E30 Zone

as above i done shit load of research on power gains with the m20 turbo stroking cam's chips 6 branch ect ect.. i went through it all and as much as i love the old m20 it doesent make sense to throw thousands of euro's into it for 10 hp here and 20 there! so im thinking the try'ed and tested route o...

some artsy photos of her today using instgram looks good! been doing a lot of thinking and research and i think im going to build and fit a turbo m50 than spend 1000's trying to get more power out of the m20 it doesent make sense in the long run! http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag103/jamesgregan...

i seen some one recently selling complete new genuine lock and ignition sets on german ebay.de for around 200 euro in some cases it can be cheaper to buy from there but most of the time its less expensive to buy from the dealers!

well had a bit of fun the other night in the form of a puncture the first one for me! as much as i hated having to do it i put on the brand new evo style bbs i got a while back i never intended to fit this to the car but to keep as a spare for show! oh well it looks bloody good on her and its made u...

just read through your tread that's a lovely 318is and i also love the color as well! very :cool: id say it really pops on a summer evening when the sun is low! that's a rotten bit of luck to with the crashes both front and rear but hang in there and keep at her! unfortunatly we can baby them as muc...

very cool chromie

the new wheels really suit her! i also love the period correct 320i rear window decal! keep up the good work she's looking A1!

small update i fitted the yellow fogs! and i painted a spare set of needles for my gauges im also going to fit a green alpina rev counter strip! i am also contemplating changing the speedo to kph maybe? next update might see yellow tinted headlights and not the laminex stuff either! http://i1301.pho...

so i was getting tired of my shabby peeling knob! so i got a new one with a little bit of m tech thrown in! http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag103/jamesgregan1410/006_zps8ffiz7kr.jpg http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag103/jamesgregan1410/010_zpsoltpqy7o.jpg http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/...

hmm time for another update i think i have ticked of another few jobs to be done on my 30 and plenty more will be done early next year! so here is pics of the car with new parts as well as repairs/upgrades that have been done over the last few months! so first of i think around august i went to lime...

well since my last update i have painted the bronze tint popout's chrome surrounds i also fitted a goodridge stainless clutch line that i have had since 2012! i fitted a full new set of front valance splitter clips! i have here still to fit 4 new febi ball joints rear bmw anti roll bar bushes as wel...

well to update this i got another ecu this time a 380 chipped with an alpina 2,5 191hp and the car seems a good bit more powerfull after 3000 rpm plus its got a new rev limit of 6900/7000 rpm but the car still idles over 1000 rpm so i went about looking for vacuum leaks and i think there is a little...

there a straight swap! ive mine done since last summer as well no problems at all!

Check that your 325i actually has a 325i AFM and TB - it's quite possible that they may have been swapped for 320i items! :mad: the throttle body is correct as its got the single bored hole for servo and seen as the rubber boot fit's tight on the afm aswell i suspect its correct also but i will che...

Yes, a 320i will run on a 325i ECU and vice-versa, but the ignition timing and fuelling maps will be way out, which does the engine no favours in the long run! this might explain the fact its sometimes hard started! on occasion it needs to be turned over more than once so its not getting enough fue...

ive had the cover of and it looks like it was never opened i also have another 172 ecu here out of my parts car to compare them inside to see if anything has been messed with but it all looks right so far anyway! the number on the chip inside the ecu out of my car is 1 267 355 793! were as the numbe...

ive been thinking of getting a chip for my ecu and i found one that sounds good so i checked the number for the ecu it suits online with the one in my car and it end's with 172 from looking up on the net this seems to be a 320i ecu were as the 325i one ends in 173 so i done a bit of research and app...

think i found part of the problem this evening the plastic gear like part that's on the big arm of the linkage was broke of so i swapped the 2,0 one over and put more tension on the springs so it ticks over almost dead on 1000 rpm now so there must still be a slight vacuum leak somewhere! i suspect ...

checked the bottom hole on the throttle body for the servo vacuum and its not bored out alright so im going to switch the linkage from the 2.0 throttle body to the 2.5 one!

How difficult is it to get powersteering on my 318i then with a Z3 rack? not difficult if you can source all the parts of a breaker! however the brackets for the m10 power steering pump maybe a little harder to come by unless there the same as the ones used on an m40 then your golden! you will need...

great stuff so its straight forward enough then! yeah i think i might of got the pumps mixed up alright as i swapped them between tanks a few years ago trouble shooting the lack of power to the pump when i realised the problem was the ecu wasent connected properly i switched them back! so ill go ahe...

well i think i found part of the problem the 2 pipes that go from the brake servo to the throttle body one is connected the other is blanked of on the pipe but not the throttle body so this is likely were the vacuum leak is? i pulled the throttle body of the m20 b20 i have here and its in excellent ...

Tank fits straight in, with no clearance problems. Return fuel pipe needs to be moved from its existing position on the fuel pump to a stub pipe on the front of the 63 litre tank, and the now vacant stub on the fuel pump needs to be blocked off with a short piece of fuel hose and a bung. The 63 lit...

id say its the throttle body if anything! as the linkage is worn if i hold it back off the revs drop to a nice idle so maybe its time to replace or rebuild!

well i tryed to get some info on this from other e30 sites but maybe some one here has done it? i have a good 63 litre tank here along with all parts needed to swap over still in my parts car! the question is it a straight swap? tank pump filters pipes ect? and what do i need to use and not use? tha...

well ive a 325i and i removed the power steering and im running a manual rack im currious is this why my idle is around 1000 rpm? or is it purely from an a air leak? (slight one some where) the reason i ask is i had a 320i that ticked over at 900 rpm with power steering. im going to fit power steeri...

lovely car that with some great spec i seen her on ebay at the time! the wheels really suit it also! regarding the front brakes i know of a few people who fitted mazda rx7 front brake calipers which are a good upgrade to the standard brakes so i believe. http://www.e30owners.com/forums/showthread.ph...

Top job !!! Has that cam belt pulley seen some action, looks a bit worn away? thanks! i think the wear is from rubbing of the engine hoist bracket as the tread is bad on spark plug side of the head so it wont bolt up properly! i might be doing the camshaft oil seal before long anyway so she will be...

i also refurbed the splitter last night along with the bumper trim! what a pain it was removing that! i have no pics of that at the moment! http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o168/jamesgregan/100_3646_zpsd53c5cda.jpg http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o168/jamesgregan/100_3650_zps09d556bb.jpg i also...

she was in for her nct/mot recently on the 6th but it failed on its inner ball joints (less than 10000 miles on them) and rear axle mount bushes a few leaks as well anyway here is some pics i took before she went some of the black trim has been restored in the pics mainly being the door handles pass...

fitted the z3m shifter this evening its a great mod! gear changes are almost instant now and no slop ect.. but you do need a strong arm to change gear!

Connect a 12 volt bulb of at least 5W, preferably 21W, NOT a meter, between the red/black wire and the brown wire of the socket for the locking ECU. This bulb should light at full brightness. If it doesn't, then find out why not. The central locking will work if one or more of the lock motors is mi...

The ocd valeter in me looks at that car and reaches for the clay bar with one hand and the mop with the other! Mind you, with all the cars you've got there keeping them clean is a full time job in itself. I just wish I had all that space. Where are you in Ireland? Noticed Cork plates on one of the ...

Red/black wire mod springs to mind.... http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/Central_Locking_problems :D I have read up about re routing that wire alright and i will try that next! fuse 27 is present and seems to be working! i have a spare central locking module here and i tryed swapping the...

there a nice looking rad and also look to be a straight bolt in! they seem to be about the same size capacity wise as the tropical rad! which i have in my car and it never shows any sign of over heating! it doesent go any higher than the blue mark! also i believe there made in the nederlands instead...

well as the title says im fitting oem central locking to my car and i cant seem to get power ive at present only got the drivers door done and the fuel cap! now i checked to see have i got the central locking module and i do so thats fine but there is no relay! is this why it isnt working? i fitted ...

Search found 86 matches

m50 vs s50 what parts interchange?

Re:

Re:

e30 325i running with 320i ecu!

Re: 1984 318i steering rack

Re: 55 litre tank to 63 litre! whats needed?

55 litre tank to 63 litre! whats needed?

idle around 1000 rpm m20 engine no p/s.

Re:

Re: retro fitting oem central locking no power!

Re:

Re: retro fitting oem central locking no power!

retro fitting oem central locking no power!