E30 Zone

Small case diff is alright so far.. however, I do like to kick the clutch so time will tell on that one 😂 I was planning on getting an lsd of some sort in the future but front dampers are more important as my spax are absolutely shot. Currently got 45mm struts so planning to use this as an excuse to...

Bit of an update since the last time I logged in. I ended up buying a kdata ecu, Bosch 330cc injectors (0280155759), bds motorsport v1 cams and taking it to bds motorsport for remapping. The car is now 178.5bhp and 191nm. Drives really well and sounds biblical.

Took the car for its first drive with itbs on. Certainly feels quicker and even spun up second gear for a few seconds in the dry. It's never done that before.. However, the diff mount bushing started knocking. Bought a PowerFlex heritage bushing and got it fitted super easily. Gave the diff a bit of...

The RHD ITB's took something like a life time, or maybe a million years to arrive.. Maybe that's an exaggeration, since I just wanted them to arrive. I ordered on 24/12 and I think they took about 3-4 weeks to arrive. As for the catch can, I've mounted this by using the fuel filter bracket that bolt...

Awesome, didn't know about this servo but I committed to chopping the plenum and I've got it finished. Guess this just compiles options for dingbats like me 😂 Anyway. I ended up getting a friend to finish my plenum as this is what he does for a job, I'm dead happy with it. He was telling me about a ...

That requires cutting the bulkhead though doesn't it?

Looks like it might be too late, but a smaller diameter servo can be fitted to an E30, and that servo can be fairly easily moved towards the inner wing. I considered a clio servo but some of the plenum would still have needed cutting apparently. I didn't see much point in buying a servo to still ha...

ITB's are on and it runs. Phew. I'm running this on stock ecu as RHD suggest this can be done with plenum and all stock sensors in place. Eventually, I plan to go standalone to get this absolutely spot on but for now, this is all I can justify paying for. I wanted to add a bit more info about this a...

Thank you! Yeah, it's certainly been a learning curve. I ended up putting a Hepu water pump on this and a Mahl temp sensor. For the first time in my ownership, it gets up to temp and maintains it. Good stuff. As for ITB's.. They came and I've started fitting them. M44's in e30's are awkward, mainly ...

The M44 has been making a "whirring" or grating/metallic noise for some time now. It got to the point where I was worried that something was happening inside the timing chain case that was going to get real expensive. That or one of the pulleys was making a noise. I don't know how I found it, but I ...

Update. I ordered some RHD ITB's. These will be going on and see the road for spring time.

Ah you did! I'd done a fair bit of cutting the body so I interpreted it as like metal filings but makes sense now. Thanks for the advice! E30 is no longer a daily but will still get used until I see the grit trucks. I'm back in my e36 compact for the long haul of winter. Just put the 16x8 bbs on it ...

As a follow up to the windscreen wipers that had a mind of their own.. I managed to get some time to check it over. Turns out that one of the spare fuses had fallen out of the holder and managed to bridge the wiper relay. Kind of funny really. Anyway, it's sorted now haha.

Check for metallic debris under the wiper control module in the fusebox , shorting pins together. The wiper's don't and can't control the screenwasher pump. The connection from the washer pump control wire to the wiper module is an input, not an output, and starts the timed wiper sequence when the ...

Non M44 related fault. My wipers seem to have developed a strange fault where, when the wipers are in use, they suddenly just switch the wash wipe on and will stay on until power is cut. I can however change the speed of the wipers and put them into full speed. After looking at the schematic diagram...

Very well documented and well executed swap. Sorry for the slow response. I'm sure everybody can agree that it's a strange time. I've actually just qualified as a school teacher and have been working towards getting a job (which I've just accepted in the last few days). Thank you! I'm still driving...

Great documentation. I'll look to collate this and add it to the M40/42/44 swap section if that's ok? You wouldn't do yourself wrong if you found and E30 inlet manifold in the future. That said the wiring harness mounts are slightly different between the two so would probably need some attention. Y...

Very quick one. Car was overfuelling and I worked out that I was getting about 28mpg out of the M44. It's a stock M44 other than a horrible cone filter, stainless exhaust and an end ward map on the ecu. There's an intake air temp sensor in the airbox on a stock M44. Because I didn't get a stock airb...

That looks lovely and clean, the 16v swap makes perfect sense. It has a great stance aswell, not too low, what suspension setup is it running? Thanks! Yeah I went with a 4 pot 16v because of Having the M44 in an e36 compact and my brother having an abf'd mk2 golf. I proper rate them. My compact has...

Just a side pic to finish on from my first drive out in it with the new engine in.

Any questions or anything that I've missed, I'll be happy to answer.

Also, is there any moderator or admin that can change the title of the thread?

Exhaust. The easiest bolt on option is an e30 318is exhaust. The issue with M44 manifolds is *they hit the steering uj* (I've read someone on here successfully using one maybe?). I was lucky enough to stumble across an m42 e30 rhd manifold for sale. These are different to the lhd version and the e36...

Power steering. There could be a few options for this, but with e30 steering rack and lines, this is probably the neatest way I could think of, using oem parts. I used an e36 m42 LUK power steering pump with the M14 and m16 banjos. I had to straighten the bend in the hard part of the PS line closest...

Brown temperature sensor. On an M44 the engine uses one temperature sensor to feed the ecu and the clocks onane36. This won't work with e30 clocks. You'll need to take the m40 brown temperature sensor and put this somewhere in the coolant line of your M44. I put mine in the top rad hose, using a 38m...

Coil pack mount. I've utilised the bolt on thr inner wing for a coil pack bracket that I made. This mounts up between the strut and the washer bottle quite nicely and neatly. It doesn't get hot from the manifold and the wiring runs really neatly here too. I didn't have the bottom support that runs t...

Brake fluid resevoir. This is one of the issues you'll need to sort. As you can see (sort of) the standard e30 brake fluid resevoir touches the black plastic of the disa valve. I actually left mine touching and this pushed the resevoir over enough for it to leak out of the grommets. One option is to...

Thought I might as well start with the most up to date pics and work back. Car started out as a 316i lux. Cosmetically, it's about the same as it was but I've pretty much rebuilt it over 4 years. I wanted to keep it looking pretty much as stock as possible. I wouldn't have chosen the steering wheel ...

Whilst I remember, you may need to change the input shaft bearing in the end of your crank dependant on what gearbox you're using. The input shaft bearing that comes in an M44 (and e36's) has a 15mm inner race diameter. The input shaft on an e30 gearbox is 12mm. If you're using an e30 gearbox, you'l...

Thanks guys. I bought the engine having not heard it run and I don't have the money or time to rebuild the engine fully. I put the engine in to hear it run before I started doing bits to it. This way I'd save wasting money if it was scrap. Turns out it's an absolutely lovely engine. I also changed t...

So it didn't get a turbo.. In the end I swapped an M44 into it and have been driving it again for 2 weeks. There was a few unanswered questions about this that I will try to answer now. Wiring is basically the same as an m52 swap. Infact, it's exactly the same. All you need to do is put thr brown te...

Hi,
Any front calipers to run vented discs with carriers?
Any front exhaust pipes for 318is?
Thanks.

Hi,
Yeah thats no problem. Thanks for looking

I'm in need of an m42 318is front pipe.
Let me know what you've got.
Cheers

Managed to get hold of an m42 exhaust manifold for this. Unfortunately no progress on the M44 swap as of yet, although I've got my head around most of what I need to do. Even had a bit of time to look at the wiring on the M44 loom. Doesn't look too bad.

Any m42 intake manifolds and throttle bodies? And how much please?

Also, great work, keep it up! It's all worth it in the end. Realistically for a 30 year old 1.6 8v, the m40 is a nice motor. Its very drivable and has a forgiving amount of torque.. Obviously not exactly a power house, but I expected a lot less from it and was certainly surprised. Only real mod on m...

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