E30 Zone

I actually checked the spark plug wells yesterday - and found water in two of them! I've ordered a new set and will hope they fix the problem

I bought the engine with the brown temp sensor already installed. And I think I plugged them both in right. From memory it's the single pin one. Does this look right to you?

Any other ideas? Cheers

I've finally got my M52 up and running. For the first minute or so, the engine pulled incredibly smoothly and there was plenty of power. After this, it felt like there was a judder, or misfire meaning acceleration became that of my old M42! I've driven it several times since, and it always seems to ...

Put an M50 manifold on today, so took a look at the bullet again whilst everything was off. I shaved it down to around 15mm and now the bite point is about where it used to be.

Sorry for the hijacking ”“ any ideas if adjusting this will make a difference to my high brake bite point? I'm guessing i'll still need to shorten the little bullet. Thanks

These are the ones you'll need: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ENGINE-MOUNTING-BMW-5-E28-535-i-M-535-i-218BHP-Top-German-Quality-/321495404391?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4ada9e8f67 When mounting it to the car, you’ll want to put the bolt through the hole nearest to the wheel arch, and the locking tab...

I think your servo might be faulty. The servo forks should be very hard to push if you try by hand. I don't know about you, but I don't have any adjustment rod on the glovebox side of my clio servo! I've got another problem with mine. The brake bite point is right at the top of the pedal ”“ I'm gues...

Damn. Just dropped my M52 with Getrag 240 and M20 facelift clutch/flywheel in and didn't do anything about the throwout bearing.

Will the car be underivable without the correct E21 323i bearing? or just not quite right?

Sounds like i'll have to remove the gearbox though, ultimately.

I finally got my M52 running today ”“ very excited to finally hear that straight six roar.

I bought an M50 E34 throttle cable, expecting it to fit my M52 throttle body ”“ sadly it doesn't.

Any idea which one I should be using? Will a standard E36 M52 throttle cable do?

Thanks!

Haha I've not actually thought about this either

My bits have arrived now.

I've not compared the drive shaft, but the m20 gear selector is a bit shorter.

I think the engine (therefore gearbox as well) sit a little further back in the car.

Yeah the difference between 4 and 3 turns doesn't sound a lot, but everyone says its amazing. Cheers!

Sweet! And so the parts list goes on...

Going for the quick rack too which should be good fun!

I am in the process of gathering parts to carry out an M52 conversion on my 318iS. I've had a good read through the main conversion wiki, but am still unsure which gear selector parts need to be replaced, and with exactly what? (future set up will be M52B28 > M20 Clutch/flywheel > 318iS gearbox > st...

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Hi there, These part numbers are taken from the Z3 short shifter conversion forum, which does have prices. I just wanted to check that they are up to date... apologies for the long list: Gear selector rod joint 25 11 7 501 309 Dowel pin 23 41 1 466 134 O ring 25 11 1 221 243 Spacer ring 25 11 1 220 ...

Made the Euro Car Parts radiator mistake on my E30 ”“ I filled it with coolant and moments later it was all over the drive ”“ massive crack somewhere in there! This E36 apparently has a new (functioning) radiator, so should be OK on that front. Starting to add up the costs of doing the conversion: I...

Well thanks for the enthusiastic replies. If I can do it all for under 1k then I think i'll go ahead with it. Welding and fabricating is all well beyond my capabilities at the moment ”“ but nuts and bolts, I think I can deal with! I'll have to put another £100ish into an engine hoist, but can always...

1K sounds much more doable than two from my point of view ”“ since my iS is a little tired already.

Heres the E36 I have just picked up:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271568596308

Hopefully I haven't been stupid getting it!

I've owned a 318iS for just over a year now, and have loved every moment. I bought it with a few issues ”“ some of which are now fixed ”“ however at some stage soon, it's going to need a new timing chain + some other engine work. A few days ago I saw a trashy E36 2.8 cabrio on eBay ”“ I put a bid in...

Hi,

I popped in over the weekend and asked about speedo sensor wires (in a white e30).

Can you please order in,
61131378417 x 1 (plastic housing)
61130007445 x 2 (two loop wires with connector on the end)

I can pop back on Friday or Saturday depending when the parts arrive.

Thanks!

Just to update: I fitted the 'new' alternator yesterday - (really easy job. i'm still a bit new to tinkering and this only took me an hour). The flickering lights no longer flicker, also the car seems to run a little better especially when driving gently. Very happy!! I had thought the only sign of ...

Getting the injectors cleaned does sound like a good idea - i'll have a look at the price of new ones though first... guessing they'll be a lot more than a tenner! I ordered a second hand alternator today off ebay for £17. I'll update once its fitted re the lighting issue. I'm going to have a crack ...

Thanks for the reply. I had a look at some of the vacuum pipes, and surprise surprise one had a nasty little crack on it - I put a bit of tape over it and now the judder has very nearly gone. I think after I get a new hose installed it should be cured all together... Thanks! As for the alternator, w...

Now that winter has arrived and I'm actually having to use the headlights, i'm noticing that they are continually flickering slightly when i'm driving. Also when I'm not accelerating but cruising below 2,000rpm I get a bit of 'bunny hopping' or 'juddering', where the engine seems to surge repeatedly...

Just put a Nissens radiator in my 318iS and it works very well indeed. eBay was the cheapest by far, even though I had to wait a week to have it shipped from Denmark as it was apparently a rare one... I ordered an EIS radiator from ECP and as well as being the wrong size it also leaked, and they wer...

Hi there, I was wondering if you could quote for the following 318iS bits: fan shroud: 17111712623 cap: 17111742231 hose 1: 11531717622 hose 2: 11531717620 thermostat: 11537511580 Also, can you tell me if there is any reason why i'd have a 390cm radiator in my car instead of the 440cm one listed on ...

Just updating again. New thermostat arrived, this time I installed it with a correct gasket rather than the instant paste. Sadly there was no big improvement, the dial sat fractionally lower but that may have just been the weather! After a good run the bottom left of the radiator was stone cold stil...

I hadn't considered a rack upgrade until reading this thread. What parts other than the rack are needed for the install (in a 318iS too)? I know there are other install threads on here but I didn't see anything specific to the e46 rack and 318is!

New water-pump in, and sadly the problem is still there. After a 15 minute drive the lower radiator hose (bottom right) still felt pretty cold. I'm thinking this thermostat might just be dud as someone suggested earlier! UPDATE: I took the thermostat out (again!!) and put it in a pan of water with a...

Right, well i've braved the weather and taken the water pump out. This photo is of the worst side of the impeller - the other side looks less pitted. It doesn't look too bad to me compared with others i've seen floating around the web. Do you think its still worth changing over to a new unit? Thanks...

Not been changed, but when I rev with the bleeder valve open water certainly comes out at quite a rate!

How was it with no thermostat? Did it ever start to get hot even at high load for a long period? With no thermostat it would usually sit just above the blue marker, but occasionally rise above the mid-point after lots of speedy driving. I did think the o-ring on the Circolli was not an extremely ti...

Ok. So a radiator should be fully hot all over after a decent drive? - It shouldn't feel noticeably colder in any area?

Also from recollection i'd say my thermostat opened about 7-8mm when I put it in a pan of water... is this normal? Thanks harry_p!

Perhaps you can shed some light on my radiator picture then?

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