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Thanks Simon, I'll work on taking them out when it's not too cold in the garage... There is also a machine shop a couple of miles from me that I'm going to take the head too. Even though I'd be okay with risking not getting it done (and get the head done next time it blows if it does), atleast this ...

Had to order online as my town doesn't have a good auto parts shop apparently... another question - can I reuse the locating dowels, I haven't taken them out yet but will do so to be able to sand it down a bit. Or does that depends on their shape when they're removed?

ross_jsy wrote:What do you mean 45mm fuel hose? They are 8mm ID hoses

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpar ... Id=13_1329

#16+17, they're about 45mm long, either that or I'm suddenly getting huge hoses ;) stealers want £17 each, while none of my local places have any

gettign round to cleaning it up, but spent the entire weekend hungover so very little progress! :eek: trying to source a couple of the 45mm fuel hoses for the injector rail - ECP and halfords don't have the right diameters online for those and the vacuum line coming off the fuel pressure regulator, ...

can someone do mine too? (sorry to jump on the bandwagon) name John Para Keats

What level of cleanliness am I expecting to get the head and block surface too? I know ideally I want it as clean as possible, but I'm struggling to move some bits, even with 1200 sandpaper

contacted through website today

I couldn't find a set that would specify if it has the 1.7mm gasket or 2mm one... so I'm looking into buying the bits I need seperately - working out cheaper, but I'm sure I'll forget most things I actually need

it just #2 labelled o-ring?

Will have to work out how to take them off, seemed pretty stuck when I took the intake off! Another thing, am I able to reuse the rubber o-ring seal between the area just above the water pump to the head? mine looked alright, but figured I may as well change it while I'm there, but I can't seem to f...

is it worth sending the injectors away for cleaning/refurb? dont think they've ever been done and it's got 124k on the clock

cool thanks for the information!

I'll get these ordered up and hopefully I might be putting it back together this weekend!

Thanks, will give that a go :) you Don't happen to know if there is any difference between the 1.7mm and 2mm head gaskets for a 1990 318i do you? (apart form the 0.3mm...) Trying to get the right set as I need most other gaskets aswell - any recommended makes? http://www.onlinecarparts.co.uk/car-bra...

so, I finally got round to taking the head off today, and I did indeed find my suspect, a blown head gasket! used the wiki for doing this process so didn't take many pictures of how I did it http://i.imgur.com/cvVWFMy.jpg http://i.imgur.com/l3dTnDF.jpg I don't think I need to get the head skimmed as...

when I was 21 I got my 1990 318i and my insurance cost me £330, I'm 24 now, and it seems to have gone up to £350ish, student living away from home, 10k a year

Good to hear people driving them daily! I think last year I did 18k miles in mine, poor thing! around 28ish mpg

Hi guys, Just a little question, what do you drive daily? I've been driving my 1990 318i daily for the past 2 and a half years, I love the way people look at it everywhere I go and the direct driving experience it gives me (compared to previous cars). BUT, I'm feeling a little bit bad as before I go...

Hi all, So pretty sure that the head gasket has finally gone, scum on top of water, lovely mayonnaise under the oil cap, feels like it's running incredibly rough on idle, like on 3 cylinders, the cooling system definitely feels like it's over pressurising and misfires like crazy on startup. so, what...

it does sometimes, when it's idling it sometimes goes cold, but if you keep the rpm around 1.5k, it warms up quickly, almost as if it's not circulating that well at low rpm?

As above, planning to get things compression tested before I rip off the head and expect to find a blown head gasket. Currently experiencing a slight misfire on startup for a few seconds, milky underside of the cap and solid coolant hoses on an m40 318i If anyone has a compression tester and fancies...

So recently I bought a cheap rear section exhaust including backbox from germany to get the 1990 318i through it's mot, and it worked! but, it sounds absolutely garbage... any recommendations for a decent one? Currently running a straight through middle pipe from powerflow, so I don't really want an...

I don't think I'll be able to make it anymore

I had one cut from Timpsons for around £10ish, they had to order it in though and it doesn't have the BMW logo - but fine for a spare

I just had new shoes, fitting kit and cylinders on the rear of my 318i for £200+vat for it's MOT the other week, parts +fluid were around £86 of that I think? - that might help you

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I've had my 318i for 2 years, and my insurance cost me £328 with 4 years no claims when I was 22 - if that helps at all?

just to confirm, it's the outer rod itself that I can't get off, not the ball joint

So, I'm trying to untwist the outer tie rod ends and they're siezed solid! doing it on the floor so I also can't get masses of oh a twist on it with my vice grips. Anyone got any tips to get these off with a pair of vice grips, heat gun and WD40? I've soaked it with rust penetrator and will try agai...

I don't have an impact wrench handy annoyingly, if I did it would make life so much easier... know of any decent ones that aren't going to break the bank?

back springs went in no problem, rear shocks aren't fitted atm because my top mounts didn't arrive in time. So I've started on the fronts! new control arms + bushes, springs and shocks to fit both sides. but I've run into a couple of problems... How can i get the inner balljoint off when its spinnin...

took the plugs out, this is how they look - pretty much dead on, the left one looks a little white though?

done about 14k miles on them

I bought for a very similar price form demon tweeks, but compare part numbers before purchasing springs as when I looked they had 4 & 6 cyl springs listen for my 4 cyl

Okay thanks, I'll see if I have time for that tomorrow. I was unaware you could crank form the diagnostic socket - always handy for time like this I s'pose! Would you recommend not driving the car as it is currently? I have a 200 mile trip to do this weekend and don't really fancy breaking down on t...

I was suspecting that too, old car had a similar problem and eventually turned into a full on kettle... I'll give that a go, finish work early today so i've got time this evening. Should I leave it a while so it cools down before cranking it over with the plugs removed, or would it not make a huge d...

oh, and the temp gauge sits between 1/4 and middle, but was high in traffic the other week, over 3/4 and towards the red, but it came back to normal once i got moving again - my viscous fan coupling doesn't work

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