do to fit this relay what are the connections I need to install?

After failing to get the Bluetooth adapter to connect, I used the iCarsoft Scanner i910 to read the engine codes and this time I get the following codes; 1) D9 CAN - BUs: NO EGS Transmission - this I take is not able to read the Auto Transmission module is there any way to clear this code for good? ...

What release bearing are you using with your m20 flywheel and clutch setup? You need to use e21 323i release bearing that will bring your biting point near the bottom.

DanThe wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:01 pm
Ive used an elm on my 1997 540i without problems, the car didnt have an OBD2 socket until I fitted one although ive never tried it with an adaptor cable

I would to fit ab OBD2 socket would you be able to share how this is done what connection are needed from the 20Pin to 16 OBD2 socket please

Looks like then your DME is able to support ODBII, On my engine loom I only have the 20pin round plug and dont think that is able to work with ODBII adapters only with BMW SW linke the BMW 1.4 scanner.

I have been reading a few forums all these are saying the that ELM327 adapter will not work older BMWs as these are not ODBII and run BMW proprietary protocol. Smartphone connects to ELM327 adapter, but it runs endlessly through protocol searching and can’t connect to ECU Has anyone successful able ...

I have also would like some advise, I have 20pin ODB connector and use a 20Pin to 16 pin ODB2 cable to connect the diagnostic tool. Looking at this https://boyanmilushev.wordpress.com/2013/09/18/bmw-20-pin-to-obd-ii-pinout/ the cable I have is not wired as detailed on this link. Do I need this conne...

Get yourself one of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OBD2-ELM327-V1-5-Bluetooth-Wireless-Car-Scanner-Android-Torque-Auto-Scan-Tool-UK/392885183896?hash=item5b79c82598:g:NQIAAOSwEmxfHC86 (loads available on ebay) and download a free app. onto your 'phone called car scanner, and you can observe live...

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