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On the cheep ones stainless steel manifold I bought off ebay the lambda is down where all pipes come together...Why on this one the lambda probe is put on 4-5-6 cyl only ? Would such mesurement be correct? On standard manifold lambda would be where pipes join...

wish there site was in english do you recon they do one for an m40 ???? tryed linking but wont link to that page. they do three on there site and there all for 4 cyl cars ??? That's exactly what makes me think of China. Pictures are the same but products aparently are different... I found this site...

Honestly I do not know but I assume they all come from China. Being in the tyre negociation business I've being offered to have my own name on chinese tyres from a factory in China, or any name/brand I wanted, let alone a steel plate. At this price, I doubt legal EU company can afford to offer manif...

Just to add my experience. I ordered a 'Raceland' manifold for E30 6cyl (LHD) off e-bay approx 150ish but I received 'TA Technix' brand instead. When I asked the seller why the answer was 'they all come from China and there is no difference between them', although I was able to find a website www.ta...

Brianmoooore wrote:What sort of of LPG system do you have?

It is an open loop I found out.
As I went to a LPG conversion garage I saw an E32 '94 730IA V8 with gaz injection kit fitted....felt in love and bought it

I will abandon 6 in lines, for a while, this V8 sounds awsome

I bought another head and piston and will get new NGK plugs with '9' on them. Thanks

Thanks for the feedback. As I said it is difficult to say when plugs crack exactly as I only get aware of this either by misfire problems or the last time the engine stopped...i run mostly on gas though so this must be linked to the mixture ratio then I've seen it recommended to run plugs one grade ...

I think there is gaz flow regulator to avoid this.
Actually I don't know when exactly the ceramic coating (the one in the chamber) is cracking
I can't figure out why it's doing this precisely these last three months

Hi everyone, I own a '86 320i (LPG) which cracked yesterday its third spark plug in 3 months and this time damages are big. :cry: Cracked piston and crack in the head's chambre (that's what I noticed for the moment at least. I haven't opened the bottom yet). It has a '88 320 head on it - skimmed and...

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- didn't change a lot though
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I have Bel Target 550 and after 3 years it gave a software problem and now it won't work. The problem is it is out of warranty now and Target Automotive said it is unrepairable and don't want to hear about gatting it back operational. It worked Ok I have to say when it worked, although in town you g...

Yes I tried to reset it. It performs a quick self-test but immediately afterwards gives ?PLOCK? error.

Hi everyone, I have a serious software problem with my Bel 550 - it is showing error messages. Comtech say there's nothing that can be done as Target Automotive claim it is unrepairable (the unit is out of warranty now). Target Automotive refuse to answer my mails. I am not happy spending 300 quids ...

Anyway, yesterday I went to look at a lovely 320i to satisfy my long held desire to own an example of this 80s classic.

What year is it? Is it L-jetronic or Motronic?

Mine was 11ish from the dealer and there are two types.

Check the rear plastic covers at the side you get the water in. Pull it paying attention not to brake the top chrome plate. There are 4 or 5 plastic clips that fail with time and rain water gets in. Either new ones or some sanitary silicone seal will sort it out.

Glass can be removed from the units by a heat gun, but AFAIK, there is no source of replacement glass on its own. Just for information. You can put only new glass but it requires taking the old one which is glue-sealed and you have to pay attention not to damage the reflector!. The replacement I fo...

Go for it! I'm LPG converted since 1990 - The conversion has to be done properly though. There are threads about it if you do the search and afaik Brianmooore is the man who can give you the best advice on this

I would recommend to keep your original ones. they're better. And by far in better condition from your photo

the gutter on the rear quarter it held in with three clips thats where i think it is coming from

I had this sorted 3 weeks ago but took me a month to realise where it was coming from. A little silicone on the clips did the job.

I left my lights on all day

When I turn off the engine with the light swith fully out, the headlights don't stay, just dimmers are on. Is this a kind of protection BMW had fitted instead of a buzzer?

I'm told 128 before '85, 127after

Thanks Brian, in this country people drive with lights on all the time so I'm not taking the risk with the 160W. I think I'll try the 100w then.

I've just been proposed H1 160W!!! that's 3times more than standart

..can it be still safe on standart E30 wiring?

Hi all,
Apart from being illegal on open road, what are the drawbacks of using them on an E30. I'm sent in Borat's country for a year and it's dark as hell on the road

Thanks

mhhmm now I get your point...that was my case indeed, but not in this proportion and I think we have the same early-type kind of expansion tank too...My basics in physics say: when you boil water in a closed recepient you higher the pressure...I think I solved this problem whith the new clutch, not ...

I'm affraid you'll have to trace your coolant. Where is it going ? It's either outside or in the head

as said above - it's unlikely that a new viscous coupling go wrong. Mine has just 100 miles...maybe the silicone inside needs some time to get scrambled

Don't forget, the scale is not linear. The centre section is expanded and only covers a few degrees, so ANYWHERE in the middle section, as long as it's away from both the blue and the red is perfectly OK and normal. That is good to know, thanks Brian. With the new viscous coupling now everything is...

ok, I think I have an element of an answer here thanks to a friemd of mine: ''Typically, a bi-metallic element on the front of the viscous drive senses the temperature of air passing through the radiator and operates a valve to control the silicone transfer fluid, thus effecting fan engagement and d...

Just to make sure I get myself understood...I already changed the Viscous coupling and my first post was about the new one...Should the fan make that specific blowing noise (when cold) every time I give a throttle...because it doesn't seem to do this when hot...

When stuck at traffic after a drive ONLY the temperature gauge would go slighytly after the middle (it never did that since I own the car) It would do it even after the new original BMW radiator cap...When stuck all the time in traffic - no overheating problem.. I know it says 1.2 bar on it and it i...

what they said is that while new (in the store) it should be store horizontaly...there was even an 'UP' arrow on the SACHS box the horizontal way to be kept...Once mixed the silicone substance inside, then it should be vertically stored...

Hi, can someone enlight me on viscous clutches..? My 320i coolant was under great pressure when stopping in traffic after a drive. I changed the radiator cap as to make sure it is not the 1.2 bar valve inside it dead after 21 years - it changed nothing so I went for the viscous fan clutch. Every tim...

What do you mean by 'killed'? How do you know they are dead? I use koni sport and have a big heavy LPG tank - they are very good. (Apex are entry-level stuff)

I've experienced that recently...and it turned out to be the disc protectors(pushed when changing the steering) touching at a particular moment the steering ball-joints...Hope this is the reason, as I've spend two weeks snooping around the car to find it out

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