E30 Zone

Got a couple of presses in our work. Also head skimmers lathes etc. My boss is proper old skool and likes to make what he can in house. He once tried to make a spindle for a turbo out of a screw driver no matter how many times we told him they're balanced at like 20000rpm thankfully he gave up befor...

doesn't work with mine either twoards the end

Yeh I noticed on yours mate ha. Ill be tackling mine in the next week hopefully.

Really appreciate all of your comments. To be fair the guy has been there for over 20 years and has said he used to charge alot more but people just havent got the money anymore.. Same with me, im a gas engineer and im fitting boilers for less than a grand! I think im gonna go for it.. and i will D...

Few update pictures. The interior and carpet is out and ive got up at some lovely bulkhead rust. Which once again has been fiberglassed over http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag22/clarkey1989/48E39F0D-B547-48E5-8B7D-7A86B617BA3D-7127-00000C8CDE04542F_zps8e94b10e.jpg http://i1297.photobucket.com/al...

looks like some nice rust

im at about the same stage only ive started on mine at the rear valance/ battery tray. No better feeling than a nice solid bit of metal back in place of rusty old stuff.

No mate its actually drill shaped but very small. I was really surprised by it.

One bit of kit i would recomend is the dewalt 3/8 drive cordless Impact gun. Very small to get into tight places and is brilliant at undoing things like manifolds sumps etc.

Have a snap on cordless as well serious bolt loosening power, would probaly cost 200+ to buy an airgun with equivalent power With an air compressor yes. But any air gun over 200 quid has alot more power than the snap on cordless. Ive got the snap on air gun cost me about 330 and that thing has some...

Use a snap on one in work quite abit. Its the only one id recommend if your after something with good break away torque to undo bolts. Or just buy a small single phase compressor and a decent air gun.

Nice car mate ive got one similar. See your around merseyside if you need any help i work in a garage in liverpool.

Honestly wouldnt think it by looking at them must be that extra bit they stick on the back!

Thanks mate i can crack on with the removing and refurb then

Hello people. Ive got an e30 318i i want to put the bigger 51mm struts on all around and also a rear disc conversion. My question is i have a touring i can strip the suspension off also the discs etc will it all swap over ok?

Depending where the split is you can get exhaust repair kits. Maybe try one of these and alot of gum gum mate.

The leak in the backbox would cause a high lambda reading as there is too much oxygen getting in. Which would fail the test.

Haha at the minute I've got the use of 2 garages so I'm quite lucky. I'm a mechanic so have the luxury of the ramps at work.

Hi bought this a few weeks ago for the small sum of £220 quid. Was a non runner but a new fuel pump and some advice form you lot on here and it runs no problem :) Some pics of when i first got it. http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag22/clarkey1989/31AC45E2-2FC2-40C0-BFD6-C56E8EA26988-955-00000101B...

I've seen the wiki I was just surprised at seeing the actual colour wrote and not just the code. Thanks though. Just need to find some wings now!

tah mate. First time ive ever seen the actual name of the paint on any car just wondered if someone had made a sticker up. Looks genuine like.

Just wondering if BMW commonly put the name of the paint on the car on the nearside suspension strut. Mine says zinnebrot red (sp?). Thought it was unusual to actually see the name of the paint and not the code on the sticker.

The noise could be your clutch release bearing. Also if you think there is an air leak. Get some DW40 or air intake cleaner and spray it around the areas you think its coming from. If the engine note starts to change as it sucks in the oil you'll know where its coming from.

Update it runs!!!! Had an aftermarket immobiliser button fitted in I'm made up thanks for all the help lads

Yeh will do thanks I'm going back to the garage soon. Don't you just love spending your days off working on cars especially being a mechanic!

I don't have that fitted nope. Green wire behind the glovebox ok ill try a little search. Again thanks for the help hopefully get it all sorted tomorrow

I think that unfortunately is where i may need an oscilloscope going abit too far for a multi meter. Thanks for the info though ill try a few things tomorrow and see what happens. Am i right in thinking these don't have any sort of immobiliser?

yeh ive seen it gives the resistance. I was wondering if there was any info on when the engines cranking. Our diagnostic machine in work doesn't seem to want to go into the vehicle must be software issues.

Nice one mate. I've got autodata with all the ecu pin locations in work so ill have to check that tomorrow. Is there any info anywhere on what readings i should expect at the CPS pins on the ecu?

Ahh damn

there's that idea out the window then. Back to square one. Thanks for the info saved me searching all over for an inline fuse that was never there! thanks for the help anyway mo.

Nice one mate ill go back the garage and check this tomorrow. Did not know they had an inline fuse. Hopefully this will cure it otheriwise testing resistances on the ecu pins etc which i cant say i enjoy doing!

Where is this inline fuse mate? it runs from the battery to the main plug in the bulkhead? sounds like it could be a possibility! thanks.

Nice one for all the help lads. Its really done my head in especially because it had a spark and feed to the pump originally. Since fitting the pump nothing...

Where is this located mate? I tried to put a jump lead from the battery to the engine and that did not seem to have any effect.

Hmm I fitted a new crank sensor and I'm still getting no spark or fuel . I've also bridged terminal 30-87 and 87 on the dme relay like the wiki says to do and it still won't start does this mean the Ecu is knackered?

Hi wondering if you know if the vehicle has a inertia switch or fuel cut off switch?

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