E30 Zone

im from Australia and got them through a guy who sources bm parts from europe. the company that made them is SIDEM in belgium.
problem is as with all internet based transactions. no one wants to know or cant be contacted to discuss.

i got some new tie rods but the knuckle on the rack end ball joint is bigger than the old tie rods so the lock plates dont fold over enough. anyone else had this problem?
the tie rods are from a belgium company and their parts calalogue does not include the lock plates.

they are heavy, trust me, i have one!

this happened on mine too. thought about welding but was told it would just happen again. i un bolted the motor, raised it up a bit on a trolley jack and swaped the whold subframe out. the power steer has to come out too and the whole thing was a pita. sorry to hear.

316eyes wrote:Yes they do, very common. But you don't usually smell it when driving as it's leaking behind you and blowing through the vents of the car following you.

stop following other e30s with fuel leak problems and maybe your problem will be solved

what you done to it, did you rip out the sway bar tabs?

a seal kit is available from the US. i have come across it on a website. bmw do not carry anything for the power steering rack. sorry i dont have any part no.s but it does exist somewhere.

you guys got it lucky over there. im from aust and although you can get lots of stuff easy, a lot still has to come from germany (6-8 weeks!!!)
the parts guy at my local dealer came out to check my vin for something and said ''oh, didnt know they made these in a convertible''

your hardtop is obviously worthless now... sell it to me cheap and ship it to me in australia.

what broke on your cross member? mine had the sway bar tabs snap off! they are all the same as i got one off a 323i and ive got a 320 cab. be careful to support both the engine and the power steer rack as on mine the rack pinion got damaged just dangling about as we swaped the xmembers over, and i h...

changed mine from a dead empty rack and it was just on 1lt. youll have enough to change it yearly for the next five years. now thats preventative maintainance

2nd hand racks only come with a 3month warranty dont they?
$170 for one - thats a pretty good price. I just swaped one out on my e30 and it was $300 second hand from parramatta prestige.
reco they wanted $750

i just finished fitting a rack from a 323 (84-86?) onto my 320 (89). fit no probs... except the father in law likes getting things to line up by hitting them with hammers and we broke the mount on the new rack :cry: we then rebuilt the old rack with the parts from the new rack and fitted it back in....

410km is 256 miles. Im from Aus and have to do the conversion a lot on these forums to understand anything

or me!! im in Australia - postage wont be much will it!

YES!

Get a cat.
I love mine.
its so fluffy and it keeps me warm in winter.

im 34 and on my second 30. in between my e30s i got a e36 which ive had for nearly 7 years now but just had to get another e30 - my latest is a 320 cab.

hmmm... would love to come to a meet with you guys but its a bit far from oz

i check out you guys at least every couple of days, but its always when you guys are asleep lol.

love the zone - its helped me out a lot.

are you sure they do a seal kit for the rack, ive just phoned my local dealer and they say theres nothing listed for the rack at all in the way of spare parts. :cry: so you guys have this kit available in the UK. Im in Australia so maybe they just dont care about us :roll: I guess i'll just buy a 2n...

I recently changed out the crossmember on my 320 cab and now I appear to have disturbed the rack as it leaks from the top of the pinion where the steering column / couplings fit in. ive been told there is a seal under the plastic dust cover on the top of the pinion that can be replaced. question is:...

thanks for the replys, no I dont drive like an idiot althought the ARB mounting points could have been damaged when I bought the car about 18 months ago. Its a convertible so may get more stress on that part than other cars. Brianmoooore, interesting you say US cars, Im in Australia (yes not Austria...

front crossmember, the one that the front sway bar is bolted and clamped onto

had the sway bar rip out of the cross member both sides on my e30. car is 89 320 convertible. anyone know if this is a weak point on the e30 as my mechanich said he had not seen this before in 30+ years as a mechanic - not even on racecars!! mechanic said the metal in the cross member looks very thi...

you guys have some of the most beautiful cabs I have ever seen. Im from Australia and there very few and far between here.

I will post a pic of my cab if I ever figure out how to put pics in here

could it be a shot water pump? grab the fan blades and jiggle from side to side and see if there is a lot of movement.
NOTE: do not have engine running when grabbing fan blades!!

tried jack again last night. does not fit. when sliding jack into position it hits the side of the car before the arm reaches the jack point under car! I do not have m tech kit, car not lowered, and I was definately not drunk this time! maybe I need to open the door in order to fit it under? but thi...

I only want to use it for roadside punctures. would be just my luck there are different kinds. Just checked realOEM.com and there does appear to be different part numbers for jacks between convertible and sedan.
Can anyone confirm this?

thanks for that, my jack does indeed look like that one.
will have to try again, maybe I was just drunk!

not sure if im completely stupid but trying to use the jack, the side of the jack hits the side of the car before it actually fits under the car!! what am I doing wrong or is there something missing off my jack?
it says it fits 320i and my car is a 320i convertible.

could someone tell me why you check the distance from the wheel arch to the wheel, both sides rear?

if it is different does this mean your body is bent?

First time on this board, seems like you guys know a lot about the e30. Im from Australia and have recently bought an e30 convertible (in addition to an e36 sedan ive had for eons) my question is: are the convertible roof lid struts gassed or am I ment to just hold the thing up while I put the roof ...

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tie rod lock plates dont fit

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Power steering leak!

Oh my God... Sway bar ripped out of crossmember!!

jacking up the car

Convertible question