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Crunch time - MOT today. The moment of truth after all my hard work and just got a call from the garage. FAILED ... on emissions! New Lambda Sensor due in for the morning. But if it turns out to be the CAT that's a new Stainless steel with lifetime warranty and the guys MOTing it are the ones that m...

Right, swapped it over now. thankfully I had a couple of sets of spare lights and parts so was able to get the right sided one and just about made up enough good clips/fixings. Last thing I wanted to do really was risk snapping clips by taking it apart again but I got away with it. Four good lenses ...

Forgot to add, when I dropped the oil I had to put a long breaker bar on to get the sump plug off. The crush washer had been crushed to a thin tinfoil disc. Unbelievable! And in a ally sump I'm surprised it hadn't cracked. the oil change had just been done when I got the car (backed up by clean gold...

Well that was pretty knackered! http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/2015-07-21%2021.28.24_zps6fbncm8q.jpg And I was told why it might have happened, when I did the clutch that would have put tilt on the engine and the pipe would have been under pressure from the end connected to th...

e30325itourer wrote:well done,all done without a garage or ramp

Thanks and yes, driveway resto. It's been pretty tough at times especially those times when I had my weekend all planned out and get to Saturday morning to wake and find it's raining

Gsf are out of stock. But got one coming from cotswold Bmw. Paid a bit more but guaranteed I'll have it for tomorrow. So that's my job for tomorrow night. Fingers crossed.

Haha, true. I will sort it.

I didn't notice the inner lights were sided, I just replaced a cracked one .... took a step back to admire my work and noticed the lines on the lens were horizontal not vertical :mad: oh well, I've got spares so I'll have to swap it over again. I'm guessing this will fail an MOT due to direction/bea...

Picture borrowed from Google images.... but it's hidden under the inlet as shown by the arrow.

This coolant flange let go last night: http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/DSC_0213_zpsvmfacerd.jpg I've ordered a new one and seal from Cotswold which I should get tomorrow but can anyone tell me how to go about changing it? It's on a M40 318i, and it looks like I need to remove t...

Finally all finished, back on the ground and took for a short test drive. http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/DSC_0203_zpsbexdah1z.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/DSC_0205_zpshrybd3um.jpg not forgetting new lock washers, which I know some people tend to no...

Getting there, just wish I could get more time dedicated to it. With just an hour or two here and there it's really dragging on. http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/2015-07-04%2014.54.18_zpsyzykwsl0.jpg New front bush http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/2015-07-05...

Work continues. New tank all fitted up and ready http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/DSC_0114_zpscqizzzj0.jpg That troublesome braket was ground back, redrilled and tapped. The metal was treated primed and painted. Not worried about a bit of overspray down here, just needed to know...

Slow progress... and not getting the time I'd like on it with other family commitments etc but... Got this lot dropped. http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/2015-06-13%2012.45.53_zpshhcpcy96.jpg I remembered to undo the big not in the centre of the hubs and loosen all the bolts on t...

Oh and the final nut on the top mounts I did do the dreaded drop it down inside the car thing

but managed to retrieve it with one of those magnet tipped extending pen things, phew - that was close.

Made a start on the 'big job' at the weekend. Slow progress as I had to juggle wife, kids, dogs etc. so not as much time at it as I'd have liked but the car is up in the air with pretty much everything slackened off and disconnected ready for the beam and tank to be dropped. Diff mount, arb drop lin...

Mole grips on the gland, they usually come out quite easily, unlike modern scrap. If you replace the cables don't buy paged from ECP as they are just chinese shite, dealer only now for decent cables Thanks, I tried mole grips but I've only got a big set so couldn't get the jaws on there very well.....

I'm in the process of dropping the rear axle for refurb and I've got stuck at the handrake cable. The nut is slack at the lever end and the rear shoes and that weird assembly at the hub is all removed but the where the sheath goes into the back of the backing plate it's stuck. I've read the wiki but...

Ahead of the pending MOT I thought it was high time I addressed the final remaining item on last years advisories. Weak Washers! Once I started fiddling around it became obvious. The not-return valve was knackered, no signs of a leak, but once I started handling it it fell apart. So new one fitted a...

Grrrmachine wrote: Is your wiper arm moving when you press the wash/wipe button?

Yes!

I've read this: http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/Wipers#Rear_Motor But wanted to check, I've tested the pump and it works and I've taken the pipe off the back of the motor and the pump pumps water out at that point so the pipe is clear and undamaged. And I've taken the jet head off the w...

Headlamps have come up really well! Was that just thinners and elbow grease? The fogging is inside the lamps, the thinner was poured in through the bulb aperture and sloshed around. Left the unit lens down for a while to let is soak then flipped it over and drained out the fluid. I've heard other p...

Thanks for the comments guys, really looking forward to getting the back end sorted. I hate the way the rear end reluctantly follows round bends at the moment, it's really un-stable... and this is part or the reason why: http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/2015-05-21%2019.50.55_zps...

Trailing arm bushes were fine but beam bushes took some effort. all done with a bench vice... not on a bench. http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/2015-05-21%2020.01.55_zpsqmtddjoy.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/2015-05-21%2021.17.21_zpstbckmy33.jpg http:/...

Grabbed half hour in my lunch break to clay and polish the bonnet. http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/2015-05-19%2013.20.24_zpsn8131s07.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/2015-05-19%2013.20.36_zpstgucafdk.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BM...

Stepped it up a gear with the refurb over the weeking using my makeshift spray booth. http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/DSC_0029_zpszqtz8c3u.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/DSC_0031_zps25ljgzqw.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/DS...

Right, I wasn't happy with my first attempt at the sunroof panel and it never fitted right so was catching on the runner and tore. http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/2015-05-13%2012.43.44_zpsydn3lobe.jpg and as mentioned above I trimmed a spare frame http://i69.photobucket.com/alb...

Another small update today. I've started bringing it to work to take advantage of my 'free' time over lunch to finish off a few of those smaller outstanding niggly jobs. Job #1 faulty fuel gauge So yesterday I swapped the instrument cluster, without joy so today I changed the fuel tank sender http:/...

A bit of progress from the weekend. The spare fuel tank had every bit of rust, tiny blemish or blister (to be fair, not many) ground back to clean metal, and rust treated: http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/DSC_0553_zpsxp9synah.jpg As did the filler neck, rear arb, link pipe for t...

I may have ball joints and other jobs to do in future and on my other cars. Might be worth getting one, but sounds like a small, cheap one will be sufficient then. Cheers

I'm in the process of refurbishing the rear beam, trailing arms etc. I have all new OE bushes ready to go in and I gather they'll need to be pressed in. Does anyone know what amount of pressure is required to get them in? Since I have a couple other restoration projects in the pipe line too I was wo...

Started my second attempt on the sunroof panel last night. I wasn't happy with the first attempt and the material was catching on the guides when slid back. http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/eddypeck/BMWe30/2015-04-22%2021.42.48_zpschvwsgcq.jpg More updates to follow. Sewing in the central flaps...

Thanks guys. I'll see how I get on at the weekend

Is there a knack to getting the black trim off a bumper without snapping clips?

I pulled the bit off the front but snapped a few lugs. I need to remove the rear one so thought I'd ask before I balls it up.

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