E30 Zone

...well wouldnt you know it..Mr Moooore, on the money again..2 clips, undo the kidney grille, there she is..with one wire diconnected!!! how, gawd only knows as I havnt touched it since owning the car & it was as tight as tight to get back on!

Thank you all who contributed..now of to the MOT..

Hey you da man!!

Really appreciate that chap, its what these forum are all about.

Note to moderators - this could be a 'sticky' - pics are soo helpful.

Thanks again

Question -Ive read on other forums its easier to take the bumper off to get at the fogs & in my case get to the horn...is this what others would do?

Now thats exactly what I needed

Thank you.

..amusing, true but not getting me any nearer to locating it ( should point out that my time is limited & the car is not where I live, hence wanting to go straight to it, when I find its location!)

Ok, looks like I NEED to go to specsavers...anyone got a link to a diagram or a picture of where this frickin' horn is!!...( and yes as soon as someone shows me, I'll go Ahhh, there!)

Ok, so carbon bush & ring on the wheel seem fine..but embarissingly I have to ask..where the hell IS the horn?! ..I'm assuming tucked up under the front splash gaurd, as I can't see it the engine bay or looking underneath..if someone can tell me specifically I would be much obliged!

Cheers guys, I like several things to go through!

..on my 318 Touring..fuse ok, relay smells ok..what else do I check before I replace the relay..?!

Thanks

Well after a battle with the numerous pipes the offending fuel pipe (50mm!) is removed. Just hoping i can catch my autoparts place before they close.

Thanks again for everyones quick & helpful responses.

Amen to that brother! I had the added bonus of having my tools in a lockup at the other end of town, where my scooters are ( no room for e30..) so now have spanners, no rain & culprit spotted - As Brian said, it appears to be the short hose under the manifold that has split..now just to get the mani...

As ever, thanks for the specific insight Brian. Just waiting for the monsoon to pass..

Thanks fellas, much appreciated.

..sorry meant throttle body, its a 318..doh..anything different I should check ( as its non carb!)?

Thought I smelt petrol when I started up the 4 pot touring..open the bonnet to smell & see petrol spraying from underside the right hand manifold, parallel to the carb base (looking from passenger side).. Fearing an engine fire, stopped her & shot onto here to ask..'What do you think the problem is ...

..I pushed the wire in to pin 8 with switch disconnected.

..thanks for advice...always comes after youv'e done the job! ..but still appreciated.

Hi Mr Mooore - nothing doing when I earth out the switch...is that switch u/s then?

Thanks, figure it it out...! Cheers.

Er...then how do you get the stereo cage out...?!

Genius! Knew someone would know the quick n dirty way..

Many thanks.

Any tips on getting dashboard switches out without wrecking the dash or the switch e.g rear wash wipe ones?

Nice one!

Your inner wing looks considerabley cleaner than my cow crud encrusted one!

Thanks for the tip off.

I fear, you're right!

Thanks chaps - great to have 'knowledgable' folk at the end of a keyboard!

Blimey..theres a removable cover under all that!

Ah cheers Phil..is the resistor responsible for both these problems? ( Great seat by the way, cheers!)

318 90' touring -The heater, when all vents are open, blows through a sort of burnt/overheating smell, though the engine isnt overheating & temp gauge is middle..also blower only works on 4...any clues to either of these mysteries..?

The touring is up for its MOT next week, so had a poke around...and found this behind the rear wheel - Iam pretty sure its the sleeve that goes around the fuel line from the filler to the tank - so is this a failure or not? and if it is, what can be done about it..?!! http://i737.photobucket.com/alb...

Well if you dont ask...thanks chaps, I guess it confirmed my suspicions, at this early stage of my life with a BMW touring

Are there any simple/straightforward/diy tweaks to give my 318 touring a bit more oomf? Its a non cat, m40.( please no 'skip it/chuck a 325 in it/ start again, type answers!)

Thanks.

Cheers chaps - I will have a look at the switch Mr Moooore, thank you.

Tank filled, pin down the nozzle seems clean, dash button goes in & the wipe button works...so why no water?!

Intersted in this thread because my 90 318 touring is similar...It hadnt been run for months before I fixed her & my first half tank was premium ( as a treat!) just wondered if it was too rich for her?

..folow up question..how do I get my rear wash wipe to work? water in the bottle but not a dribble out the back?!

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