E30 Zone

Hi is this still available?

If so please private message me your number, many thanks daisy

hi, yes it has ran since doing the timing chain, it’s runnig lumpy with the same knocking, took the rocker cover off to listen to the engine to make sure it wasn’t valve contact and all the knocking is coming from the top vanos pulley. The timing wasn’t out, he’s checked it 4 times and it seems to b...

Hi everyone, so last week my partner bought a E87 from an auction... and if you aren't already holding your head in dismay (personally it's way too modern for me with its push button start!) please read on.. 'Hi all, I bought a 2005 E87 with a 116i N45 engine from the auctions last week, the car was...

thankyou both so much for your suggestions.. i'll give them a go and report back

Hi everyone, need some advice please, my engine is hunting on idle whenever it gets up to temperature. So a bit of history to let you know whats already been checked etc: Engine was originally not idling until it was warm, then when warm, idling fine, I wanted to get to the bottom of it not idling w...

Hi everyone, thanks for your replies. I am rather tempted to put an M42 with a super charger in.. is it the Eaton M45 out of a Mini Cooper that bolts right on? I think I would struggle with anything that wasn't BMW.. and the M52 swap was what I started in my other black one Brian, but I came unstuck...

Hi everyone, So i've bought another E30, this time a 4 door chromie, its currently without an engine and I'm toying with what to put in it. I only have experience with M42 engines and have done that swap into my other 2 chromies.. I have very little mechanical knowledge, but know both my M42 engines...

Thankyou so much for clarifying! Got to the bottom of it now, took all the tape off and those two wires had been added on and presumably the previous car the engine was in had a start button so those two wires just had to be joined up! Just been to get some fresh fuel and hoping she should run tonig...

I worked out the feed being the lower one, then thought the black leading to the fpr meant that was the feed but I'm obviously wrong! Thankyou for clarifying, I only connected them up last night, didn't get it running as have a few more questions... I have a purple/black and a red/yellow wire taped ...

Sorted now! Ive done black to lower pipe, silver to top pipe

Hi everyone,
can anyone match these up please?

many thanks!

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Sorting out the last few nitty gritty problems before the old girl can hopefully go back on the road! With the key out of the ignition the battery is going flat overnight.. 1986 320 with 318is engine. I have tested and noticed the following things so far, with the key out of the ignition: Alternator...

Thanks everyone for all your advice, much appreciated. Problem now fixed- the ecu was the cause of the no sparking!

Hey thanks for all that info, think you nailed it with the duff eco comment- ran through the trouble shooter again and it led me to 'replace ecu'. Have ordered a new one- will it be a simple plug in and play or will the ignition etc have to be re coded for this ecu?

Many thanks

Any idea

Sorry still not been up to collect it- will hopefully pop up tomorrow. Found out Ecu was getting hot because some wire wasn't connected to negative on battery and everything was on the whole time Still no luck with getting a spark have had another go tonight... Not sure if I'm imagining it but I thi...

I was 17/18 and driving an E30 only a couple of years ago, insurance was around £1600 I think and that was for a 320 so your price definitely sounds realistic

Thanks so much for your response.

The ECU is getting red hot with the ignition on, hot to the point I can't keep my hand on it so would suggest something is wrong with it?

Is there anyway to test if it's faulty?

Brilliant thankyou - when's good to pop round and pick it up...

Hi everyone, recently took my M42 engine out to do some welding work on the car and since putting it back in I cannot get a spark at all. It was running fine before I took it out, and I think I have re-connected everything properly but it would appear not to be the case! I have power at the coil pac...

Not posted for a while, to cut a long story short, put the M52 engine in in August, took the entire car to pieces to complete the wiring, lost all love for her with this new engine so on a sunday afternoon recently, I forklifted the M52 out and popped her old one back in.... then had the pleasure of...

Found where the heater resistor goes, managed to climb into the passengers footwell and get my head under the dash and a couple of wire homes became apparent too

Yes!! I was going to buy one this week as thought it was just lost! Thats great news thank you

Also quick Question for the last leg of the putting back together: Where does heater resistor go? The last piece of the dash puzzle is being put together this evening!

Thankyou!

Yes I believe so! - If only I'd found that pipe before the whole engine swap malarky... :roll: Engines running great, I haven't took her for a drive yet as need to connect clutch up and attach seats etc. Have pretty much finished all interior wiring and put the dash etc back in, a few minor things t...

FIXED! Thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions. It ended up being that tiny pipe that goes from behind the throttle body onto just below the manifold, it had split open, only saw it today when taking the inlet manifold off. amazing that such a tiny thing can cause so much of a problem!

Thanks for the advice, Have done the above and have attached a few vac hoses that weren't yet connected. Now when turned on the first time in a day she's choking a lot but not revving flat out then I switch off and then when I turn it back on again almost immediately, she revs flat out again. Could ...

Hi everyone,

M42 engine, revving flat out when turned on, any ideas what could get the idle back to normal?

Many thanks

Thanks Brian for that, really helpful.

I've extended the linkage and from that wire can see which is the E30 Shift - strange to think the design did not change one bit in 15 years!

Does anyone know the exact length of a 318is/M42 Gear Linkage? I've had the gearbox out of the car and am know putting it back in, i've found a bmw linkage in the garage but it seems too short so could be from an E46 gearbox and if so I've lost the E30 one and may extend this one... If anyone knows ...

okay gotcha. cheers guys, thats pointed me in the right direction!

Has anyone made this and got any pics please? Just would like a pic to go by for when I machine it up.

cheers

if my car is running by then i'd definitely be up for it

be good to meet some local thirty owners!

Oh okay no worries! I thought as messages were in outbox not sent box then it hadn't sent properly!

Does anyone have an email address or phone number for DanThe?

my pm's arn't sending properly so not sure how else to get hold of him.

Many thanks in advance
Daisy

Thankyou,

I've had a lot of problems lately so have decided to begin a swap. Have an M52 engine ready for her which i'm planning to put in next weekend.
will keep the thread updated

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