E30 Zone

Hi poolnoodle,

I have a breaker 323 sitting out the front at the moment, I could do a burn test or post you a sample tomorrow from work if you want to pm me your address.

Matt

Hi 'noodle, I have considered using Pelican as well. My latest price horror story is with M3 control arm bushes which from Cotswolds are about $48 Aussie, but at the local dealers here are $304 plus tax. I for one can't see 250 dollars worth of shipping for BMW Australia to get two pieces of rubber ...

Yet another reason why the zone is a fantastic resource.

Thanks Fuzzy, I think the Aussie and Kiwi guys mean to say the VAT shouldn't be charged if items were sent direct, but you are correct, if we were to have you or someone else in the UK fprward them for us we would have to lump the %17.5. This is just one of the facts of life, but I still think for c...

Thanks for the offer Fuzzy, might take you up on that in future, I am also in Melbourne.

Cheers

Matt

How long has this been the policy? I have had prices and quotes from you guys in the past for items shipped to Oz which you have been quite happy to do. I would appreciate an answer to this as BMW UK is about 1/4 of the price for items that BMW Australia is. I have found this forum to be a great pla...

Hi Brian, I think I have both issues sussed. The evap temp switch was the culprit (mines a chrome bumper). This was showing an open circuit in 22 degree ambient, so bridged the two wires (violet and black/white) and system pulled in. My understanding is this switch should be open to prevent the evap...

Where are the evap temp controller and sensor located within the dash, and what is the best way to get at them? Will try and look into these tomorrow.

Matt

Hi Brian I linked pins 30 and 87 of relay K1 and the low speed fan kicked in. It didn't come to life immediately but did once I moved the relay in the socket. I am guessing it wasn't making good contact due to the linking wire on the relay. It stayed working consistently after this however while the...

Dan,

Also did as you suggested and found no power at fuses 3 or 18 with the low speed fan jump at the radiator switch. So would this solve the no fan state (blown low speed resistor), or could it also be caused by the AC not turning on?

Matt

Brian,

Have checked for 12 volts at pins 1 and 7 and then 2 of the AC switch. Used a 21W bulb and found power present at all points in the tests you described above.

Hi Brian, I have rerun the burnt out track with wire but still not getting low speed auxiliary fan either from the AC switch on the dash or from jumping the temp sender in the radiator, and the ac still isn't turning on (no compressor kicking in). Any ideas on how to try and trace the fault from her...

Cheers Brian, will get on with this, and post the results.

Thanks again,

Matt

Right, done some more investigation. I'm not sure of the answer to that Brian, as my dear sister has had the car for four months and seems to have a magic touch for breaking anything within a ten foot ring of her. I jumped the pins on the pressure switches with no result and started working back. I ...

My AC isn't turning on. The interior fan comes on when you push the AC button or the recirc button, however neither the compressor or auxiliary fan engage. This is a factory system by the way, not the dealer fit one. Anybody got any ideas as to what might be going on. Is there anyway to jump the pre...

Thanks for the ideas guys, will check the battery and the ignition switch/barrel out and let you know how I get on.

Cheers,

Matt

Anyone?

Hi zoners, I have a motronic 320i, manual. Went to start it yesterday, turned the key and got nothing, no starter trying to crank. All the other electrics are fine. In the end I jumped pins 11 and 14 in the diagnostic socket and the starter cranked and the engine burst into life. I turned it off, an...

No worries Ihab, here are a few more of the motor, looks great http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/mattyayres/m50driversside2a.jpg http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/mattyayres/m50passengersside.jpg http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/mattyayres/m50driversside.jpg You can see the colour sticker ...

Hi guys,

Here is a link to some current shots of Ihab's car,

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=96069

Matt

Hi Guys, Posting these for Ihab, some shots of his car which has just undergone an M50 conversion, hope you like them. Having seen and driven the car, I would like to say what a great job he has done, with outstanding attention to detail on the work he has put in, keep it up Ihab. Matt http://i9.pho...

Hi mate,

How much for a pair of the above posted to Australia, post code 3061?

Cheers

Matt

Cheers mate, so what would the total price be?

Matt

Hi, I was after some prices on some steering and front end parts as well as trailing arm bushes. I need:- Left control arm 31121127725 Right control arm 31121127726 Ancillaries for above 2x 32211095267 2x 31106774714 2x 31121095420 2x tie rod ends 32111126757 2x 07119911611 2x 07119933096 2x 0712992...

pm me if you have the seperate aircon loom as I did this two weeks ago and have photos of the fuse box mine came out of showing where things should go.

Matt

Hi Adam, There are only two bolts either side below the A pillars which secure the dash but alot of other stuff needs to come out first if you want to take the dash out of the car (radio, heater panel, ecu, drop the glove box, center section, etc) There are also a lot of wiring looms secured to the ...

Thanks Brian,

I will take a close look tonight and let you know.

Cheers

Matt

Hi Guys I was after a bit of advice on fixing a problem i may have created. I was mucking around on the weekend trying to fit a gong from an E32 into my E30 (don't ask), and discovered that the gong worked initially, but when reassembling everything the Tacho and econometer weren't working and the d...

Mine has a build date of 07/87 and it is a chrome bumper.

Matt

Hi Guys

If you can't repair the cable, replacement is straight forward, I did mine today. The cable comes complete with the handle from the dealer and takes about ten minutes to install.

Matt

Cheers A1, i will give that a go at the first opportunity.

Matt

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions why a tacho shouldn't work after changing an engine. I went from an 87 jetronic to 89 motronic. Same 2.0L M20 engine, put in new loom and ecu etc. I have tried changing clusters and this doesn't help.

Thanks for any help.

Matt

Hi Jordano I had this dilemma recently and was told that it is easier to swap the engine than redo the engine management. It can be done but is a lot of work. It may be worth considering if you have a low mileage engine, if not, look around for one and swap it. The engine swap is a lot easier than y...

Thanks for that. Does anybody know if I can just use the flywheel from the existing set up or is there a difference between the older and newer flywheels?

Cheers

Matt

Can anybody offer any suggestions as to how straight forward this swap should be?

Thanks

Matt

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