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i hope this clio is a phase 1 16v or williams or a 172/182

i'll probably get shot for this, but for 5k id buy an e36 328i sport coupe.

the 318is is'nt mega fast, but is great to drive, i use to own a mk1 golf gti and that was like a go kart and quick, the 318is is'nt as quick off the line as my golf was but once you get it rolling and above 4k rpm the its great fun. There classed as being the next best thing for handling after the ...

seems like a wind up to me, people go forums all the time to do this, seem to get a kick out off winding people up who would be more than happy to give any advive they could. My house mate who will be 21 in a couple of weeks and has been driving for over 3 years but has no no claims is looking at ab...

well i've fitted the electric motor, but i've got 2 problems. 1. the three bolts that hold the electric motor to the bracket and the cable tubes i can only get 2 of the 3 to meet up with the holes, so when i go to slide the sunroof back it jumps out of the cables. I can tilt the sunroof up and most ...

Hi all, got an annoying problem with the sunroof on my 318is, its clicking a turn to late, i.e when i close it from the tilt position it clicks before it has closed. Do i have to remove the headling panel then remove the mech of the cables turn it back a turn then refit or can it be done another way...

Sorry if i upset anyone, but why mod a 4 door 316i auto? Also the bloke uses the car to get him and his mates about and there training equipment, so why the f**k did they fill his boot up with a crap punch bag that he'll never use! I would have done him a favour and brought a e30 tourer, which would...

Try this web page, has a run through on what to do, hope it helps
http://www.esatclear.ie/~bpurcell/318istimingchain.html

Audi coupe s2, or a corrado vr6. Sod your T5 id have the Audi RS2 for an estate car, but for the same money as a E30 a 2.0 16v red top pre eco tec astra gte for the "oh may good this things going to kill me" factor. Always fancied a mk2 golf rally, as good looking as the lancia but does'nt rust as m...

Its not worth doing an engine conversion when you can buy the car with the engine all ready in it. Theres thrashing a car and then theres driving a car as its ment to be driven but still taking care of it. The IS is designed to perform at 3.5/4k plus, taking the engine over 3.5k wont damage it unles...

The vr didnt need to be 24 valve, the 12 valve engine allowed for a good all-round performance. And theres no point comparing engine capacitys and bhp, look what 2.0 4 cylinder engines put out, the toyota engine was putting out 168bhp at around the same time. its not always worth looking at bhp, tor...

Thinking about getting one myself in a couple of years, if your going for performance the VR is the only one to go for, the g60 can be reliable but as soon as its tweaked you can say good buy to that. The valvers are a great all rounder, on par with the 318is but id rather have the 318is because its...

Right, filled the jerry can up and filled the car up with 5 litres of fuel, got it started (hesitated at first) the fuel gauge didnt really come up much at first turned the car around so it was facing down hill and sloping to the drivers side now, let the car run for a bit checked the fuel gauge whi...

Check the tyre pressure thats what was causing my 318 to pull to the left.

injectors can tap? didnt know that. how can i check, would the injector cause other problems.

someone has that it could be an air leak? would this cause such a problem.

I wasnt saying that the bmw was easy, more the point that im happy to do the work myself, i read the how to on the bp site and there nothing to technical to do. Its not tapping that much, possibly on one valve only, it goes once the engine is warm. i'll try giving it an engine flush next time i do a...

How dim?, does it match the brightness of your hazard light, you might find that when you push it in to turn on its brighter, just like the hazard light switch. Its done like that for a reasons aswell, so you tell if it on or not otherwise it would always be the same brightness.

hmmm, its not that steep, but i it also slopes down hill on the n/s aswell which would also be putting the fuel further away from the pump.

Cheers for the replys, i've taken the head of my mk1 golf before so im not to worried about how hard its going to be, mind you this wont be until the summer. Dont you replace the profile gasket if you do the timing chain anyway.

Hi all, i have a annoying problem with my 318is, when i get low on fuel and i've parker up hill outside my house the car struggles to start. I drove it today and it started fine fuel gauge took a while to give it s true reading which was out of the red got home parked up. When i went to leave for wo...

Hi all im thinking about changing the timing chain on my is over the summer for peice of mind as i dont have much history for the car and its got 150k on the clock. I was thinking about changing the tappets when i do this as well as it has a slight tap when cold (i've changed the timing tensioner an...

Cheers guys, lucky i posted as i would have gone to breakers yard and relised i didnt have the tool for the job, been to halfords and got myself one. Cheers again

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How do i remove the front bumper, going to the breakers yard tomorrow to get some front wings need to take the front bumper off. Heard its easy just need to know where im looking.

Regards

Chris.

Welcome, nice golf, just done the same myself mate got myself a 318is, the e30s are a bit more refined than the golf, all though i miss the noise the gti made and the low down torque of the 8v hope you enjoy your e30 as much as i am.

Sender seems to be working fine, any other ideas people.

Hi all, im in need of some new front wings for my E30 and was considering buying brand new wings from GSF as there only Ãƒ”šÃ‚£25 each + vat. Has anyone used these before, are they a good fit or does any one have some rust and dent free briliant red front wings.

Chris

Hi all, I seem to have a problem with fuel gauge or possibly something else. The reading on the gauge sometimes takes a while to come up (when half full), then to day (and once before) as soon as my fuel light comes on the car struggles to start (as if there was no fuel). my girl friend was using th...

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Not fitted them before, its straight forward from what ive heard, remove the front bumper, remove the inner arch, undo the bolts along the top of the wing, remove the bolts on the inside of the wing which attach along the door edge, and one other bolt at the bottom corner along the seal. Have you go...

I have the same problem with my 318is, from the last mot it was noted that there was slight wear on off side off steering rack (might be worth checking this). It had a retest (different station) and it was'nt picked up agin but bonded suspension was picked up, would this refer to the control arm bus...

Its a straignt swap tony, takes about 10 mins, you'll need a new washer aswell, remover the locating nut and the old tensioner should slide out, not the way it comes out, put the new one in, put the new washer on and screw the cover back on, i think its torque to 35Nmm, start the engine and rev to 3...

When you say the heater blower is'nt working, is it not putting out heat or is it not turning on at all, if theres no heat and the temp gauge isnt working this would point towards the thermostat being broken, as mine was, easy to replace and now my temp gauge goes out of the blue and my heater puts ...

Good job i brought a thermostat aswell, i think this could be the problem as my heater is'nt great, its putting out some heat but it should be better than it is. Cheers for the replys guys, looks like ill be taking the blue sensor back.

Hi all, ive got a new blue temp sensor to fit to my 318is as i think its knackered as my temp gauge on my dash doesnt go out of the blue mark. Only thing is i cant locate it, can any one help me. Pics would be handy.

Regards Chris

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Adjusting a manual sunroof

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Head work on a 318is

Removing front bumper

Any one used GSF front wings before

Fuel problem

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