Hi all
Have a boost problem . Only fault that came up on computer was turbo pressure valve no joy . Replaced that and air mass and a dud pipe near turbo still no joy . All other pipes seen ok any ideas before car car back in end of the week cheers
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- Sun Mar 18, 2018 5:46 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Boost problem
- Replies: 0
- Views: 197
- Tue Jul 11, 2017 5:03 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: E30 colour
- Replies: 3
- Views: 454
E30 colour
Thinking of changing colour of my other e30 its red at the moment but has faded plus needs repairing in places . So was thinking of a change. Looked at pics of yellow and orange e30 's look nice .Any one have one that colour plus Any reason not to cheers
- Sat Jul 01, 2017 8:26 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Diff
- Replies: 9
- Views: 682
Re: Diff
Seen on the wiki page yep have a medium case diff 8 bolts was told out of e30 325 sport 391 lsd . One that in is a 338 6 bolts think out of e36. Which is ok handles the power. It has e36 gearbox 2.8 . Wiki page saying can only move prop 10 m so if it still to short do a buy e36 prop cheers
- Sat Jul 01, 2017 3:18 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Diff
- Replies: 9
- Views: 682
Re: Diff
8 the one in now has 6 bolts tar
- Sat Jul 01, 2017 12:44 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Diff
- Replies: 9
- Views: 682
Re: Diff
Right got every thing ready to have a go doing it my self but it seem that the diff that's in is smaller in length
Than the 391 lsd about 1 inch so can I somehow shorten the prop to make it fit or need a prop as well know cheers
Than the 391 lsd about 1 inch so can I somehow shorten the prop to make it fit or need a prop as well know cheers
- Thu Jun 29, 2017 4:15 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Diff
- Replies: 9
- Views: 682
Re: Diff
Just cleaned tag on diff it's a 338v5472 so it's not on e30 chart
- Tue Jun 27, 2017 10:04 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 auto
- Replies: 4
- Views: 348
Re: S50 auto
Smg costly great will look at that can only find e34 right ups cheers
- Tue Jun 27, 2017 9:04 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 auto
- Replies: 4
- Views: 348
S50 auto
Any ideas of a auto box to marry up to s50 . Yes I'm a lazy driver
- Fri Jun 23, 2017 6:45 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Diff
- Replies: 9
- Views: 682
Re: Diff
Riding on 17 inch wheels
- Fri Jun 23, 2017 4:35 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Diff
- Replies: 9
- Views: 682
Re: Diff
Not bad really car grips very well . Just have it sitting here thought il throw it in see what's it's like. Just worried first gear would be useless
- Fri Jun 23, 2017 8:36 am
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Trailing arms
- Replies: 5
- Views: 600
Re: Trailing arms
Don't think they are are they
- Thu Jun 22, 2017 6:22 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Diff
- Replies: 9
- Views: 682
Diff
Hi
I have looked at past posts. I have a 391 lsd and was thinking of trying it in my e30 s50 . Would it be worth it or would 2 gear be like 1st so on think I have 364 at the minute and had it on rolling rd 279 bhp topped out 133 mph any one tried this many thanks
I have looked at past posts. I have a 391 lsd and was thinking of trying it in my e30 s50 . Would it be worth it or would 2 gear be like 1st so on think I have 364 at the minute and had it on rolling rd 279 bhp topped out 133 mph any one tried this many thanks
- Wed Jun 21, 2017 6:05 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Trailing arms
- Replies: 5
- Views: 600
Re: Trailing arms
Like dtm style
- Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:34 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Trailing arms
- Replies: 5
- Views: 600
Trailing arms
Hi all
Should istrenghten my trailing arms as I have a s50 engine cheers
Should istrenghten my trailing arms as I have a s50 engine cheers
- Sun Sep 18, 2016 8:12 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: starting issues
- Replies: 2
- Views: 195
Re: starting issues
Did a bit research . Idle control valve not opening till you hit the gas. Or fuel starvation . Just do what I did find out were and what every thing does on the car . Take out sensors clean them
- Sat Sep 17, 2016 6:34 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 oil cooler
- Replies: 6
- Views: 373
Re: S50 oil cooler
I have used e36 diesel cooler it fits great and slightly bigger than s50 .still need to relocate it tho it's not in the best place
- Fri Sep 16, 2016 10:45 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 oil cooler
- Replies: 6
- Views: 373
Re: S50 oil cooler
Ok cheers . I'm just restricted by the the original pipe work as to were to locate the oil cooler. We're it was got damaged. Need it behind bumper I thought was best bet.
- Fri Sep 16, 2016 10:16 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 oil cooler
- Replies: 6
- Views: 373
- Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:12 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 oil cooler
- Replies: 6
- Views: 373
S50 oil cooler
Hi all
Any one tried the universal oil cooler on ebay with the right adapter . Need to relocate mine as it got damaged thanks
Any one tried the universal oil cooler on ebay with the right adapter . Need to relocate mine as it got damaged thanks
- Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:34 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 help
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4911
Re: S50 help
True that. Been let down by 3 diagnostic guys today never tuned up or called back. Hopefully got one guy coming out tomo who has got great right ups.
- Thu Sep 01, 2016 6:00 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 help
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4911
Re: S50 help
I have tried 2 machanic now and £ 1500 later still not right that's why I'm trying
- Thu Sep 01, 2016 4:19 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 help
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4911
Re: S50 help
Right dam thing won't even start now. Fuel pump use to make a noise I can't here that now. Does it come on when car is going or should you here it with one turn of the key.
- Wed Aug 31, 2016 7:00 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 help
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4911
Re: S50 help
Got a mobile diagnostics coming out so il see for my self what's showing cheers
- Wed Aug 31, 2016 3:14 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 help
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4911
Re: S50 help
Right managed to speak to the guy who fitted the engine. He has replaced the chips in the dme because he said he had trouple geting it to run . He said it is over fueling. I have the old chips.should I get then put back in. Could it be this. Car has been running fine for months tho before this problem
- Tue Aug 30, 2016 8:07 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 help
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4911
Re: S50 help
How do you post pictures thanks
- Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:03 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 help
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4911
Re: S50 help
Thanks for that. Il check that. Yeah defo heat related. It's had new air mass & cps. One more thing Im trying is coils .When I think about it it only happend since I've had I bigger rad fitted
- Tue Aug 30, 2016 10:25 am
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 help
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4911
Re: S50 help
I know he is the man to go to .i Have tried he just said no . It already had a 2.8 in befor when I bought it so all that side was all done just plug and play
- Mon Aug 29, 2016 1:41 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 help
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4911
Re: S50 help
Yeah cheers matey I know the guy have used him years and he is good. it's his mate who put the engine for me and has who has since works for him but he won't work on modified cars anymore.strange I know so have taken my custom else were
- Mon Aug 29, 2016 12:31 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 help
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4911
Re: S50 help
Checked pipes best I can only thing I found was the petrol tank beather valve has the larger pipe cut with a bolt pushed into it. Should this run alway back to tank. Plus tried with petrol cap of was worse can ran about 10 min then dead. Waited to cool then all good got it back home. Trying new gara...
- Sun Aug 28, 2016 4:18 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 help
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4911
Re: S50 help
True the rev counter only jumps when when car plays up but that might be cos me still on the gas and I'm trying not to stall
- Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:47 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 help
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4911
Re: S50 help
That still does not help me bud. I'm no expert just doing what I can
- Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:03 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 help
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4911
Re: S50 help
Still no joy . Lasted abit longer did the wire bypass .two nuts missing on coil pack plus the ground was under the coil not between coil and nut. Blue relay behind glove box seems burn out taken that out. Ecu is warm but not to hot. There's no vacume when petrol cap is off just sound of pump. I have...
- Sat Aug 27, 2016 10:12 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 help
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4911
Re: S50 help
Great I know were that is. Will get on that tomo cheers
- Sat Aug 27, 2016 9:51 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 help
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4911
Re: S50 help
Ok he's replaced cps or so he tells me . Still having trouple with the relaye s most of them have 30 87 on the bottom of them .not sure I did the right one. Taken all of them out one by one to find out witch one was fuel and car still ran
- Sat Aug 27, 2016 9:28 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: S50 help
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4911
Re: S50 help
Coil pack ground it has only 1 on should if have 2
