E30 Zone

I rang some motor factors and one of them has just the pump with the filter for around 130 euro. I will wait and see what the ebay guy will come up with. Fro him it would be around 70 euro. That's a big difference.

This is the o ring I'm talking about.

https://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E30-318is ... l/ES36431/

I'm just looking at something now. When I removed the fuel sender there was no O ring between the sender and frame of the unit, but on realoem.com I can see that there is some an o ring. http://i68.tinypic.com/123krjl.jpg But here on this picture I googled there is no O ring. http://i405.photobucket...

Thanks, it's just that the light didn't come on, so I suppose I just keep driving it and see what happens. Hopefully I won't get stuck with no petrol. I'm having a much bigger issue now. The guy from ebay said he got the fuel pump from the supplier but there was no filter with it so he is looking fo...

Right... Still waiting for the pump to arrive, so hopefully tomorrow. This what I did today, removed the clocks to check the bulbs. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m140/Kingfisher_007/20160412_191519.jpg no comment http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m140/Kingfisher_007/20160412_190705.jpg http://...

You mean romanian girl's car? Yes, she used to own that car and now she doesn't anymore.

Now is noon and you posted on 10th April 6:38pm?

No, it's stuck and won't come off.

I bought a pump with the filter so I presume I won't need that plastic part that I am about to destroy completely

How do I take this thing off? Impossible. I managed to damage it with pliers.

Thanks, will have a look and fiddle with it a bit.

When I lifted the rear seats the lid wasn't on the pump at all (put aside) so apparently somebody was there before.

This: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BMW-3-E30-318-is-1989-09-1991-08-M42-B18-184S1-100kW-ELECTRIC-FUEL-PUMP-/271987655662?hash=item3f53ba43ee:g:6v4AAOSwFnFV-R81 He says M42 engine but the OEM part number refers to a unit used in larger tanks (63L, not 55L). Or are the pumps same and the only difference is ...

Removed the pump today. Checked it home connecting it to a car battery but nothing happened. Not pumping at all. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m140/Kingfisher_007/20160406_161944.jpg Is there any way how to clean this without removing the whole tank? http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m140/King...

I got a piece of wire and pushed it in but nothing happened. I couldn't get any reading.

My tank is the 55 litre one. I will have a look tommorow and see myself.

Is there anywhere a diagram where it says which fuses should be where?

The whole time it was one of the ignition coils. 2 weeks ago I replaced 3x ball joimts, both front wheel bearings and a thermostat so the engine is running at correct temperature. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m140/Kingfisher_007/20160317_115824.jpg Car broke down today. No petrol going into th...

I think the ebay fella did the same job with those injectors. Thorough cleaning, balancing. He has the stufor it as I can see on his youtube video. The upgraded ones, or the standard ones so? I think it doesn't matter if I pay 100 euro on ebay, or have them rebuilt for the same price. Difference is ...

Postage there, postage back. It definitely won't cost 10 quid a piece so the price would be somewhere between 80-100 euro. That's a cost of those sets on ebay.

I mean, I can just get that rebuild kit and do it myself. I think I have a spare toothbrush somewhere...

Guys, which injectors are better (or: is the other set ok for 318is?) http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BMW-E30-318iS-E36-318iS-318Ti-Compact-Genuine-Bosch-injectors-/131544328273?hash=item1ea0a72851:g:k7YAAOSwjVVVjUyK or http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BMW-E30-318iS-E36-318iS-upgrade-Bosch-Fuel-injectors-/131648519813...

Victory! It took a while but at the end I managed to replace that wiper motor. The wipers go down slightly a bit before going up. I presume the wiper linkage is too worn (slight play at joints?) http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m140/Kingfisher_007/20160112_153629.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/al...

Ok guys, I removed the ignition leads and measured them. All of them are 3.27 ohms and the one with tape around the end is 3.16 ohms. Now after I put the leads back the car runs waaay better. It pulls smoothly like it should. It's still not 100% but it is definitely better than before, so I presume ...

Oh yeah, I completely forgot about that. Oops

How about adding this fuel filter under the existing one? I have one spare in the shed. I would like to see how bad it is re the rusty pieces in the tank.

Car runs better but it's still not 100%. New fuel filter is around 23 euro but fitting a new one when the filler neck is rusty and tank is full of rusty debris isn't a good idea. Wasted money basically. I think I will get a new tank (180 euro on ebay) and fit it as soon as the weather gets better. I...

I guess I am not taking apart the fuel filter... I put it back and the car seems to run better. Will take it for a spin now. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m140/Kingfisher_007/Bmw/IMG_0796.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m140/Kingfisher_007/Bmw/IMG_0795.jpg this hose will have to be repla...

I wanted to take apart the fuel filter today, but because my Scimitar recently overheated a bit and started giving trouble (despite some work done on the car) I focused on it instead of E30. E30 isn't at the moment a car that is 100% reliable so I will have a look next time the weather will allow me...

Crash helmet, raincoat and a head lamp ... worst time of the year to work on a car ffs

I think the head gasket is ok. Didn't have a look at the fuel filter, because the wind is strong today and the bonnet kept falling on my head. There supposed to be some proper bonnet stay installed on the car in the factory, definitely a thumb down for german engineers. As a bonus I broke that clip ...

Can I just take the fuel filter apart or is it pressurised? Re head gasket failure. Wouldn't there be a difference in the colour of the spark plugs? The coolant is clean so is the oil. The temperature never changes, goes very slightly up when sitting in heavy traffic. When I started the car after le...

If someone near me would have exact same set of leads it would be great to put them into my car and see what happens. That would be great.

I don't know if they need to be changed, but they sure are very old. It says "BBT Germany Silicone Copper Cable" on them. No numbers. Fuel flow - I think the fuel filter could be full of sh-t because of the rusty fuel filler neck. Rust goes to the tank, then into the filter. I think the best would b...

There is an electrical tape at the end of one of the leads which could indicate that they are not good. It seems like it's an electrical problem, I am losing cylinder(s) and power. In low revs it is struggling, then it catches on and goes into higher revs no problem and again in higher revs feels li...

I made it home. Browsing ebay for ignition leads. Are 318i and 318is ignition leads same? Can't seem to find leads for an is.

I bought a new battery in Halfords today so the engine is turning faster when starting but it takes a while to start. Usually after the third try it starts. Really strange, before it started straight away first time. Went to motor factors and wanted to buy ignition leads. They don't have them. This ...

I bought a new battery in Halfords today so the engine is turning faster when starting but it takes a while to start. Usually after the third try it starts. Really strange, before it started straight away first time. Went to motor factors and wanted to buy ignition leads. They don't have them. This ...

yeah that would make sense, because I filled the tank when bought the car and drove it for about 250km on motorway (half a tank of petrol). Then I drove the car here and there and the needle went down. Today when I put those 15 litres I did 220 miles (350km) but as you say there must have been more ...

The tank was almost empty and after I got like 15 liters of petrol (can't put in too much because of the hole in the filler neck) the needle on the dashboard showed me half a tank. That doesn't make sense at all.

thanks, will have a look later

car looks better with those BBS rims.

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