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Don't know if I've gone blind or if its moved but I'm pretty sure there was a step picture process of fitting the m50 manifold on here somewhere ? Can anyone point me in the right direction?

It's similar to that pattern but I only have 1 seat

Ive had a play with the earth from engine to chassis I think it's a dodgy earth as at one point it got better then played with it again and got worse. Also I don't think it helps I have solid engine mounts, is there a wiki on earthing the engine?

I also thought it may be the dizzy cap or rotor arm?

staley_turbo wrote:My car did this, it was my fuel line in the tank, weird problem.

Weird, so it could be a blockage in the fuel line?

When the car splutters, what do your gauges and dash warning lights do? Do the gauges drop to zero instantly or remain working, warning lights come on or remain off etc. EXACTLY what they do... Everything seems to be as normal on the dash apart from the rev gauge drops a little then goes back to no...

Thanks for the info I'll give a few of them things a try. I don't have the OBC in my e30 tho if it's the thing I'm thinking of.

Today my 320 started doing something strange, when driving it loses power then gets power again it judders the whole car while doin this seems like it stops sparking for a second then sparks again. What could this be? What are the effects of the ignition coil packing up? If anyone could help I would...

Cheers people

Was just wondering, before it goes.

Sanchez wrote:Inlet Manifold, TB, airbox.

but then you may aswell use the hole thing.

I would use tho whole thing is it wasn't broken ha. Just wanna know what bits I could take off it, so I could fit to my 2.0 what about the injectors?

Just wondering if m20b25 parts can be used on an m20b20 to increase performance or just improve the engine?
Thanks

hmm maybe i will buy this?? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140744596827? ... 1423.l2649

my bucket seat is a faded black would this be ok? as ive gotta sit in the thing

Im not trying to shave a tenner here and there, i understand what you have all said. yes i have PMed a few people but thats to find out what they have and what is best for what i need not to mess anyone about like people are starting to think i have been doing. i apologise to you all if this has aff...

People don't get the wrong idea. I'm not trying to waste your time. Yes I've been interested because I need an engine. But I need to work out what's best for me at the end of the day. Yes I've been speaking to different people about different engines. It's not like I've said to all of you yes I will...

There is a really nice one in Iver Heath........... The one I sent you pictures of yesterday and stripped half the dash apart to check the gauge of the green wire with the purple spots that you were so interested in ! :? :( :mad: So many penniless timewasters. I'm not a timewaster at all, I am inte...

Im after a m20b25 but finding or hard to find a complete engine.
Anyone know anywhere else I could search?

Thanks.

E30_Aza wrote:M20b20?

how much ?

Engine needed for my e30, really after an m20b25 but if anyone has anything else fill me in??

There have been a few turbo M20s in the past, but their costs are measured in thousands of pounds, not hundreds. You won't get anything driveable for less than three grand, IIRC. And since you're starting with a 316i, you've got all the necessary suspension and braking upgrades that will have to be...

pacerpete wrote:Tell us how much money you have George , then we will tell you what engine conversion you can have

well ive got £500 for the moment to start the build get the engine ect. just wanted to know how much the m20b25 would be to do it to or if it worth doing anything else?

thanks

Just looking into turboing a m20b25 for my engine build. Who's done it ect any links to the build?

Rav335uk wrote:If you buy an E34 535, you only need a prop from a 325 and a largecase diff, and engine mounts, you can use the rad of the E34.

thats if i buy the whole car right ? if not what do i need?

M30b35, forget the 24v stuff :cool: i was thinking of doing the m30b35 but its just getting all the parts together as you dont find them engine everywhere ?? You can find those engines most places, better if you look for an Auto, as they won't have been ragged unlike the E36 ones. Less to go wrong ...

turk wrote:how much money you got to spend?

depending on what swap it is and once ive worked out how much it would cost to do then i could decide how much i have to spend really.

Rav335uk wrote:M30b35, forget the 24v stuff

i was thinking of doing the m30b35 but its just getting all the parts together as you dont find them engine everywhere ??

right after my last engine swap from a m40b16 to an m20b25 to find out the engine was a dud! im not going back to the m40b16. i want more power than that. so anyone got any suggestions what i should go for?? dont mind what it is really, just not a swap thats alomost impossible to do lol. just so you...

Skimming is to remove minor distortions from the head surface or trace corrosions; it does nothing to fix a crack which will be running vertically all the way through the head. If the head is cracked, it's scrap. Also, all M20 engines are belt-driven. Ok buddy thanks for your help. Just hope it's n...

Andyboy wrote:More likely a cracked head - they crack under the camshaft into the coolant gallery. I've not yet seen a head gasket fail in this way but there's a first for everything.

Can I get the head skimmed to fix this problem? If its not tw worse it could possibly be?

Oh dear. Which two cylinders failed at 70psi? If it's 5 and 6, this is a common location for cracking of the head on 2.5 engines. What readings are you getting from the other three cylinders? It doesn't prove it's the gasket, but it does prove something's seriously wrong with the engine, and the on...

Sounds like the head gasket has failed between the oil pressure feed to the head and a water gallery. Try pressure testing the radiator. If it is losing pressure, stick a thin plastic tube into the oil filler on the rocker cover and listen for air escaping into the sump. If you cant get a pressure ...

Also forgot to say all the oil from the dipstick has gone all watery too.

Right I've just done my engine swap from an m40b16 to a m20b25, finally overcome all the problems I had thanks to everyone that helped me on the zone! But I've come across more problems, this is how it started. So I did my oil change, new oil new oil filter, then I started to bleed my rad, I took th...

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